Saqlain Mushtaq, a former Pakistani cricketer, took 19 five-wicket hauls during his career in international cricket.[1][2] 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 by cricket critics as a notable achievement,[4] and fewer than 50 bowlers have taken more than 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[2][5][6] 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".[7] Saqlain was named by Wisden as one of their Cricketers of the Year in 2000.[8]
Saqlain made his Test debut in 1995 against Sri Lanka at the Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar.[9] His first Test five-wicket haul came in 1997 against the same team at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12] His career-best figures for an innings were 8 wickets for 164 runs against England at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore in November 2000.[13] He took ten or more wickets in a match on three occasions.[14]
Having made his One Day International (ODI) debut in September 1995 against Sri Lanka at the Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala,[15] Saqlain's first ODI five-wicket haul came the following year, against New Zealand, a match Pakistan won at the same venue.[16] His career-best bowling figures in ODI cricket were 5 wickets for 20 runs against England at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in 2000.[17] As of 2017[update], 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;[18][19][note 1] one of his hat-tricks came during the 1999 Cricket World Cup.[21][22] Saqlain took thirteen five-wicket hauls in Test cricket and six in ODIs.[5][6] As of 2017[update], he is fourth in the list of five-wicket haul takers for Pakistan, all formats of the game combined.[23]
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
| 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[10] | |
| 2 | 6 October 1997 | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi |  South Africa | 2 | 62 | 129 | 5 | 2.08 | Drawn[24] | |
| 3 | 6 December 1997† | National Stadium, Karachi |  West Indies | 1 | 24 | 54 | 5 | 2.25 | Won[25] | |
| 4 | 10 December 1998 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |  Zimbabwe | 1 | 13.5 | 32 | 5 | 2.31 | Drawn[26] | |
| 5 | 28 January 1999*‡ | M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |  India | 2 | 35 | 94 | 5 | 2.68 | Won[11] | |
| 6 | 28 January 1999*‡ | M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | India | 4 | 32.2 | 93 | 5 | 2.87 | Won[11] | |
| 7 | 4 February 1999*‡ | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | India | 1 | 35.5 | 94 | 5 | 2.62 | Lost[12] | |
| 8 | 4 February 1999*‡ | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | India | 3 | 46.4 | 122 | 5 | 2.61 | Lost[12] | |
| 9 | 18 November 1999 | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |  Australia | 2 | 24 | 46 | 6 | 1.91 | Lost[27] | |
| 10 | 18 May 2000 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | West Indies | 2 | 51 | 121 | 5 | 2.37 | Drawn[28] | |
| 11 | 15 November 2000† | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |  England | 1 | 74 | 164 | 8 | 2.21 | Drawn[13] | |
| 12 | 16 January 2002 | MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong |  Bangladesh | 1 | 16.4 | 35 | 5 | 2.10 | Won[29] | |
| 13 | 16 November 2002‡ | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | Zimbabwe | 1 | 25.5 | 66 | 7 | 2.55 | Won[30] |
One Day Internationals
| 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[16] | |
| 2 | 15 December 1996† | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Australia | 2 | 8.5 | 29 | 5 | 3.28 | Won[31] | |
| 3 | 16 July 1997 | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Bangladesh | 2 | 9.3 | 38 | 5 | 4.00 | Won[32] | |
| 4 | 13 September 1997 | Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto | India | 1 | 10 | 45 | 5 | 4.50 | Lost[33] | |
| 5 | 31 May 1999 | County Cricket Ground, Northampton | Bangladesh | 1 | 10 | 35 | 5 | 3.50 | Lost[34] | |
| 6 | 30 October 2000 | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | England | 1 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 2.50 | Won[17] |
Notes
References
External links
- "Profile of Saqlain Mushtaq". CricketArchive.
- "Statistics – Statsguru – Saqlain Mushtaq – Test matches". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 2013-01-22.
- "Statistics – Statsguru – Saqlain Mushtaq – One Day Internationals". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 2016-03-11.