List of international five-wicket hauls at Gaddafi Stadium

Gaddafi Stadium hosted 40 Test matches, the first of these was in 1959 when Pakistan played the touring Australian side.[1] The ground has also hosted 60 One Day Internationals (ODIs), the first was in 1978 between Pakistan and England.[2]

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer") refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement.[3] This list details the five-wicket hauls taken in international cricket at Gaddafi Stadium.

The stadium also maintains an honor board.[4]

Key

SymbolMeaning
DateDay the Test started or ODI 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

As of 23 March 2022

Ten five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground in Tests.[5]

Five-wicket hauls in Test matches at Arbab Niaz Stadium
No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnORWEconResult
1Lindsay Kline21 November 1959  Australia  Pakistan3447571.70Won
2Pervez Sajjad30 October 1969  Pakistan  New Zealand2407471.85Lost
3Andy Roberts15 February 1975  West Indies  Pakistan1236652.87Drawn
4Sarfraz Nawaz15 February 1975  Pakistan  West Indies2278963.30Drawn
5Richard Hadlee9 October 1976  New Zealand  Pakistan11912156.37Lost
6Ray Bright18 March 1980  Australia  Pakistan25617253.07Drawn
7Imran Khan22 March 1982  Pakistan  Sri Lanka129.35881.97Won
8Imran Khan22 March 1982  Pakistan  Sri Lanka322.55862.54Won
9Dilip Doshi10 December 1982  India  Pakistan132.59052.74Lost
10Kapil Dev23 January 1983  India  Pakistan130.58582.76Drawn
11Abdul Qadir19 March 1984  Pakistan  England1308452.80Drawn
12Neil Foster19 March 1984  England  Pakistan2326752.09Drawn
13Abdul Qadir19 March 1984  Pakistan  England34211052.62Drawn
14Norman Cowans19 March 1984  England  Pakistan4144253.00Drawn
15Azeem Hafeez17 October 1984  Pakistan  India2234662.00Drawn
16Malcolm Marshall7 November 1986  West Indies  Pakistan1183351.83Lost
17Imran Khan7 November 1986  Pakistan  West Indies230.55951.91Lost
18Abdul Qadir25 November 1987  Pakistan  England1375691.51Won
19Willie Watson18 October 1990  New Zealand  Pakistan2367862.17Lost
20Waqar Younis18 October 1990  Pakistan  New Zealand337.58672.27Won
21Curtly Ambrose6 December 1990  West Indies  Pakistan2203551.75Drawn
22Ian Bishop6 December 1990  West Indies  Pakistan219.24152.121Drawn
23Wasim Akram6 December 1990  Pakistan  West Indies392853.11Drawn
24David Brain16 December 1993  Zimbabwe  Pakistan1154252.80Drawn
25Waqar Younis16 December 1993  Pakistan  Zimbabwe234.410052.88Drawn
30Pramodya Wickramasinghe4 March 1999  Sri Lanka  Pakistan129.110363.53Drawn
26Shane Warne1 November 1994  Australia  Pakistan141.513663.25Drawn
27Simon Doull21 November 1996  New Zealand  Pakistan2164652.87Won
28Mushtaq Ahmed21 November 1996  Pakistan  New Zealand3328462.62Lost
29Saqlain Mushtaq10 December 1998  Pakistan  Zimbabwe113.53252.31Drawn
31Saqlain Mushtaq15 November 2000  Pakistan  England17416482.22Drawn
32Shoaib Akhtar1 May 2002  Pakistan  New Zealand28.21161.32Won
33Danish Kaneria1 May 2002  Pakistan  New Zealand33211053.44Won
34Paul Adams17 October 2003  South Africa  Pakistan24512872.84Lost
35Danish Kaneria17 October 2003  Pakistan  South Africa328.34651.61Won
36Umar Gul5 April 2004  Pakistan  India1123152.58Won
37Shoaib Akhtar29 November 2005  Pakistan  England3197153.74Won
38Umar Gul11 November 2006  Pakistan  West Indies115.16554.28Won
39Umar Gul1 March 2009  Pakistan  Sri Lanka13713563.65Drawn
40Pat Cummins21 March 2022  Australia  Pakistan2245652.33Won
41Nathan Lyon21 March 2022  Australia  Pakistan4378352.24Won

One Day International five-wicket hauls

As of 27 August 2019

Only one five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground in ODIs.[6]

Five-wicket hauls in One Day International matches at Gaddafi Stadium
No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnORWEconResult
1Craig McDermott4 November 1987  Australia  Pakistan2104454.40Won
2Saleem Malik2 November 1990  Pakistan  New Zealand273555.00Won
3Glenn McGrath30 October 1994  Australia  Pakistan2105255.20Won
4Shaukat Dukanwala1 March 1996  United Arab Emirates  Netherlands1102952.90Won
5Lance Klusener6 November 1997  South Africa  Sri Lanka2104964.90Won
6Shahid Afridi27 October 2000  Pakistan  England1104054.00Won
7Umar Gul15 September 2003  Pakistan  Bangladesh291751.89Won
8Mohammad Sami1 December 2003  Pakistan  New Zealand27.51051.28Won
9Sanath Jayasuriya16 October 2004  Sri Lanka  Pakistan281752.12Won
10Shoaib Akhtar12 December 2005  Pakistan  England18.45456.23Won
11Ajantha Mendis26 June 2008  Sri Lanka  United Arab Emirates26.32253.38Won

T20 International five-wicket hauls

As of 27 August 2019

Only one five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground in T20Is.[7]

Five-wicket hauls in Twenty20 International matches at Gaddafi Stadium
No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing TeamInnORWEconResult
1Dwaine Pretorius13 February 2021  South Africa  Pakistan141754.40Won

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