List of Asia Cup five-wicket hauls

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. Described as a "notable" achievement by author M.A. Pervez,[2] there have been only 11 instances of a bowler taking a five-wicket haul in Asia Cup games.[3] The Asia Cup is a One Day International (ODI) tournament organised by the Asian Cricket Council,[4] a subordinate of the International Cricket Council (ICC).[5] Originally started as a biennial tournament in 1984, it has since been organised 14 times as of the latest edition in 2018.[lower-alpha 1]

Lasith Malinga has taken three five-wicket hauls, the most by any bowler in Asia Cup matches.

The first five-wicket haul in the tournament was taken by India's Arshad Ayub in the 1988 tournament—he took five wickets for 21 runs against Pakistan. In the 1995 edition, Pakistan's Aaqib Javed took five wickets for 19 runs against India.[3] These two bowling figures feature in the "Top 100 ODI bowling performances of all time", a list compiled and released by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002.[7] No five-wicket hauls were taken in the 1990–91, 2000 and 2004 tournaments.[3]

The Sri Lankans lead the list with seven five-wicket hauls—Ajantha Mendis and Lasith Malinga are the only bowlers to have taken more than one five-wicket haul in the tournament's history.[8] The former achieved the feat two times, both in 2008, while the latter has done it three times—once in the 2010 tournament and two times in 2014. Mendis' six wickets for 13 runs against India in the final of the 2008 edition is the best by any bowler across all tournaments.

Key
  • Inn – The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken
  • Overs – Overs bowled in the innings
  • Runs – Runs conceded in the innings
  • Wkts – Batsmen whose wickets were taken in the innings
  • Econ – Runs conceded per over
  • Won – The match was won by the bowler's team
  • Lost – The match was lost by the bowler's team
  • Tied – The match ended in a tie

Five-wicket hauls
Asia Cup five-wicket hauls
No. Bowler Date Team Opponent Venue Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 Arshad Ayub 31 October 1988 India PakistanBangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh192152.33 Won[9]
2 Aaqib Javed 7 April 1995 Pakistan IndiaSharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates291952.11 Won[10]
3 Saqlain Mushtaq 16 July 1997 Pakistan BangladeshR. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka29.33854.00 Won[11]
4 Ajantha Mendis 26 June 2008 Sri Lanka United Arab EmiratesGaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan26.32253.38 Won[12]
5 Sohail Tanvir 29 June 2008 Pakistan Sri LankaNational Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan1104854.80 Lost[13]
6 Muttiah Muralitharan 30 June 2008 Sri Lanka BangladeshNational Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan2103153.10 Won[14]
7 Ajantha Mendis 6 July 2008 Sri Lanka IndiaNational Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan281361.62 Won[15]
8 Lasith Malinga 15 June 2010 Sri Lanka PakistanRangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka1103453.40 Won[16]
9 Farveez Maharoof 22 June 2010 Sri Lanka IndiaRangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka1104254.20 Won[17]
10 Lasith Malinga 25 February 2014 Sri Lanka PakistanKhan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah, Bangladesh19.55255.28 Won[18]
11 Lasith Malinga 8 March 2014 Sri Lanka PakistanShere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh1105655.60 Won[19]

Notes
  1. The 1993 edition which was scheduled to be played in Pakistan and the 2006 tournament scheduled to be held in India were cancelled.[6]

References
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