In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer")[1][2] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. A five-wicket haul on debut is regarded by critics as a notable achievement.[3][4] As of January 2024, 170 cricketers have taken a five-wicket haul on Test match debut, of which six are from Sri Lanka: Kosala Kuruppuarachchi, Upul Chandana, Akila Dananjaya, Lasith Embuldeniya, Praveen Jayawickrama, and Prabath Jayasuriya. Kuruppuarachchi and Chandana achieved the feat against Pakistan; Dananjaya and Jayawickrama achieved the feat against Bangladesh; Embuldeniya achieved his feat against South Africa, and Jayasuriya against Australia.

Chandana is the only Sri Lankan to get a five-wicket haul in a losing cause, during the 1998–99 Asian Test Championship at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka. Jayawickrama and Jayasuriya both went on to take fifers in the second innings.[5]

Key

  • Date – Starting date of the Test match
  • Overs – Number of overs bowled in that innings
  • Runs – Runs conceded
  • Wkts – Number of wickets taken
  • Batsmen – The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul.
  • Econ – Bowling economy rate (average runs per over)
  • Inn – The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken.
  • Result – The result for the India team in that match.
  • ♠ – The bowler was selected "Man of the match".
  • * – 10 wickets or more taken in the match.

Five-wicket hauls

No. Bowler Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 Kosala Kuruppuarachchi 14 March 1986 Colombo Cricket Club Ground  Pakistan 1 14.5 44 5 2.96 Won[6]
2 Upul Chandana 12 March 1999 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka  Pakistan 2 47.5 179 6 3.74 Lost[7]
3 Akila Dananjaya 10 February 2018 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka  Bangladesh 4 5 24 5 4.80 Won[8]
4 Lasith Embuldeniya 15 February 2019 Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban  South Africa 3 26 66 5 2.53 Won[9]
5 Praveen Jayawickrama*♠ 29 April 2021 Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy  Bangladesh 3 32 92 6 2.87 Won[10]
6 Prabath Jayasuriya*♠ 8 July 2022 Galle International Stadium, Galle  Australia 1 36 118 6 3.27 Won[11]

References

  1. ^ Buckle, Greg (30 April 2007). "Pigeon's almost perfect sendoff". Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 15 August 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2009. McGrath didn't get the five-for that he had hoped for...
  2. ^ "Swinging it for the Auld Enemy – An interview with Ryan Sidebottom". The Scotsman. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2009. ... I'd rather take fifers (five wickets) for England ...
  3. ^ Shetty, Disha (27 September 2014). "Wahab Riaz, and strength in adversity". Wisden India. FW Sports and Media India Private Limited. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  4. ^ "2011 – A great year for debutant bowlers". CNN-IBN. 30 December 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Bowling records: Test matches (Sri Lanka)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  6. ^ "2nd Test: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (CCC), Mar 14–18, 1986". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  7. ^ "Final: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Dhaka, Mar 12–15, 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 21 December 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  8. ^ "Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Dhaka, Feb 8-12, 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  9. ^ "1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Durban, Feb 13-17 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  10. ^ "2nd Test, Kandy, Apr 29 - May 3 2021, Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  11. ^ "2nd Test, Galle, July 08 - 11, 2022, Australia tour of Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
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