List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Muttiah Muralitharan
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; only five bowlers have taken more than 30 five-wicket hauls in their Test cricketing careers. Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan has the most five-wicket hauls in Test cricket, and also the second-highest number of five-wicket hauls in One Day Internationals (ODI). He did not take any five-wicket hauls in a Twenty20 International, where his best bowling figures were 3 wickets for 29 runs. One of the most experienced bowlers in international cricket, Muralitharan is the leading wicket taker in both Tests and ODIs. He was declared as the "best bowler ever" in Test cricket by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002, and the Sri Lankan team depended heavily on the off spinner for wickets.
Muralitharan is well ahead of other bowlers by number of five-wicket hauls in Tests with 67 to his name; Australian cricketer Shane Warne ranks in second place with 37. Making his Test debut in 1992, Muralitharan took his first five-wicket haul a year later against South Africa. He performed this feat against every other Test playing nation. He went on to take ten or more wickets per match on 22 occasions—also a world record—while Shane Warne ranks second, having achieved this on 10 occasions. His career best is 9 wickets for 51 runs against Zimbabwe, which ranks as the world's fifth-best figures in an innings. He was most successful against Bangladesh and South Africa, with 11 five-wicket hauls against each team. Fourteen of Muralitharan's five-wicket hauls were taken at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (SSC) in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He retired from Test cricket in July 2010, capturing his 67th and final five-wicket haul during his last match.
In ODIs, Muralitharan is ranked second in number of five-wicket hauls to Pakistani cricketer Waqar Younis. He played his first ODI in 1993, and took his first ODI five-wicket haul in 1998 against Pakistan. He repeated this performance against seven different opponents. His career best of 7 wickets for 30 runs is the fourth-best bowling figures in ODI history.
Key
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 Sri Lanka team |
* | One of two five-wicket hauls by Muralitharan in a match |
† | 10 or more wickets taken in the match |
‡ | Muralitharan was selected as man of the match |
Tests
No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
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1 | 25 August 1993 | Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa | South Africa | 2 | 39 | 104 | 5 | 2.66 | Drawn | |
2 | 6 September 1993 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | South Africa | 2 | 54 | 101 | 5 | 1.87 | Lost | |
3 | 18 January 1994 | K.D. Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow | India | 1 | 41.5 | 162 | 5 | 3.87 | Lost | |
4 | 11 March 1995 | McLean Park, Napier | New Zealand | 4 | 36 | 64 | 5 | 1.77 | Won | |
5 | 15 September 1995 ‡ | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Pakistan | 2 | 23.3 | 68 | 5 | 2.89 | Won | |
6 | 11 September 1996 | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Zimbabwe | 3 | 20.3 | 33 | 5 | 1.60 | Won | |
7 | 19 April 1997 | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Pakistan | 2 | 53 | 98 | 6 | 1.84 | Drawn | |
8 | 13 June 1997 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | West Indies | 2 | 23.4 | 34 | 5 | 1.43 | Lost | |
9 | 20 June 1997 | The Playing Fields, Kingstown | West Indies | 3 | 41 | 113 | 5 | 2.75 | Drawn | |
10 | 7 January 1998 * † ‡ | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | Zimbabwe | 2 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 0.79 | Won | |
11 | 7 January 1998 * † ‡ | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | Zimbabwe | 3 | 42.5 | 94 | 7 | 2.19 | Won | |
12 | 27 March 1998 | Centurion Park, Centurion | South Africa | 2 | 30 | 63 | 5 | 2.10 | Lost | |
