List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Vernon Philander

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "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 September 2014 only 42 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at the international level.[3]

Philander has taken thirteen five-wicket hauls in Test matches

Vernon Philander, is a South African cricketer. A right-arm medium pace bowler and a right-handed batsman, Philander made his Test debut at Newlands Cricket Ground, South Africa against Australia on 9 November 2011. His One Day International debut came 4 years before Test status, on 24 June 2007, against Ireland at Stormont cricket Ground, Belfast. Philander is considered as a genuine match winner for South Africa particularly good at swinging conditions.[4] He is generally act as a side bowler for Dale Steyn, but without Steyn, Philander act as the main strike bowler for South Africa in many occasions.

As of April 2018, Philander has 13 five-wicket hauls in Test matches and yet to get in limited over format. Philander's best bowling figures are 6/21 against Australia in 2018.[5]

Key
Key
Symbol Meaning
Date Day the Test started or ODI held
Inn Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken
Overs Number of overs bowled
Runs Number of runs conceded
Wkts Number of wickets taken
Econ Runs conceded per over
Batsmen Batsmen whose wickets were taken
Result Result for the South Africa team
* One of two five wicket hauls by Philander in a match
10 or more wickets taken in the match
Philander was selected as man of the match

Test Five-wicket Hauls
Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket by Vernon Philander
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
19 November 2011 Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Australia3715 5 2.14 Won[6]
217 November 2011New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Australia42070 5 3.50 Lost[7]
315 December 2011 * SuperSport Park, Centurion Sri Lanka11353 5 4.07 Won[8]
415 December 2011 * SuperSport Park, Centurion Sri Lanka311.149 5 4.38 Won[8]
515 March 2012 Seddon Park, Hamilton New Zealand315.544 6 2.77 Won[9]
623 March 2012Basin Reserve, Wellington New Zealand22281 6 3.68 Draw[10]
716 August 2012 Lord's Cricket Ground, London England414.530 5 2.02 Won[11]
82 January 2013 Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town New Zealand167 5 1.16 Won[12]
914 February 2013Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Pakistan12659 5 2.26 Won[13]
1012 November 2016Bellerive Oval, Hobart Australia110.121 5 2.06 Won[14]
1126 December 2016St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Sri Lanka22045 5 2.25 Won[15]
128 January 2018 Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town India415.442 6 2.68 Won[16]
133 April 2018 Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Australia41321 6 1.61 Won[17]

Source:[18] Correct as of 3 April 2018.

References
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  3. "Combined Test, ODI and T20I records: Most five-wicket hauls in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  4. "Philander displaces Steyn as No. 1 Test bowler". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  5. "Philander's six-for completes historic Test series victory for South Africa over Australia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  6. "Australia tour of South Africa, 1st Test: South Africa v Australia at Cape Town, Nov 9-11, 2011". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  7. "Australia tour of South Africa, 2nd Test: South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, Nov 17-21, 2011". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  8. "Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 1st Test: South Africa v Sri Lanka at Centurion, Dec 15-17, 2011". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  9. "South Africa tour of New Zealand, 2nd Test: New Zealand v South Africa at Hamilton, Mar 15-17, 2012". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  10. "South Africa tour of New Zealand, 3rd Test: New Zealand v South Africa at Wellington, Mar 23-27, 2012". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  11. "South Africa tour of England, 3rd Test: England v South Africa at Lord's, Aug 16-20, 2012". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  12. "New Zealand tour of South Africa, 1st Test: South Africa v New Zealand at Cape Town, Jan 2-4, 2013". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  13. "Pakistan tour of South Africa, 2nd Test: South Africa v Pakistan at Cape Town, Feb 14-17, 2013". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  14. "South Africa tour of Australia, 2nd Test: Australia v South Africa at Hobart, Nov 12-16, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  15. "Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 1st Test: South Africa v Sri Lanka at Port Elizabeth, Dec 26-30, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  16. "India tour of South Africa, 1st Test: India v South Africa at Cape Town, Jan 5-9, 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  17. "Australia tour of South Africa, 1st Test: Australia v South Africa at Johannesburg, Jan , 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  18. "South Africa / Players / Vernon Philander". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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