In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer") refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a significant achievement. As of July 2024, more than 4700 ODIs have been played, however there have only been 15 occasions where a player achieved this feat on his ODI debut. Players from the eight of the twelve teams that have Full member status—Australia, Bangladesh, England, Ireland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe—have taken five-wicket hauls on debut. Sri Lankans have performed this feat on three occasions, while the Bangladeshis and South Africa have two each. In addition, three players from Associate teams—Canada, Namibia and Scotland—have taken a five-wicket haul on debut. Afghanistan, India, New Zealand and Pakistan are yet to have a debutant take a five-wicket haul.
Sri Lankan cricketer Uvais Karnain was the first to take a five-wicket haul on ODI debut; he took 5 wickets for 26 runs against New Zealand in March 1984. His figures were bettered by Australian cricketer Tony Dodemaide who took 5 wickets while conceding 21 runs in a match against Sri Lanka in January 1988. In 1991, Allan Donald became the first South African cricketer to take an ODI five-wicket haul for his team. Although South Africa lost the game by three wickets, Donald received a man of the match award. Canada cricketer Austin Codrington's tally of 5 wickets for 27 runs against Bangladesh in the group stage of the 2003 Cricket World Cup is the only five-wicket haul taken during the Cricket World Cup; his figures helped Canada secure a 60-run victory. Scottish cricketer Charlie Cassell is the most recent debutant to take a five-wicket haul, with figures of 7 wickets for 21 runs against Oman, which are the best by a bowler on debut. Of the 15 occasions a cricketer has taken a five-wicket haul on debut, his team has lost only 2 times.
Key
Symbol | Meaning |
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Date | Date the match was held |
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 | The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul |
Result | The result for the team in that match |
† | Bowler selected as "Man of the match" |
Five-wicket hauls
No. | Bowler | Date | Ground | For | Against | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
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1 | Uvais Karnain † | 31 March 1984 | Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | 8.0 | 26 | 5 | 3.25 | Won | |
2 | Tony Dodemaide | 2 January 1988 | WACA Ground, Perth, Australia | Australia | Sri Lanka | 7.2 | 21 | 5 | 2.86 | Won | |
3 | Allan Donald † | 10 November 1991 | Eden Gardens, Calcutta, India | South Africa | India | 8.4 | 29 | 5 | 3.34 | Lost | |
4 | Charitha Buddhika † | 26 October 2001 | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | 9.0 | 67 | 5 | 7.44 | Won | |
5 | Austin Codrington † | 11 February 2003 | Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa | Canada | Bangladesh | 9.0 | 27 | 5 | 3.00 | Won | |
6 | Fidel Edwards † | 29 November 2003 | Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe | West Indies | Zimbabwe | 7.0 | 22 | 6 | 3.14 | Won | |
7 | Brian Vitori † | 12 August 2011 | Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | Bangladesh | 10.0 | 30 | 5 | 3.00 | Won | |
8 | Taskin Ahmed | 17 June 2014 | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Bangladesh | India | 8.0 | 28 | 5 | 3.50 | Lost | |
9 | Craig Young | 8 September 2014 | Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Malahide, Republic of Ireland | Ireland | Scotland | 10.0 | 46 | 5 | 4.60 | Won | |
10 | Mustafizur Rahman † | 18 June 2015 | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Bangladesh | India | 9.2 | 50 | 5 | 5.35 | Won | |
11 | Kagiso Rabada † | 10 July 2015 | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | South Africa | Bangladesh | 8.0 | 16 | 6 | 2.00 | Won | |
12 | Dasun Shanaka | 16 June 2016 | Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Malahide, Republic of Ireland | Sri Lanka | Ireland | 9.0 | 46 | 5 | 4.77 | Won | |
13 | Jake Ball † | 7 October 2016 | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | England | Bangladesh | 9.5 | 51 | 5 | 5.19 | Won | |
14 | Jan Frylinck † | 27 April 2019 | Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek, Namibia | Namibia | Oman | 8 | 13 | 5 | 1.62 | Won | |
15 | Charlie Cassell † | 22 July 2024 | Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland | Scotland | Oman | 5.4 | 21 | 7 | 3.70 | Won |
Notes
- When the feat was achieved, Ireland were an Associate member
- It was South Africa's first ODI when they were re-admitted to international cricket following their ban in 1970 for the Apartheid policy.
- ^ Donald shared the award with Sachin Tendulkar.
- The ground has since been renamed as De Soysa Stadium.
- The city has since been renamed as Kolkata.
- Includes a hat-trick.
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