List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Abdul Qadir

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Abdul Qadir took five of his five-wicket hauls at the National Stadium, Karachi.

Abdul Qadir was a Pakistani cricketer who took 17 five-wicket hauls during his career in international cricket.[1][2] In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer")[3] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement,[4] and as of October 2024, only 54 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[2][5][6] A right-arm leg spin bowler who represented his country between 1977 and 1994, Yahoo! Cricket wrote that Abdul Qadir "was a master of the leg-spin" and "mastered the googlies, the flippers, the leg-breaks and the topspins."[7]

Abdul Qadir made his Test debut in 1977 against England at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.[8] His first Test five-wicket haul came the following year against the same team in a match at the Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad.[9] In March 1984 against the English at the Gaddafi Stadium, he took a five-wicket haul in both innings of a Test match for the first time.[10] He repeated this feat only once more in his career, at the National Stadium, Karachi, against the same team, in December 1987.[11] His career-best figures for an innings were 9 wickets for 56 runs against England at the Gaddafi Stadium, in November 1987.[12] In Tests, Qadir was most successful against the English taking eight of his five-wicket hauls against them.[13] He took ten or more wickets in a match on five occasions.[14] Qadir claimed 15 five-wicket hauls in his Test career, and Pakistan never lost any of the games on such instances.

Abdul Qadir made his One Day International (ODI) debut during the 1983 Cricket World Cup against New Zealand at Edgbaston.[15] His first ODI five-wicket haul came in June 1983, against Sri Lanka, a match which Pakistan won at the Headingley Cricket Ground in Leeds. He took 5 wickets for 44 runs in the match, which is his best performance in ODIs.[16] Abdul Qadir took two five-wicket hauls in ODI cricket.[5][6] As of 2012, he is twenty-sixth overall among all-time combined five-wicket haul takers, a position he shares with Fred Trueman and Derek Underwood.[2] He is fifth in the list of five-wicket haul takers for Pakistan, all formats of the game combined.[17]

Symbol Meaning
Date Date the match was held, or starting date of the match for Test matches
Inn The 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
Batsmen The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul
Econ Bowling economy rate (average runs per over)
Result The result for the Pakistan team in that match
† Abdul Qadir selected as "Man of the match"
‡ 10 wickets or more taken in the match
* One of two five-wicket hauls by Abdul Qadir in a match

Tests

List of Test cricket five-wicket hauls by Abdul Qadir
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
12 January 1978Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad England224[n 1]44 6 1.37 Drawn[9]
222 September 1982†National Stadium, Karachi Australia32676 5 2.92 Won[18]
330 September 1982†‡Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Australia450.5142 7 2.79 Won[19]
426 December 1983Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Australia254.3166 5 3.04 Drawn[20]
52 March 1984†National Stadium, Karachi England13174 5 2.38 Won[21]
619 March 1984*‡Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore England13084 5 2.80 Drawn[10]
719 March 1984*‡Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore England342110 5 2.61 Drawn[10]
825 November 1984Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad New Zealand140.3108 5 2.66 Won[22]
97 November 1985National Stadium, Karachi Sri Lanka120.544 5 2.11 Won[23]
1024 October 1986Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad West Indies49.116 6 1.68 Won[24]
116 August 1987‡The Oval, London England244.496 7 2.14 Drawn[25]
1225 November 1987†‡Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore England13756 9 1.51 Won[12]
1316 December 1987*†‡National Stadium, Karachi England149.488 5 1.77 Drawn[11]
1416 December 1987*†‡National Stadium, Karachi England35598 5 1.78 Drawn[11]
1524 February 1989Eden Park, Auckland New Zealand258.1160 6 2.75 Drawn[26]

One Day Internationals

List of ODI five-wicket hauls by Abdul Qadir
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
116 June 1983†Headingley, Leeds Sri Lanka21244 5 3.66 Won[16]
230 January 1984†Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Australia11053 5 5.30 Lost[27]

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