List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Shakib Al Hasan

Shakib Al Hasan
Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh's leading wicket taker in international cricket, has taken 25 five-wicket hauls in international cricket.

In 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 July 2021 only 49 players have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[3] Shakib Al Hasan, a slow left-arm orthodox spinner, represents the Bangladesh national cricket team.[4] With 25 five-wicket hauls across all formats of international cricket, he ranks equal 15th in the all-time list, and first among his countrymen[3] He has been described as "Bangladesh's greatest-ever cricketer",[5][6] and is ranked as the top all-rounder in One Day International (ODI) cricket as of August 2022.[7]

Shakib's first five-wicket haul came against New Zealand during the first Test of the 2008–09 home series; he took seven wickets for 36 runs in New Zealand's first innings. As of March 2023, it remains his best bowling figures in Test cricket. He ended the year with three more five-wicket hauls, which came in consecutive innings against South Africa and Sri Lanka.[8] In Test cricket, he is among the four bowlers who have taken five-wicket hauls against all Test-playing nations.[a][10]

Shakib made his ODI debut in 2007, a year before his first Test appearance. He has taken two five-wicket hauls in the format. His best figures in the format are five wickets for 29 runs against Afghanistan in the 2019 World Cup.[11]

Shakib is one of the twelve[b] cricketers to take at least one five wicket-haul in all three formats.[12]

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  2. ^ Pervez, M. A. (2001). A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. p. 31. ISBN 978-81-7370-184-9. Archived from the original on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Combined Test, ODI and T20I records: Most five-wicket hauls in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Shakib Al Hasan". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 15 November 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Bangladesh's finest pursues greatness". Cricket Australia. 17 January 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  6. ^ G, Sandip (7 June 2015). "Dhaka Stopover". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 21 August 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  7. ^ "ICC Player Rankings / Official Player Rankings". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Most consecutive five-wickets-in-an-innings". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  9. ^ Sundararaman, Gaurav (28 August 2017). "Shakib emulates Murali, Steyn and Herath". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / Shakib Al Hasan / Test matches / Five-Wicket hauls". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 6 December 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  11. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / Shakib Al Hasan / One-Day Internationals / Five-Wicket hauls". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  12. ^ "Shakib Al Hasan enters elite list after five-wicket haul". News Nation. Retrieved 20 December 2018.


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