13 | 27 May 1998 | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | New Zealand | 1 | 38.2 | 90 | 5 | 2.34 | Lost | |
14 | 10 June 1998 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | New Zealand | 4 | 18.3 | 30 | 5 | 1.62 | Won | |
15 | 27 August 1998 * † ‡ | The Oval, Kennington | England | 1 | 59.3 | 155 | 7 | 2.60 | Won | |
16 | 27 August 1998 * † ‡ | The Oval, Kennington | England | 3 | 54.2 | 65 | 9 | 1.19 | Won | |
17 | 22 September 1999 | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Australia | 2 | 38 | 71 | 5 | 1.86 | Drawn | |
18 | 5 March 2000 † ‡ | Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar | Pakistan | 4 | 27.1 | 71 | 6 | 2.61 | Won | |
19 | 14 June 2000 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Pakistan | 2 | 47 | 115 | 5 | 2.44 | Lost | |
20 | 20 July 2000 * † ‡ | Galle International Stadium, Galle | South Africa | 2 | 41 | 87 | 6 | 2.12 | Won | |
21 | 20 July 2000 * † ‡ | Galle International Stadium, Galle | South Africa | 3 | 35 | 84 | 7 | 2.40 | Won | |
22 | 6 August 2000 ‡ | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | South Africa | 3 | 45.5 | 68 | 5 | 1.48 | Drawn | |
23 | 26 December 2000 * † | Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban | South Africa | 1 | 58.3 | 122 | 5 | 2.08 | Drawn | |
24 | 26 December 2000 * † | Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban | South Africa | 3 | 10 | 39 | 6 | 3.90 | Drawn | |
25 | 14 August 2001 | Galle International Stadium, Galle | India | 3 | 26.5 | 49 | 5 | 1.82 | Won | |
26 | 29 August 2001 † ‡ | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | India | 1 | 34.1 | 87 | 8 | 2.54 | Won | |
27 | 6 September 2001 * † ‡ | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Bangladesh | 1 | 9.4 | 13 | 5 | 1.34 | Won | |
28 | 6 September 2001 * † ‡ | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Bangladesh | 3 | 35.3 | 98 | 5 | 2.76 | Won | |
29 | 13 November 2001 * † ‡ | Galle International Stadium, Galle | West Indies | 1 | 53.4 | 126 | 6 | 2.34 | Won | |
30 | 13 November 2001 * † ‡ | Galle International Stadium, Galle | West Indies | 3 | 31.3 | 44 | 5 | 1.39 | Won | |
31 | 21 November 2001 † ‡ | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | West Indies | 4 | 35.5 | 81 | 6 | 2.26 | Won | |
32 | 4 January 2002 † ‡ | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | Zimbabwe | 1 | 40 | 51 | 9 | 1.27 | Won | |
33 | 12 January 2002 | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Zimbabwe | 2 | 58.3 | 67 | 5 | 1.14 | Won | |
34 | 30 May 2002 | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | England | 2 | 64 | 143 | 5 | 2.23 | Lost | |
35 | 21 July 2002 * † ‡ | Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | Bangladesh | 1 | 19.4 | 39 | 5 | 1.98 | Won | |
36 | 21 July 2002 * † ‡ | Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | Bangladesh | 3 | 25 | 59 | 5 | 2.36 | Won | |
37 | 3 May 2003 | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | New Zealand | 3 | 39 | 49 | 5 | 1.25 | Drawn | |
38 | 20 June 2003 | Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet | West Indies | 2 | 50 | 138 | 5 | 2.76 | Drawn | |
39 | 2 December 2003 † ‡ | Galle International Stadium, Galle | England | 2 | 31.4 | 46 | 7 | 1.45 | Drawn | |
40 | 8 March 2004 * † | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Australia | 1 | 21.3 | 59 | 6 | 2.74 | Lost | |
41 | 8 March 2004 * † | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Australia | 3 | 56 | 153 | 5 | 2.73 | Lost | |
42 | 16 March 2004 | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | Australia | 3 | 50.3 | 173 | 5 | 3.42 | Lost | |
43 | 24 March 2004 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Australia | 1 | 37.1 | 123 | 5 | 3.30 | Lost | |
44 | 6 May 2004 | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Zimbabwe | 1 | 24.2 | 45 | 6 | 1.84 | Won | |
45 | 13 July 2005 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | West Indies | 3 | 21 | 36 | 6 | 1.71 | Won | |
46 | 22 July 2005 † | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | West Indies | 4 | 16.2 | 46 | 8 | 2.81 | Won | |
