List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Waqar Younis

Waqar Younis, a retired Pakistani cricketer, took 35 five-wicket hauls during his career 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 only 41 bowlers have taken at least 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[3][4] A right-arm fast bowler who represented his country between 1989 and 2003, the BBC described Waqar as "one of the most feared fast bowlers in recent cricketing history",[5] while former Pakistan captain Imran Khan said that Waqar was "a thinking cricketer and, at his peak, he was the most destructive bowler the game had seen".[6] The cricket almanack Wisden noted his "pace and swing", and named him one of their Cricketers of the Year in 1992.[7] Waqar was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame on 9 December 2013.[8][9]

Former Pakistan captain, Waqar Younis

Waqar made his Test debut in 1989 against India in Karachi,[10] where he took four wickets in the first innings. His first Test five-wicket haul came the following year against New Zealand in a match which Pakistan won at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.[11] He took a pair of five-wicket hauls in a single match against Zimbabawe at the Defence Stadium, Karachi in December 1993.[12] His career-best figures for an innings were 7 wickets for 76 runs against New Zealand at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, in October 1990.[13] He went on to take ten or more wickets per match on five occasions.[14]

Making his One Day International (ODI) debut in October 1989 against West Indies at the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium (Sharjah),[15] Waqar's first ODI five-wicket haul came the following year against Sri Lanka in a match which Pakistan won at the Sharjah.[16] He achieved a hat-trick (three wickets in consecutive deliveries), against New Zealand in 1994.[17] His career-best bowling in ODI cricket was 7 wickets for 36 runs, against England at Headingley in June 2001.[18] He took three consecutive five-wicket hauls in ODI matches in November 1990.[19] Retiring from international cricket in 2003 after nearly 14 years,[20] Waqar took 22 five-wicket hauls in Test cricket and 13 in ODIs. As of November 2020, he is joint sixth (with Rangana Herath) overall among all-time combined five-wicket haul takers,[21] and top of the equivalent ODI list.[4]

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 Pakistan team
* One of two five-wicket hauls by Waqar in a match
10 or more wickets taken in the match
Waqar was selected as man of the match

Tests

Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket by Waqar Younis
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
118 October 1990 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore New Zealand337.586 7 2.27 Won[11]
226 October 1990 * 1Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad New Zealand230.276 7 2.50 Won[13]
326 October 1990 * 2Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad New Zealand423.554 5 2.26 Won[13]
415 November 1990National Stadium, Karachi West Indies12276 5 3.45 Won[22]
523 November 1990Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad West Indies21646 5 2.87 Lost[23]
612 December 1991Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot Sri Lanka130.584 5 2.72 Drawn[24]
72 January 1992Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Sri Lanka31765 5 3.82 Won[25]
818 June 1992Lord's, London England12191 5 4.33 Won[26]
923 July 1992Headingley, Leeds England230117 5 3.90 Lost[27]
106 August 1992Kennington Oval, London England41852 5 2.88 Won[28]
112 January 1993Trust Bank Park, Hamilton New Zealand413.322 5 1.62 Won[29]
121 May 1993Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua West Indies128104 5 3.71 Drawn[30]
131 December 1993 * 1Defence Stadium, Karachi Zimbabwe234.191 7 2.66 Won[12]
141 December 1993 * 2Defence Stadium, Karachi Zimbabwe421.544 6 2.01 Won[12]
159 December 1993Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Zimbabwe21988 5 4.63 Won[31]
1616 December 1993Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Zimbabwe234.4100 5 2.88 Drawn[32]
1724 February 1994Lancaster Park, Christchurch New Zealand21978 6 4.10 Lost[33]
1826 August 1994 * 1Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy Sri Lanka11434 6 2.42 Won[34]
1926 August 1994 * 2Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy Sri Lanka31885 5 4.72 Won[34]
206 March 1998St George's Park, Port Elizabeth South Africa12378 6 3.39 Lost[35]
2114 March 1998Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Zimbabwe128.2106 5 3.74 Drawn[36]
229 January 2002Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Bangladesh116.255 6 3.36 Drawn[37]

One Day Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in ODI cricket by Waqar Younis
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
129 April 1990Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah Sri Lanka21026 6 2.60 Won[16]
21 May 1990 Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
(neutral venue)
 New Zealand1920 5 2.22 Won[38]
34 November 1990Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar New Zealand16.411 5 1.65 Won[39]
46 November 1990Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot New Zealand2616 5 2.66 Won[40]
59 November 1990 National Stadium, Karachi West Indies2852 5 6.50 Won[41]
69 February 1993 Kingsmead, Durban South Africa21025 5 2.50 Won[42]
713 March 1994 Eden Park, Auckland New Zealand29.430 6 3.10 Tied[43]
84 October 1996 Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
(neutral venue)
 Sri Lanka28.552 5 5.88 Tied[44]
913 November 1996 Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah New Zealand11044 6 4.40 Won[45]
1026 March 2000Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah India21031 5 3.10 Won[46]
1117 June 2001 Headingley, Leeds England11036 7 3.60 Won[18]
1219 June 2001 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Australia2859 6 7.37 Won[47]
13 12 August 2002National Cricket Stadium, Tangier South Africa21038 5 3.80 Lost[48]

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