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List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Wasim Akram

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Wasim Akram, a former Pakistani cricketer, took 31 five-wicket hauls during his career in international cricket. 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. This is regarded as a notable achievement,[3] and as of October 2024, only 54 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[4][5] A left-arm fast bowler who represented his country between 1984 and 2003, the BBC described Akram as "one of the greatest left-arm bowlers in the history of world cricket",[6] while West Indian batsman Brian Lara said that Akram was "definitely the most outstanding bowler [I] ever faced".[7]

Akram made his Test debut in January 1985,[8] in an innings defeat by New Zealand in Auckland.[9] The following Test, in a man-of-the-match performance, he took ten wickets over the two innings, securing his first two five-wicket hauls but still ended on the losing side.[10] He took another pair of five-wicket hauls in a single match five years later, against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).[11] His career-best figures for an innings were 7 wickets for 119 runs against New Zealand in Wellington, in February 1994.[8]

Making his One Day International (ODI) debut in 1984 against New Zealand in Faisalabad, Akram's first ODI five-wicket haul came the following year against Australia in a match which Pakistan won at the MCG.[12] In 1989, he took five wickets in an innings, in a performance that included a hat-trick (three wickets in consecutive deliveries), against the West Indies.[13] His career-best bowling in ODI cricket was 5 wickets for 15 runs against Zimbabwe in Karachi, in December 1993.[8]

Retiring from international cricket in 2003 after nearly 20 years,[8] Akram took 25 five-wicket hauls in Test cricket and 6 in ODIs. As of 2014, his position in the all-time lists for taking five wickets in an innings the most times is seventh overall in both Tests and ODIs.[4][5]

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Symbol Meaning
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 Pakistan team
* One of two five-wicket hauls by Akram in a match
† 10 or more wickets taken in the match
‡ Akram was selected as man of the match
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Tests

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No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
19 February 1985 * † ‡Carisbrook, Dunedin New Zealand226.056 5 2.15 Lost[10]
29 February 1985 * † ‡Carisbrook, Dunedin New Zealand433.072 5 2.18 Lost[10]
324 October 1986 ‡Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad West Indies225.091 6 3.64 Won[14]
411 February 1987Eden Gardens, Calcutta India131.096 5 3.09 Drawn[15]
59 December 1989Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot India128.2101 5 3.56 Drawn[16]
612 January 1990 * † ‡Melbourne Cricket Ground Australia130.062 6 2.06 Lost[11]
712 January 1990 * † ‡Melbourne Cricket Ground Australia341.498 5 2.35 Lost[11]
819 January 1990Adelaide Oval Australia243.0100 5 2.32 Drawn[17]
96 December 1990Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore West Indies39.028 5 3.11 Drawn[18]
102 July 1992Old Trafford, Manchester England236.0128 5 3.55 Drawn[19]
116 August 1992 ‡Kennington Oval, London England122.167 6 3.02 Won[20]
122 January 1993 ‡Trust Bank Park, Hamilton New Zealand222.045 5 2.04 Won[21]
139 December 1993Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Zimbabwe423.265 5 2.78 Won[22]
1410 February 1994 ‡Eden Park, Auckland New Zealand316.143 6 2.65 Won[23]
1517 February 1994 † ‡Basin Reserve, Wellington New Zealand237.0119 7 3.21 Won[24]
169 August 1994Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo Sri Lanka418.043 5 2.38 Won[25]
1728 September 1994National Stadium, Karachi Australia322.063 5 2.86 Won[26]
187 February 1995 ‡Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Zimbabwe322.343 5 1.91 Won[27]
198 September 1995 ‡Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar Sri Lanka220.055 5 2.75 Won[28]
208 December 1995Lancaster Park, Christchurch New Zealand224.553 5 2.13 Won[29]
2124 October 1996 † ‡Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Zimbabwe120.048 6 2.40 Won[30]
2227 November 1998Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar Zimbabwe223.052 5 2.26 Lost[31]
2325 May 2000 * † ‡Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua West Indies226.261 6 2.31 Won[32]
2425 May 2000 * † ‡Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua West Indies430.049 5 1.63 Won[32]
2514 June 2000 ‡Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Sri Lanka315.345 5 2.90 Won[33]
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One Day Internationals

More information No., Date ...
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
124 February 1985 †Melbourne Cricket Ground Australia2821 5 2.62 Won[12]
214 October 1989 †Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium West Indies29.438 5 3.93 Won[13]
326 December 1992 †Basin Reserve, Wellington New Zealand2919 5 2.11 Won[34]
415 February 1993Buffalo Park, East London South Africa26.116 5 2.59 Won[35]
524 December 1993 †National Stadium, Karachi Zimbabwe1715 5 2.14 Won[36]
616 February 2003 †De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley Namibia2928 5 3.11 Won[37]
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