List of international five-wicket hauls at Gaddafi Stadium

Gaddafi Stadium hosted 40 Test matches, the first of these was in 1959 when Pakistan played the touring Australian side.[1] The ground has also hosted 60 One Day Internationals (ODIs), the first was in 1978 between Pakistan and England.[2]

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 notable achievement.[3] This list details the five-wicket hauls taken in international cricket at Gaddafi Stadium.

The stadium also maintains an honor board.[4]

Symbol Meaning
Date Day the Test started or ODI was held
Inn Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken
O Number of overs bowled
R Number of runs conceded
W Number of wickets taken
Result Result of the match

Test Match five-wicket hauls

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As of 23 March 2022

Ten five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground in Tests.[5]

Five-wicket hauls in Test matches at Arbab Niaz Stadium
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Econ Result
1 Lindsay Kline 21 November 1959   Australia   Pakistan 3 44 75 7 1.70 Won
2 Pervez Sajjad 30 October 1969   Pakistan   New Zealand 2 40 74 7 1.85 Lost
3 Andy Roberts 15 February 1975   West Indies   Pakistan 1 23 66 5 2.87 Drawn
4 Sarfraz Nawaz 15 February 1975   Pakistan   West Indies 2 27 89 6 3.30 Drawn
5 Richard Hadlee 9 October 1976   New Zealand   Pakistan 1 19 121 5 6.37 Lost
6 Ray Bright 18 March 1980   Australia   Pakistan 2 56 172 5 3.07 Drawn
7 Imran Khan 22 March 1982   Pakistan   Sri Lanka 1 29.3 58 8 1.97 Won
8 Imran Khan 22 March 1982   Pakistan   Sri Lanka 3 22.5 58 6 2.54 Won
9 Dilip Doshi 10 December 1982   India   Pakistan 1 32.5 90 5 2.74 Lost
10 Kapil Dev 23 January 1983   India   Pakistan 1 30.5 85 8 2.76 Drawn
11 Abdul Qadir 19 March 1984   Pakistan   England 1 30 84 5 2.80 Drawn
12 Neil Foster 19 March 1984   England   Pakistan 2 32 67 5 2.09 Drawn
13 Abdul Qadir 19 March 1984   Pakistan   England 3 42 110 5 2.62 Drawn
14 Norman Cowans 19 March 1984   England   Pakistan 4 14 42 5 3.00 Drawn
15 Azeem Hafeez 17 October 1984   Pakistan   India 2 23 46 6 2.00 Drawn
16 Malcolm Marshall 7 November 1986   West Indies   Pakistan 1 18 33 5 1.83 Lost
17 Imran Khan 7 November 1986   Pakistan   West Indies 2 30.5 59 5 1.91 Lost
18 Abdul Qadir 25 November 1987   Pakistan   England 1 37 56 9 1.51 Won
19 Willie Watson 18 October 1990   New Zealand   Pakistan 2 36 78 6 2.17 Lost
20 Waqar Younis 18 October 1990   Pakistan   New Zealand 3 37.5 86 7 2.27 Won
21 Curtly Ambrose 6 December 1990   West Indies   Pakistan 2 20 35 5 1.75 Drawn
22 Ian Bishop 6 December 1990   West Indies   Pakistan 2 19.2 41 5 2.121 Drawn
23 Wasim Akram 6 December 1990   Pakistan   West Indies 3 9 28 5 3.11 Drawn
24 David Brain 16 December 1993   Zimbabwe   Pakistan 1 15 42 5 2.80 Drawn
25 Waqar Younis 16 December 1993   Pakistan   Zimbabwe 2 34.4 100 5 2.88 Drawn
30 Pramodya Wickramasinghe 4 March 1999   Sri Lanka   Pakistan 1 29.1 103 6 3.53 Drawn
26 Shane Warne 1 November 1994   Australia   Pakistan 1 41.5 136 6 3.25 Drawn
27 Simon Doull 21 November 1996   New Zealand   Pakistan 2 16 46 5 2.87 Won
28 Mushtaq Ahmed 21 November 1996   Pakistan   New Zealand 3 32 84 6 2.62 Lost
29 Saqlain Mushtaq 10 December 1998   Pakistan   Zimbabwe 1 13.5 32 5 2.31 Drawn
31 Saqlain Mushtaq 15 November 2000   Pakistan   England 1 74 164 8 2.22 Drawn
32 Shoaib Akhtar 1 May 2002   Pakistan   New Zealand 2 8.2 11 6 1.32 Won
33 Danish Kaneria 1 May 2002   Pakistan   New Zealand 3 32 110 5 3.44 Won
34 Paul Adams 17 October 2003   South Africa   Pakistan 2 45 128 7 2.84 Lost
35 Danish Kaneria 17 October 2003   Pakistan   South Africa 3 28.3 46 5 1.61 Won
36 Umar Gul 5 April 2004   Pakistan   India 1 12 31 5 2.58 Won
37 Shoaib Akhtar 29 November 2005   Pakistan   England 3 19 71 5 3.74 Won
38 Umar Gul 11 November 2006   Pakistan   West Indies 1 15.1 65 5 4.28 Won
39 Umar Gul 1 March 2009   Pakistan   Sri Lanka 1 37 135 6 3.65 Drawn
40 Pat Cummins 21 March 2022   Australia   Pakistan 2 24 56 5 2.33 Won
41 Nathan Lyon 21 March 2022   Australia   Pakistan 4 37 83 5 2.24 Won