47 | 12 September 2005 ‡ | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Bangladesh | 3 | 10.4 | 18 | 6 | 1.68 | Won | |
48 | 10 December 2005 | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | India | 1 | 38.4 | 100 | 7 | 2.58 | Lost | |
49 | 28 February 2006 | Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong | Bangladesh | 3 | 19.5 | 54 | 6 | 2.72 | Won | |
50 | 8 March 2006 | Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra | Bangladesh | 1 | 30.5 | 79 | 5 | 2.56 | Won | |
51 | 3 April 2006 | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | Pakistan | 2 | 16.4 | 39 | 5 | 2.34 | Lost | |
52 | 25 May 2006 † | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | England | 2 | 25 | 86 | 6 | 3.44 | Lost | |
53 | 2 June 2006 † ‡ | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | England | 4 | 30 | 70 | 8 | 2.33 | Won | |
54 | 27 July 2006 † | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | South Africa | 3 | 64 | 131 | 6 | 2.04 | Won | |
55 | 4 August 2006 * † | Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | South Africa | 1 | 33.5 | 128 | 5 | 3.78 | Won | |
56 | 4 August 2006 * † | Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | South Africa | 3 | 46.5 | 97 | 7 | 2.07 | Won | |
57 | 15 December 2006 † | Basin Reserve, Wellington | New Zealand | 4 | 34.1 | 87 | 6 | 2.54 | Won | |
58 | 25 June 2007 ‡ | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Bangladesh | 1 | 7.3 | 15 | 5 | 2.00 | Won | |
59 | 11 July 2007 * † ‡ | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | Bangladesh | 1 | 14.5 | 28 | 6 | 1.88 | Won | |
60 | 11 July 2007 * † ‡ | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | Bangladesh | 3 | 21 | 54 | 6 | 2.57 | Won | |
61 | 1 December 2007 | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | England | 2 | 35 | 55 | 6 | 1.57 | Won | |
62 | 9 December 2007 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | England | 1 | 47.2 | 116 | 5 | 2.45 | Drawn | |
63 | 3 April 2008 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | West Indies | 2 | 29.2 | 79 | 5 | 2.69 | Lost | |
64 | 23 July 2008 * † ‡ | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | India | 2 | 29 | 84 | 5 | 2.89 | Won | |
65 | 23 July 2008 * † ‡ | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | India | 3 | 13 | 26 | 6 | 2.00 | Won | |
66 | 26 December 2008 † | Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Mirpur | Bangladesh | 2 | 22 | 49 | 6 | 2.22 | Won | |
67 | 18 July 2010 | Galle International Stadium, Galle | India | 2 | 17 | 63 | 5 | 3.70 | Won |
One Day Internationals
No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
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1 | 25 April 1998 | Willowmoore Park, Benoni | Pakistan | 2 | 9.2 | 23 | 5 | 2.46 | Won | |
2 | 20 August 1998 ‡ | Lord's, London | England | 1 | 10 | 34 | 5 | 3.40 | Won | |
3 | 14 July 2000 ‡ | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | South Africa | 2 | 10 | 44 | 5 | 4.40 | Won | |
4 | 27 October 2000 ‡ | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah | India | 2 | 10 | 30 | 7 | 3.00 | Won | |
5 | 31 January 2001 ‡ | McLean Park, Napier | New Zealand | 2 | 7.5 | 30 | 5 | 3.82 | Won | |
6 | 9 April 2002 | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah | New Zealand | 1 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0.90 | Lost | |
7 | 18 May 2003 ‡ | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla | Pakistan | 2 | 9.4 | 23 | 5 | 2.37 | Won | |
8 | 29 April 2004 | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Zimbabwe | 2 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 2.30 | Won | |
9 | 30 June 2008 | National Stadium, Karachi | Bangladesh | 2 | 10 | 31 | 5 | 3.10 | Won | |
10 | 30 November 2008 ‡ | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Zimbabwe | 2 | 10 | 29 | 5 | 2.90 | Won |
Notes
References
- Specific
- General
- "Muttiah Muralitharan – 5 wicket hauls in Test matches". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- "Muttiah Muralitharan – 5 wicket hauls in ODI matches". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2009-10-24.