List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium

The Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, formerly known as the Mirpur Stadium, is a sports ground in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. The ground has hosted international cricket matches since 2006.[1] It is named after A. K. Fazlul Huq, the first Prime Minister of Bengal, who was accorded the title Sher-e-Bangla ("The Tiger of Bengal").[2] The venue was taken over by the Bangladesh Cricket Board in 2004, replacing the Bangabandhu National Stadium as the home of both the men's and women's national teams. The first international match on the ground, a One Day International (ODI), was played between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe in 2006, with the first Test match played the following year between Bangladesh and India. The first Twenty20 International (T20I) match on the ground was played in 2011.[a][1] Women's One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket has been played on the ground.[4]

A view of Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium from South Gallery
As of May 2021, 54 international five-wicket hauls have been taken at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, 34 in Tests, 18 in One Day Internationals and two in Twenty20 Internationals.
Shakib Al Hasan in July 2010
Shakib Al Hasan has taken nine international five-wicket hauls at this ground, seven in Tests, one in ODIs and one in a T20I – the most by any player on the ground.

A five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer")[5][6] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement.[7]

The first bowler to take a five-wicket haul at Mirpur was Zaheer Khan for India against Bangladesh during the ground's debut Test match in May 2007. Bangladesh's Taijul Islam has returned the best Test bowling figures at the venue with eight wickets for 39 runs (8/39), followed by Mehedi Hasan and Zaheer Khan with figures of 7 for 58 and 7 for 87 respectively.[4] As of November 2020, former Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan has taken the most five-wicket hauls in Test matches on the ground with seven, followed by Hasan with five. Farhad Reza of Bangladesh was the first bowler to take a five-wicket haul at the ground in an ODI match, taking 5/42 against Ireland in March 2008.[8]

West Indian Anisa Mohammed has taken the best bowling figures in an ODI on the ground, taking 7/16 in the final of the 2011 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier. Stuart Binny's six wickets for four runs for India in 2014 are the best ODI bowling figures on the ground by a man. South Africa's Kagiso Rabada took 6/16 on the ground in 2015 on his ODI debut. Rabada is one of four players to take a five-wicket haul during their ODI debut at the venue, the others being Bangladesh's Taskin Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman and Jake Ball of England, making the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium the only venue where four bowlers have achieved this feat.[9] Rabada's figures of 6 for 16, as of December 2020, are the best by a bowler on ODI debut and he is the second bowler to take a hat-trick on ODI debut.[10] Two other players took hat-tricks as part of their ODI five-wicket hauls on this ground, Abdur Razzak against Zimbabwe in 2010,[11] and Rubel Hossain against New Zealand in 2013.[12] Two five-wicket hauls have been taken in Twenty20 International matches played on the ground. Shakib Al Hasan was the first player to achieve the feat at this ground during a T20I match, making him the only player to a take a five-wicket haul in all three international formats at the venue.

Key

SymbolMeaning
DateDay the Test started or ODI/T20I was held
InnInnings in which five-wicket haul was taken
ONumber of overs bowled
RNumber of runs conceded
WNumber of wickets taken
ResultResult of the match

Test match five-wicket hauls

A total of 41 five-wicket hauls have been taken in Test matches on the ground.

Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium[13][14]
No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnORWResult
1Zaheer Khan25 May 2007[b]  India  Bangladesh210345India won[15]
2Morné Morkel[A]22 February 2008  South Africa  Bangladesh113505South Africa won[16]
3Shahadat Hossain[A]22 February 2008  Bangladesh  South Africa215.3276South Africa won[16]
4Jacques Kallis[A]22 February 2008  South Africa  Bangladesh314305South Africa won[16]
5Daniel Vettori25 October 2008  New Zealand  Bangladesh219665Drawn[17]
6Shakib Al Hasan[c]26 December 2008  Bangladesh  Sri Lanka128.4705Sri Lanka won[18]
7Muttiah Muralitharan26 December 2008  Sri Lanka  Bangladesh222496Sri Lanka won[18]
8Zaheer Khan24 January 2010  India  Bangladesh320.3877India won[19]
9Shakib Al Hasan[B]29 October 2011  Bangladesh  West Indies134.4635West Indies won[20]
10Fidel Edwards[B]29 October 2011  West Indies  Bangladesh213635West Indies won[20]
11Devendra Bishoo[B]29 October 2011  West Indies  Bangladesh425905West Indies won[20]
12Shakib Al Hasan17 December 2011  Bangladesh  Pakistan240.5826Pakistan won[21]
13Sohag Gazi[C]13 November 2012  Bangladesh  West Indies323.2746West Indies won[22]
14Tino Best[C]13 November 2012  West Indies  Bangladesh412.3245West Indies won[22]
15Neil Wagner[D]21 October 2013  New Zealand  Bangladesh119645Drawn[23]
16Shakib Al Hasan[D]21 October 2013  Bangladesh  New Zealand2431035Drawn[23]
17Dilruwan Perera27 January 2014  Sri Lanka  Bangladesh319.51095Sri Lanka won[24]
18Shakib Al Hasan[E]25 October 2014  Bangladesh  Zimbabwe124.5596Bangladesh won[25]
19Tinashe Panyangara[E]25 October 2014  Zimbabwe  Bangladesh223595Bangladesh won[25]
20Taijul Islam[E][F]25 October 2014  Bangladesh  Zimbabwe316.5398Bangladesh won[25]
21Moeen Ali[G]28 October 2016  England  Bangladesh119.5575Bangladesh won[27]
22Mehidy Hasan[G]28 October 2016  Bangladesh  England228826Bangladesh won[27]
23Mehidy Hasan[G]28 October 2016  Bangladesh  England421.3776Bangladesh won[27]
24Shakib Al Hasan[H]27 August 2017  Bangladesh  Australia225.5685Bangladesh won[28]
25Nathan Lyon[H]27 August 2017  Australia  Bangladesh334.3826Bangladesh won[28]
26Shakib Al Hasan[H]27 August 2017  Bangladesh  Australia428855Bangladesh won[28]
27Akila Dananjaya[I]8 February 2018  Sri Lanka  Bangladesh45245Sri Lanka won[29]
28Kyle Jarvis[J]11 November 2018  Zimbabwe  Bangladesh128715Bangladesh won[30]
29Taijul Islam[J]11 November 2018  Bangladesh  Zimbabwe240.31075Bangladesh won[30]
30Mehidy Hasan[J]11 November 2018  Bangladesh  Zimbabwe418.1385Bangladesh won[30]
31Mehidy Hasan[K]30 November 2018  Bangladesh  West Indies216587Bangladesh won[31]
32Mehidy Hasan[K]30 November 2018  Bangladesh  West Indies320595Bangladesh won[31]
33Nayeem Hasan22 February 2020  Bangladesh  Zimbabwe324825Bangladesh won[32]
34Rahkeem Cornwall11 February 2021  West Indies  Bangladesh232745West Indies won[33]
35Sajid Khan4 December 2021  Pakistan  Bangladesh215488Pakistan won[34]
36Kasun Rajitha[L]23 May 2022  Sri Lanka  Bangladesh128.2655Sri Lanka won[35]
37Shakib Al Hasan[L]23 May 2022  Bangladesh  Sri Lanka240.1965Sri Lanka won[35]
38Asitha Fernando[L]23 May 2022  Sri Lanka  Bangladesh317.3516Sri Lanka won[35]
39Mehidy Hasan22 December 2022  Bangladesh  India419635India won[36]
40Taijul Islam[M]4 April 2023  Bangladesh  Ireland128585Bangladesh won[37]
41Andy McBrine[M]4 April 2023  Ireland  Bangladesh2281186Bangladesh won[37]

One Day International five-wicket hauls

A total of 20 five-wicket hauls have been taken in One Day International matches on the ground, 19 in men's matches and one in a woman's ODI.

Men's matches

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day International matches at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium[38]
No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnORWResult
1Farhad Reza20 March 2008  Bangladesh  Ireland210425Bangladesh won[39]
2Abdur Razzak29 October 2009  Bangladesh  Zimbabwe19.2295Bangladesh won[40]
3Chanaka Welegedara5 January 2010[d]  Sri Lanka  India110665Sri Lanka won[41]
4Abdur Razzak[e]3 December 2010  Bangladesh  Zimbabwe19.2305Bangladesh won[42]
5Shahid Afridi1 December 2011  Pakistan  Bangladesh16.3235Pakistan won[43]
6Kemar Roach8 December 2012  West Indies  Bangladesh29565Bangladesh won[44]
7Rubel Hossain[f]29 October 2013  Bangladesh  New Zealand25.5266Bangladesh won[45]
8Lasith Malinga8 March 2014[g]  Sri Lanka  Pakistan110565Sri Lanka won[46]
9Taskin Ahmed[N]17 June 2014  Bangladesh  India18285India won[47]
10Stuart Binny[N][O]17 June 2014  India  Bangladesh24.446India won[47]
11Mustafizur Rahman[P]18 June 2015  Bangladesh  India29.2505Bangladesh won[48]
12Mustafizur Rahman21 June 2015  Bangladesh  India110436Bangladesh won[49]
13Kagiso Rabada[Q]10 July 2015  South Africa  Bangladesh18166South Africa won[50]
14Shakib Al Hasan7 November 2015  Bangladesh  Zimbabwe210475Bangladesh won[51]
15Mustafizur Rahman11 November 2015  Bangladesh  Zimbabwe28345Bangladesh won[52]
16Jake Ball[R]7 October 2016  England  Bangladesh29.5515England won[53]
17Dushmantha Chameera28 May 2021  Sri Lanka  Bangladesh29165Sri Lanka won[54]
18Shakib Al Hasan4 December 2022  Bangladesh  India110365Bangladesh won[55]
19Ish Sodhi23 September 2023  New Zealand  Bangladesh210396New Zealand won[56]

Women's matches

Five-wicket hauls in Women's One Day International matches at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium[57]
No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnORWResult
1Anisa Mohammed[S]26 November 2011[h]  West Indies  Pakistan28.3147West Indies won[58]

Twenty20 International five-wicket hauls

As of 5 December 2020

Two five-wicket hauls have been taken in T20I matches on the ground.

Five-wicket hauls in Men's Twenty20 International matches at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium[59]
No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnORWResult
1Shakib Al Hasan20 December 2018  Bangladesh  West Indies24205Bangladesh won[60]
2Keemo Paul[T]22 December 2018  West Indies  Bangladesh24155West Indies won[61]

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