List of cricketers by number of international five-wicket hauls

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Muttiah Muralitharan has the highest number of five-wicket hauls in Test and international cricket[1]
Waqar Younis during Pakistan's 2010 tour of England when he was the Bowling coach of the Pakistan national cricket team
Waqar Younis has the highest number of five-wicket hauls in ODI cricket[2]
Anisa Mohammed in November 2014
Anisa Mohammed has the highest number of five-wicket hauls in Women's cricket - 8 across ODI and T20I formats
Shakib Al Hasan is one of twelve cricketers who have taken at least a five-wicket haul in all three international formats and he is the only player in this list who has taken more than one five-wicket haul in all three international formats

In cricket, a five-wicket haul – also known as a five-for or fifer[3] – refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement.[4] This list is a compilation of total five-wicket hauls taken by international cricketers, split between different formats and presents a good view to compare the performance of bowlers in all 3 formats of the game that are played at an international level.

Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket and is considered its highest standard[5][6] for both batsmen and bowlers. Today, Test matches are scheduled to be played across five consecutive days. Bowlers have no limit on the number of overs that they can bowl. Also, since each team can potentially play two innings, the bowlers of each team get the opportunity to bowl at the opposition twice. The first officially recognised Test match took place on 15–19 March 1877 and was played between England and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).[7]

One Day International (ODI) cricket is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of overs, usually 50. Bowlers are allowed a maximum of 10 overs in ODI cricket. The first ODI was played on 5 January 1971 between Australia and England at the MCG.[8] Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two of the international members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), in which each team faces twenty overs. Bowlers are allowed a maximum of 4 overs in T20I cricket. The first Twenty20 International match between two men's sides was played on 17 February 2005, involving Australia and New Zealand.[9]

In December 2018 in the 2nd T20I against West Indies, Shakib became the eighth cricketer to take at least one five wicket-haul in all three formats who is currently at 15th position in this list.[10]

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  3. ^ Radha, Sailesh S. (2009). Five Days in White Flannels: A Trivia Book on Test Cricket. AuthorHouse. p. 210. ISBN 978-1-4389-2469-4. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  4. ^ Pervez, M. A. (2001). A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. p. 31. ISBN 978-81-7370-184-9.
  5. ^ Bond, David (29 July 2013). "Test cricket: Does the oldest form of the game have a future?". BBC. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Adam Gilchrist's Cowdrey Lecture, 2009". ESPNCricInfo. 24 June 2009. Archived from the original on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Full Scorecard of Australia vs England 1st Test 1877 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Full Scorecard of Australia vs England Only ODI 1971 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 22 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Full Scorecard of New Zealand vs Australia Only T20I 2005 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Shakib Al Hasan enters elite list after five-wicket haul..." News Nation. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.