List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Ravichandran Ashwin

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "fifer"^[1]) refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement,^[2] and as of March 2024^[update] only 51 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.^[3] Ravichandran Ashwin – a right-arm off break bowler – is a Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricketer who represents the India national cricket team. In a 2016 interview, former Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan described Ashwin as the "best current Test spinner".^[4] As of March 2024^[update], Ashwin has taken 36 five-wicket hauls in international cricket;^[3] he ranks joint-fifth in the all-time list, and second among his countrymen.^[a]

Ashwin made his Test debut in November 2011 against the West Indies. He took nine wickets in the match, including a five-wicket haul in the second innings. India won the match and his performance earned him the man of the match honour.^[5] His career-best figures of seven wickets for 59 runs came against New Zealand in October 2016; in the process he also became the fifth bowler to take six five-wicket hauls against them.^[b] He has picked up ten or more wickets in a match on seven occasions.^[c] Ashwin made his ODI and T20I debuts in June 2010 against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, respectively, and is yet to take a five-wicket haul in both formats. His four wickets for 25 runs against the United Arab Emirates in the 2015 World Cup remain his best in ODIs,^[8] while his figures of four wickets for 8 runs against Sri Lanka are the fourth-best by an Indian in T20Is.^[9]

Key

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 India team
†	10 or more wickets taken in the match
‡	Ashwin was selected as man of the match

