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. A five-wicket haul on debut is regarded by critics as a notable achievement.[3][4] As of July 2022, 161 cricketers have taken a five-wicket haul on Test match debut, of which six are from Sri Lanka: Kosala Kuruppuarachchi, Upul Chandana, Akila Dananjaya, Lasith Embuldeniya, Praveen Jayawickrama, and Prabath Jayasuriya. Kuruppuarachchi and Chandana achieved the feat against Pakistan; Dananjaya and Jayawickrama achieved the feat against Bangladesh; Embuldeniya achieved his feat against South Africa, and Jayasuriya against Australia.

Chandana is the only Sri Lankan to get a five-wicket haul in a losing cause, during the 1998–99 Asian Test Championship at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka. Jayawickrama and Jayasuriya both went on to take fifers in the second innings.[5]

Key

  • Date – Starting date of the Test match
  • Overs – Number of overs bowled in that innings
  • Runs – Runs conceded
  • Wkts – Number of wickets taken
  • Batsmen – The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul.
  • Econ – Bowling economy rate (average runs per over)
  • Inn – The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken.
  • Result – The result for the India team in that match.
  • ♠ – The bowler was selected "Man of the match".
  • * – 10 wickets or more taken in the match.

Five-wicket hauls

No. Bowler Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1Kosala Kuruppuarachchi14 March 1986Colombo Cricket Club Ground Pakistan114.54452.96 Won[6]
2Upul Chandana12 March 1999Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Pakistan247.517963.74 Lost[7]
3Akila Dananjaya10 February 2018Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Bangladesh452454.80 Won[8]
4Lasith Embuldeniya15 February 2019Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban South Africa3266652.53 Won[9]
5Praveen Jayawickrama*♠29 April 2021Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy Bangladesh3329262.87 Won[10]
6Prabath Jayasuriya*♠8 July 2022Galle International Stadium, Galle Australia13611863.27 Won[11]

References

  1. ↑ Buckle, Greg (30 April 2007). "Pigeon's almost perfect sendoff". Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 15 August 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2009. McGrath didn't get the five-for that he had hoped for...
  2. ↑ "Swinging it for the Auld Enemy – An interview with Ryan Sidebottom". The Scotsman. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2009. ... I'd rather take fifers (five wickets) for England ...
  3. ↑ Shetty, Disha (27 September 2014). "Wahab Riaz, and strength in adversity". Wisden India. FW Sports and Media India Private Limited. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "2011 – A great year for debutant bowlers". CNN-IBN. 30 December 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Bowling records: Test matches (Sri Lanka)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "2nd Test: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (CCC), Mar 14–18, 1986". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  7. ↑ "Final: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Dhaka, Mar 12–15, 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 21 December 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  8. ↑ "Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Dhaka, Feb 8-12, 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Durban, Feb 13-17 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  10. ↑ "2nd Test, Kandy, Apr 29 - May 3 2021, Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "2nd Test, Galle, July 08 - 11, 2022, Australia tour of Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
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