List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Nathan Lyon
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, and as of March 2024[update] only 52 bowlers have taken at least 15 five-wicket hauls at the international level in their cricketing careers. Nathan Lyon is a right-arm off-spinner who has represented Australia in Tests, One Day Internationals (ODI), and Twenty20 Internationals (T20I). As of March 2024[update], Lyon has taken 24 five-wicket hauls for his country across 128 Tests, 29 ODIs, and 2 T20Is.
Lyon made his Test debut against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium on 31 August 2011, and became the 30th Australian cricketer to take a five-wicket haul on Test debut, taking 5 wickets for 34 runs in the first innings. In Test matches, Lyon has been most successful against India, taking 9 of his 24 five-wicket hauls against them. His best figures in an innings of 8/50 came against the same team, taken at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, on 4 March 2017. As of March 2024[update], his 527 wickets in Tests are the third-most for an Australian cricketer and seventh-highest across all cricketing nations.
Lyon's ODI debut was against Sri Lanka at the Adelaide Oval on 8 March 2012. As of March 2024[update], he is yet to take a five-wicket haul in the format, with his best figures being 4/44, taken against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on 31 August 2014. Lyon made his T20I debut against India on 29 January 2016 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. His only wicket in the format, as of March 2024[update], was taken against Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 28 October 2018.
As of March 2024[update], Lyon's tally of 24 five-wicket hauls is tied thirteenth in the all-time list across all formats and is fourth in the equivalent list for Australia. He has taken twelve five-wicket hauls in Asia, the most by a visiting spinner there.
A ten-wicket haul occurs when a bowler takes ten wickets in either across two innings in a two-innings match or, rarely, in a single innings. As of March 2024[update], Lyon has taken ten wickets in a match five times in Tests and is one of 19 players to take 5 or more ten-wicket hauls.
Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Date | Day the Test started |
| Inn | The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken |
| Overs | Number of overs bowled in that innings |
| Runs | Number of 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) |
| Result | Result for Australia |
| † | 10 wickets or more taken in the match |
| ‡ | Lyon was selected as man of the match |
Test five-wicket hauls
| No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 August 2011 | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Sri Lanka | 2 | 15 | 34 | 5 | 2.26 | Won | |
| 2 | 15 April 2012 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | West Indies | 2 | 29 | 68 | 5 | 2.34 | Drawn | |
| 3 | 22 March 2013 | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | India | 2 | 23.2 | 94 | 7 | 4.02 | Lost | |
| 4 | 26 December 2013 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | England | 3 | 17 | 50 | 5 | 2.94 | Won | |
| 5 | 20 February 2014 | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | South Africa | 1 | 46 | 130 | 5 | 2.82 | Lost | |
| 6 | 9 December 2014 †‡ | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | India | 2 | 36 | 134 | 5 | 3.72 | Won | |
| 7 | 9 December 2014 †‡ | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | India | 4 | 34.1 | 152 | 7 | 4.44 | Won | |
| 8 | 4 March 2017 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | India | 1 | 22.2 | 50 | 8 | 2.23 | Lost | |
| 9 | 25 March 2017 | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala | India | 2 | 34.1 | 92 | 5 | 2.69 | Lost | |
| 10 | 27 August 2017 | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka | Bangladesh | 3 | 34.3 | 82 | 6 | 2.37 | Lost | |
| 11 | 4 September 2017 †‡ | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram | Bangladesh | 1 | 36.2 | 94 | 7 | 2.58 | Won | |
| 12 | 4 September 2017 †‡ | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram | Bangladesh | 3 | 33 | 60 | 6 | 1.81 | Won | |
| 13 | 6 December 2018 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | India | 3 | 42 | 122 | 6 | 2.90 | Lost | |
| 14 | 14 December 2018 ‡ | Perth Stadium, Perth | India | 2 | 34.5 | 67 | 5 | 1.92 | Won | |
| 15 | 1 August 2019 | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | England | 4 | 20 | 49 | 6 | 2.45 | Won | |
| 16 | 29 November 2019 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Pakistan | 3 | 25 | 69 | 5 | 2.76 | Won | |
| 17 | 3 January 2020 † | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | New Zealand | 2 | 30.4 | 68 | 5 | 2.21 | Won | |
| 18 | 3 January 2020 † | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | New Zealand | 4 | 16.5 | 50 | 5 | 2.97 | Won | |
| 19 | 25 March 2022 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Pakistan | 4 | 37 | 83 | 5 | 2.24 | Won | |
| 20 | 29 June 2022 | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Sri Lanka | 1 | 25 | 90 | 5 | 3.60 | Won | |
| 21 | 30 November 2022 | Perth Stadium, Perth | West Indies | 4 | 42.5 | 128 | 6 | 2.98 | Won | |
| 22 | 17 February 2023 | Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi | India | 2 | 29 | 67 | 5 | 2.31 | Lost | |
| 23 | 1 March 2023 †‡ | Holkar Stadium, Indore | India | 3 | 23.3 | 64 | 8 | 2.72 | Won | |
| 24 | 29 February 2024 † | Basin Reserve, Wellington | New Zealand | 4 | 27 | 65 | 6 | 2.40 | Won |
Test ten-wicket hauls
| No. | Figures | Against | Venue | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12/286 | India | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 9 December 2014 | Won |
| 2 | 13/154 | Bangladesh | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram | 4 September 2017 | Won |
| 3 | 10/118 | New Zealand | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 3 January 2020 | Won |
| 4 | 11/99 | India | Holkar Stadium, Indore | 1 March 2023 | Won |
| 5 | 10/108 | New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 29 February 2024 | Won |