List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Harbhajan Singh
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In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "fifer"[2]) refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement,[3] and as of August 2014 only 41 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[4] Harbhajan Singh—a right-arm off break bowler—is a Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricketer who represents India. As of August 2014, Harbhajan has taken 413 wickets in Test cricket, 259 wickets in ODI cricket and 22 wickets in T20I cricket.[5] With 28 five-wicket hauls across all formats of the game, Harbhajan ranks second in the number of international five-wicket hauls among Indian cricketers—after Anil Kumble—and eighth among all players.[a]
Harbhajan made his Test debut against Australia in 1998. His first five-wicket haul came against the same team during the second Test of the 2000–01 series at Eden Gardens.[6] His 6 wickets for 73 runs in the second innings raised his tally to 13 wickets in the match; Harbhajan's performance led India to winning the match after being forced to follow-on.[7][b] In the third Test of the series, he claimed 15 wickets for 217 runs, including career-best figures of 8 wickets for 84 runs.[6] The majority of his five-wicket hauls in Test cricket—seven of his twenty-five— came against Australia.
Making his ODI debut against New Zealand in 1998,[5] Harbhajan's first five-wicket haul came against England in 2002. He took 5 wickets for 43 runs in the match, which India lost.[9] His 5 wickets for 31 runs—also his career-best figures—against the same team in 2006 resulted in an Indian victory.[10][11] Although Harbhajan made his first T20I appearance in 2006,[5] he is yet to pick up a fifer in the format as of August 2014. His figures of 4 wickets for 12 runs against England in 2012 remain his best in this version of the game.[c]
Key
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Symbol | Meaning |
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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 India team |
† | Harbhajan was the man of the match |
‡ | 10 or more wickets taken in the match |
§ | One of two five-wicket hauls by Harbhajan in the match |
Tests
No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
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1 | 11 March 2001‡§ | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | ![]() |
1 | 37.5 | 123 | 7 | 3.25 | Won[14] | |
2 | 11 March 2001‡§ | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | ![]() |
4 | 30.3 | 73 | 6 | 2.39 | Won[14] | |
3 | 18 March 2001†‡§ | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | ![]() |
1 | 38.2 | 133 | 7 | 3.46 | Won[14] | |
4 | 18 March 2001†‡§ | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | ![]() |
3 | 41.5 | 84 | 8 | 2.01 | Won[14] | |
5 | 3 December 2001 | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali | ![]() |
1 | 19.3 | 51 | 5 | 2.61 | Won[15] | |
6 | 11 December 2001 | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad | ![]() |
3 | 30.2 | 17 | 5 | 2.34 | Drawn[16] | |
7 | 28 February 2002† | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | ![]() |
3 | 31 | 62 | 6 | 2.00 | Won[17] | |
8 | 18 May 2002 | Sabina Park, Kingston | ![]() |
1 | 38 | 138 | 5 | 3.63 | Lost[18] | |
9 | 5 September 2002 | Kennington Oval, London | ![]() |
1 | 38.4 | 115 | 5 | 2.97 | Drawn[19] | |
10 | 9 October 2002 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | ![]() |
3 | 28.3 | 48 | 7 | 1.68 | Won[20] | |
11 | 30 October 2002 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | ![]() |
2 | 57.3 | 115 | 5 | 2.00 | Drawn[21] | |
12 | 6 October 2004‡§ | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | ![]() |
1 | 41 | 146 | 5 | 3.56 | Lost[22] | |
13 | 6 October 2004 † § | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | ![]() |
3 | 30.1 | 78 | 6 | 2.58 | Lost[22] | |
14 | 3 November 2004 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | ![]() |
4 | 10.5 | 29 | 5 | 2.67 | Won[23] | |
15 | 28 November 2004† | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | ![]() |
3 | 30 | 87 | 7 | 2.90 | Won[24] | |
16 | 24 March 2005 † | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | ![]() |
1 | 51.5 | 152 | 6 | 2.93 | Lost[25] | |
17 | 18 December 2005 †‡ | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad | ![]() |
2 | 22.2 | 62 | 7 | 2.77 | Won[26] | |
18 | 18 December 2005 | Warner Park, Basseterre | ![]() |
1 | 44 | 147 | 5 | 3.34 | Drawn[27] | |
19 | 30 June 2006 | Sabina Park, Kingston | ![]() |
2 | 4.3 | 13 | 5 | 2.88 | Won[28] | |
20 | 30 November 2007 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | ![]() |
2 | 45.5 | 122 | 5 | 2.66 | Drawn[29] | |
21 | 26 March 2008 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | ![]() |
1 | 44.5 | 164 | 5 | 3.65 | Drawn[30] | |
22 | 31 July 2008 †‡ | Galle International Stadium, Galle | ![]() |
2 | 40.3 | 102 | 6 | 2.51 | Won[31] | |
23 | 18 March 2009 | Seddon Park, Hamilton | ![]() |
3 | 28 | 63 | 6 | 2.25 | Won[32] | |
24 | 14 February 2010 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | ![]() |
3 | 48.3 | 59 | 5 | 1.21 | Won[33] | |
25 | 2 January 2011 | Newlands, Cape Town | ![]() |
3 | 38 | 120 | 7 | 3.15 | Drawn[34] |
ODIs
No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 February 2002 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | ![]() |
1 | 10 | 43 | 5 | 4.30 | Lost[36] | |
2 | 28 March 2006† | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | ![]() |
2 | 10 | 31 | 5 | 3.10 | Won[11] | |
3 | 14 September 2009 | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | ![]() |
2 | 9.4 | 56 | 5 | 5.79 | Won[37] |
Notes
- ^ Harbhajan stands next to Muttiah Muralitharan, Richard Hadlee, Shane Warne, Anil Kumble (India), Glenn McGrath, Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram.[4]
- ^ This was only the third occasion where a team had won after being forced to follow-on.[8]
- ^ As of August 2014, the figures are the second best by an Indian bowler in T20Is.[12]
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