List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Shoaib Akhtar

Shoaib Akhtar, a Pakistani former cricketer, took 16 five-wicket hauls during his career in international cricket. A five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer")[1] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement,[2] and as of 2014 only 41 bowlers have taken more than 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[3][4] A fast bowler who represented his country from 1997 to 2011, BBC described Shoaib as "one of the fastest bowlers ever to play the game".[5]

Shoaib Akhtar took four five-wicket hauls in One Day International cricket.

Shoaib made his Test debut in 1997 against the West Indies at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, where he took two wickets in the first innings.[6] His first Test five-wicket haul came the following year against South Africa, a match Pakistan won at the Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban.[7] Shoaib took a pair of five-wicket hauls against New Zealand at the Basin Reserve, Wellington in December 2003.[8] His career-best figures for an innings were 6 wickets for 11 runs against New Zealand at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, in May 2002.[9] Shoaib took twelve five-wicket hauls in Test cricket and ten or more wickets per match twice in the format.[8][10]

Having made his One Day International (ODI) debut in October 1998 against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club,[11] Shoaib's first five-wicket haul came against New Zealand in 2001, a match Pakistan won at the Eden Park, Auckland.[12] His best bowling performance in ODIs was 6 wickets for 16 runs against New Zealand at the National Stadium, Karachi, in December 2001.[13] Shoaib played 19 Twenty20 Internationals for Pakistan, however he never took a five-wicket haul in this format.[14] He retired from international cricket after the 2011 Cricket World Cup.[15] As of 2014, he is sixth in the list of five-wicket haul takers for Pakistan, all formats of the game combined.[16]

Key
Symbol Meaning
Date Day the Test started or ODI held
Inn Innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken
Overs Number of overs bowled in that innings
Runs Runs conceded
Wkts Number of wickets taken
Econ Bowling economy rate (average runs per over)
Batsmen Batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul
Result Result for Pakistan in that match
* One of two five-wicket hauls by Shoaib in a match
10 wickets or more taken in the match
Shoaib was selected as man of the match

Tests
Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket by Shoaib Akhtar
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
128 February 1998Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban South Africa21243 5 3.58 Won[7]
25 March 2000Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar Sri Lanka124.375 5 3.06 Lost[17]
331 January 2002 Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
(neutral venue)		 West Indies41624 5 1.50 Won[18]
41 May 2002Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore New Zealand28.211 6 1.32 Won[19]
53 October 2002P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo Australia3821 5 2.62 Lost[20]
627 August 2003 Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar Bangladesh122.550 6 2.18 Won[10]
726 December 2003 * Basin Reserve, Wellington New Zealand130.348 5 2.34 Won[8]
826 December 2003 * Basin Reserve, Wellington New Zealand31830 6 1.66 Won[8]
920 October 2004Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Sri Lanka11960 5 3.15 Lost[21]
1016 December 2004WACA Ground, Perth Australia12299 5 4.50 Lost[22]
1126 December 2004Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Australia227109 5 4.03 Lost[23]
1229 November 2005Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore England31971 5 3.73 Won[24]

One Day Internationals
Five-wicket hauls in ODI cricket by Shoaib Akhtar
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
117 February 2001 Eden Park, Auckland New Zealand16.319 5 2.92 Won[12]
221 April 2002 National Stadium, Karachi New Zealand2916 6 1.77 Won[13]
319 June 2002 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane Australia2825 5 3.12 Won[25]
412 December 2005Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore England18.454 5 6.23 Won[26]

References
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  2. Pervez, M. A. (2001). A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. p. 31. ISBN 978-81-7370-184-9.
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  10. "Bangladesh in Pakistan Test Series – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
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  19. "New Zealand in Pakistan Test Series – 1st Test". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  20. "Australia v Pakistan Test Series – 1st Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
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  22. "Pakistan in Australia Test Series – 1st Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  23. "Pakistan in Australia Test Series – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  24. "England in Pakistan Test Series – 3rd Test Match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
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