Tests

Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket^[10]
No.	Date	Ground	Against	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Batsmen	Result
1	6 November 2011 ‡	Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi	West Indies	3	21.3	47	6	2.18	Kieran Powell Darren Bravo Marlon Samuels Shivnarine Chanderpaul Daren Sammy Ravi Rampaul	Won^[11]
2	22 November 2011 ‡	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	West Indies	1	52.1	156	5	2.99	Adrian Barath Kraigg Brathwaite Ravi Rampaul Marlon Samuels Devendra Bishoo	Drawn^[12]
3	23 August 2012 † ‡ 1	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad	New Zealand	2	16.3	31	6	1.87	Martin Guptill Ross Taylor Daniel Flynn Jeetan Patel Trent Boult Chris Martin	Won^[13]
4	23 August 2012 † ‡ 2	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad	New Zealand	3	26.5	54	6	2.01	Ross Taylor Daniel Flynn James Franklin Kruger van Wyk Trent Boult Chris Martin	Won^[13]
5	31 August 2012	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	New Zealand	3	22	69	5	3.13	Kane Williamson Daniel Flynn Kruger van Wyk James Franklin Tim Southee	Won^[14]
6	22 February 2013 † 6	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	Australia	1	42	103	7	2.45	Ed Cowan Phillip Hughes Shane Watson David Warner Matthew Wade Moises Henriques Nathan Lyon	Won^[15]
7	22 February 2013 † 7	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	Australia	3	32	95	5	2.96	Shane Watson Ed Cowan Michael Clarke James Pattinson Mitchell Starc	Won^[15]
8	2 March 2013	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad	Australia	3	28	63	5	2.25	David Warner Phillip Hughes Glenn Maxwell Matthew Wade James Pattinson	Won^[16]
9	22 March 2013	Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi	Australia	1	34	57	5	1.67	Ed Cowan Matthew Wade Mitchell Johnson Steve Smith Peter Siddle	Won^[17]
10	10 June 2015	Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah	Bangladesh	2	25	87	5	3.48	Tamim Iqbal Mushfiqur Rahim Shakib Al Hasan Shuvagata Hom Liton Das	Drawn^[18]
11	12 August 2015 †	Galle International Stadium, Galle	Sri Lanka	1	13.4	46	6	3.36	Kumar Sangakkara Lahiru Thirimanne Jehan Mubarak Angelo Mathews Dhammika Prasad Rangana Herath	Lost^[19]
12	20 August 2015	Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo	Sri Lanka	4	16	42	5	2.62	Kaushal Silva Kumar Sangakkara Lahiru Thirimanne Dhammika Prasad Dimuth Karunaratne	Won^[20]
13	5 November 2015	Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali	South Africa	2	24	51	5	2.12	Stiaan van Zyl Dean Elgar Hashim Amla Dane Vilas Imran Tahir	Won^[21]
14	25 November 2015 † ‡ 1	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur	South Africa	2	16.1	32	5	1.97	Stiaan van Zyl Dean Elgar Hashim Amla Simon Harmer Morné Morkel	Won^[22]
15	25 November 2015 † ‡ 2	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur	South Africa	4	29.5	66	7	2.21	Stiaan van Zyl Dean Elgar AB de Villiers JP Duminy Dane Vilas Kagiso Rabada Morné Morkel	Won^[22]
16	3 December 2015	Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi	South Africa	4	49.1	61	5	1.24	Dean Elgar Temba Bavuma JP Duminy AB de Villiers Morné Morkel	Won^[23]
17	21 July 2016 ‡	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda	West Indies	3	25	83	7	3.32	Rajendra Chandrika Marlon Samuels Jermaine Blackwood Roston Chase Jason Holder Devendra Bishoo Shannon Gabriel	Won^[24]
18	30 July 2016	Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	West Indies	1	16	52	5	3.25	Marlon Samuels Jermaine Blackwood Shane Dowrich Jason Holder Devendra Bishoo	Drawn^[25]
19	22 September 2016 †	Green Park Stadium, Kanpur	New Zealand	4	35.3	132	6	3.71	Martin Guptill Tom Latham Kane Williamson Mitchell Santner Ish Sodhi Neil Wagner	Won^[26]
20	8 October 2016 † ‡ 1	Holkar Stadium, Indore	New Zealand	2	27.2	81	6	2.96	Tom Latham Kane Williamson Ross Taylor Luke Ronchi James Neesham Trent Boult	Won^[27]
21	8 October 2016 † ‡ 2	Holkar Stadium, Indore	New Zealand	4	13.5	59	7	4.27	Kane Williamson Ross Taylor Luke Ronchi Mitchell Santner Jeetan Patel Matt Henry Trent Boult	Won^[27]
22	19 November 2016	Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam	England	2	29.5	67	5	2.24	Ben Duckett Joe Root Ben Stokes Stuart Broad James Anderson	Won^[28]
23	9 December 2016 †	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	England	1	44	112	6	2.54	Joe Root Moeen Ali Keaton Jennings Jonny Bairstow Ben Stokes Jake Ball	Won^[29]
24	9 December 2016 †	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	England	3	20.3	55	6	2.68	Ben Stokes Jake Ball Jonny Bairstow Chris Woakes Adil Rashid James Anderson	Won^[29]
25	4 March 2017	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	Australia	4	12.4	41	6	3.23	David Warner Mitchell Marsh Matthew Wade Mitchell Starc Peter Handscomb Nathan Lyon	Won^[30]
26	2 August 2017	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	Sri Lanka	2	16.4	69	5	4.14	Upul Tharanga Dimuth Karunaratne Angelo Mathews Dilruwan Perera Nuwan Pradeep	Won^[31]
27	2 October 2019	Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Vishakhapatnam	South Africa	2	46.2	145	7	3.12	Aiden Markram Theunis de Bruyn Faf du Plessis Quinton de Kock Vernon Philander Keshav Maharaj Kagiso Rabada	Won^[32]
28	5 February 2021	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	England	3	17.3	61	6	3.49	Rory Burns Dom Sibley Ben Stokes Dom Bess Jofra Archer James Anderson	Lost^[33]
29	13 February 2021 ‡	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	England	2	23.5	43	5	1.80	Dom Sibley Dan Lawrence Ben Stokes Olly Stone Stuart Broad	Won^[34]
30	4 March 2021	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad	England	4	22.5	47	5	2.06	Zak Crawley Jonny Bairstow Joe Root Jack Leach Dan Lawrence	Won^[35]
31	9 February 2023	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur	Australia	3	12	37	5	3.08	Usman Khawaja David Warner Matt Renshaw Peter Handscomb Alex Carey	Won^[36]
32	9 March 2023	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad	Australia	1	47.2	91	6	1.92	Travis Head Cameron Green Alex Carey Mitchell Starc Todd Murphy Nathan Lyon	Drawn^[37]
33	12 July 2023 †	Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica	West Indies	1	24.3	60	5	2.44	Tagenarine Chanderpaul Kraigg Brathwaite Alzarri Joseph Alick Athanaze Jomel Warrican	Won^[38]
34	12 July 2023 †	Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica	West Indies	3	21.3	71	7	3.30	Kraigg Brathwaite Jermaine Blackwood Alick Athanaze Alzarri Joseph Rahkeem Cornwall Kemar Roach Jomel Warrican	Won^[38]
35	23 February 2024	JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi,	England	3	15.5	51	5	3.20	Ben Duckett Ollie Pope Joe Root Ben Foakes James Anderson	Won^[39]
36	9 March 2024	HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala,	England	4	14	77	5	5.50	Ben Duckett Zak Crawley Ollie Pope Ben Stokes Ben Foakes	Won^[40]

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List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Ravichandran Ashwin

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