List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Saqlain Mushtaq

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Saqlain Mushtaq, a former Pakistani cricketer, took 19 five-wicket hauls during his career in international 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 by cricket critics as a notable achievement, and fewer than 50 bowlers have taken more than 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers. A right-arm off break bowler who represented his country between 1995 and 2004, Saqlain was described by the BBC as "a revolution in the art of attacking off-spin bowling". Saqlain was named by Wisden as one of their Cricketers of the Year in 2000.

Saqlain made his Test debut in 1995 against Sri Lanka at the Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar. His first Test five-wicket haul came in 1997 against the same team at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. In January 1999 against India at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, he took a five-wicket haul in both innings of a Test match for the first time. He repeated this feat only once more in his career, at the Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi during the second Test of the same series. His career-best figures for an innings were 8 wickets for 164 runs against England at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore in November 2000. He took ten or more wickets in a match on three occasions.

Having made his One Day International (ODI) debut in September 1995 against Sri Lanka at the Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala, Saqlain's first ODI five-wicket haul came the following year, against New Zealand, a match Pakistan won at the same venue. His career-best bowling figures in ODI cricket were 5 wickets for 20 runs against England at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in 2000. As of 2017, Saqlain is one of the four bowlers to achieve an ODI hat-trick (three wickets in consecutive deliveries) on two or more different occasions, both against Zimbabwe; one of his hat-tricks came during the 1999 Cricket World Cup. Saqlain took thirteen five-wicket hauls in Test cricket and six in ODIs. As of 2017, he is fourth in the list of five-wicket haul takers for Pakistan, all formats of the game combined.

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Key
Symbol Meaning
Date Date the match was held, or starting date of the match for Test matches
Inn Innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken
Overs Number of overs bowled in that innings
Runs Runs conceded
Wkts Number of wickets taken
Econ Bowling economy rate (average runs per over)
Batsmen Batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul
Result Result for Pakistan in that match
Saqlain selected as "Man of the match"
10 wickets or more taken in the match
* One of two five-wicket hauls by Saqlain in a match

Tests

Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket by Saqlain Mushtaq
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 19 April 1997 R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo   Sri Lanka 1 44.2 89 5 2.00 Drawn
2 6 October 1997 Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi   South Africa 2 62 129 5 2.08 Drawn
3 6 December 1997 National Stadium, Karachi   West Indies 1 24 54 5 2.25 Won
4 10 December 1998 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore   Zimbabwe 1 13.5 32 5 2.31 Drawn
5 28 January 1999*‡ M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai   India 2 35 94 5 2.68 Won
6 28 January 1999*‡ M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai   India 4 32.2 93 5 2.87 Won
7 4 February 1999*‡ Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi   India 1 35.5 94 5 2.62 Lost
8 4 February 1999*‡ Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi   India 3 46.4 122 5 2.61 Lost
9 18 November 1999 Bellerive Oval, Hobart   Australia 2 24 46 6 1.91 Lost
10 18 May 2000 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown   West Indies 2 51 121 5 2.37 Drawn
11 15 November 2000 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore   England 1 74 164 8 2.21 Drawn
12 16 January 2002 MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong   Bangladesh 1 16.4 35 5 2.10 Won
13 16 November 2002 Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo   Zimbabwe 1 25.5 66 7 2.55 Won

One Day Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in One Day Internationals by Saqlain Mushtaq
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 4 December 1996 Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala   New Zealand 2 9.4 44 5 4.55 Won
2 15 December 1996 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide   Australia 2 8.5 29 5 3.28 Won
3 16 July 1997 R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo   Bangladesh 2 9.3 38 5 4.00 Won
4 13 September 1997 Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto   India 1 10 45 5 4.50 Lost
5 31 May 1999 County Cricket Ground, Northampton   Bangladesh 1 10 35 5 3.50 Lost
6 30 October 2000 Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi   England 1 8 20 5 2.50 Won

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