One Day International five-wicket hauls

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As of 27 August 2019

Only one five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground in ODIs.[6]

Five-wicket hauls in One Day International matches at Gaddafi Stadium
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Econ Result
1 Craig McDermott 4 November 1987   Australia   Pakistan 2 10 44 5 4.40 Won
2 Saleem Malik 2 November 1990   Pakistan   New Zealand 2 7 35 5 5.00 Won
3 Glenn McGrath 30 October 1994   Australia   Pakistan 2 10 52 5 5.20 Won
4 Shaukat Dukanwala 1 March 1996   United Arab Emirates   Netherlands 1 10 29 5 2.90 Won
5 Lance Klusener 6 November 1997   South Africa   Sri Lanka 2 10 49 6 4.90 Won
6 Shahid Afridi 27 October 2000   Pakistan   England 1 10 40 5 4.00 Won
7 Umar Gul 15 September 2003   Pakistan   Bangladesh 2 9 17 5 1.89 Won
8 Mohammad Sami 1 December 2003   Pakistan   New Zealand 2 7.5 10 5 1.28 Won
9 Sanath Jayasuriya 16 October 2004   Sri Lanka   Pakistan 2 8 17 5 2.12 Won
10 Shoaib Akhtar 12 December 2005   Pakistan   England 1 8.4 54 5 6.23 Won
11 Ajantha Mendis 26 June 2008   Sri Lanka   United Arab Emirates 2 6.3 22 5 3.38 Won

T20 International five-wicket hauls

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As of 27 August 2019

Only one five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground in T20Is.[7]

Five-wicket hauls in Twenty20 International matches at Gaddafi Stadium
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Econ Result
1 Dwaine Pretorius 13 February 2021   South Africa   Pakistan 1 4 17 5 4.40 Won

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Statsguru: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore / Test matches / Match result list". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Statsguru: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore / One-Day Internationals matches / Match result list". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  3. ^ Pervez, M. A. (2001). A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. p. 31. ISBN 978-81-7370-184-9.
  4. ^ "PCB decorates Gaddafi Stadium gallery with rare pictures". www.thenews.com.pk.
  5. ^ "Statistics - Statsguru - Test Matches - Bowling Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Statistics - Statsguru - One-Day Internationals - Bowling Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Statistics - Statsguru - One-Day Internationals - Bowling Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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