Shoaib Akhtar, a Pakistani former cricketer, took 16 five-wicket hauls during his career in international 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, and , only 54 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers. A fast bowler who represented his country from 1997 to 2011, BBC described Shoaib as "one of the fastest bowlers ever to play the game".
Shoaib made his Test debut in 1997 against the West Indies at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, where he took two wickets in the first innings. His first Test five-wicket haul came the following year against South Africa, a match Pakistan won at the Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban. Shoaib took a pair of five-wicket hauls against New Zealand at the Basin Reserve, Wellington in December 2003. His career-best figures for an innings were 6 wickets for 11 runs against New Zealand at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, in May 2002. Shoaib took twelve five-wicket hauls in Test cricket and ten or more wickets per match twice in the format.
Having made his One Day International (ODI) debut in October 1998 against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club, Shoaib's first five-wicket haul came against New Zealand in 2001, a match Pakistan won at the Eden Park, Auckland. His best bowling performance in ODIs was 6 wickets for 16 runs against New Zealand at the National Stadium, Karachi, in December 2001. Shoaib played 19 Twenty20 Internationals for Pakistan, however he never took a five-wicket haul in this format. He retired from international cricket after the 2011 Cricket World Cup. As of 2014, he is sixth in the list of five-wicket haul takers for Pakistan, all formats of the game combined.
Key + Symbol Meaning Date Day the Test started or ODI held 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 One of two five-wicket hauls by Shoaib in a match 10 wickets or more taken in the match Shoaib was selected as man of the match
Tests + Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket by Shoaib Akhtar No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result 1 Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Jacques Kallis Andrew Hudson Mark Boucher Lance Klusener Fanie de VilliersWon 2 Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar Marvan Atapattu Sanath Jayasuriya Romesh Kaluwitharana Pramodya Wickramasinghe Muttiah MuralitharanLost 3 Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah(neutral venue) Daren Ganga Chris Gayle Wavell Hinds Mervyn Dillon Cameron CuffyWon 4 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Mark Richardson Matt Horne Stephen Fleming Chris Harris Brooke Walker Chris MartinWon 5 P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo Ricky Ponting Mark Waugh Steve Waugh Adam Gilchrist Shane WarneLost 6 Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar Javed Omar Mohammad Ashraful Alok Kapali Khaled Mashud Khaled Mahmud Mohammad RafiqueWon 7 Basin Reserve, Wellington Lou Vincent Stephen Fleming Scott Styris Robbie Hart Ian Butler Won 8 Basin Reserve, Wellington Mark Richardson Lou Vincent Richard Jones Scott Styris Robbie Hart Ian Butler Won 9 Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Marvan Atapattu Kumar Sangakkara Thilan Samaraweera Chaminda Vaas Dilhara FernandoLost 10 WACA Ground, Perth Matthew Hayden Darren Lehmann Michael Clarke Jason Gillespie Michael KasprowiczLost 11 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Matthew Hayden Ricky Ponting Darren Lehmann Shane Warne Michael KasprowiczLost 12 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Marcus Trescothick Michael Vaughan Ian Bell Geraint Jones Liam PlunkettWon
One Day Internationals + Five-wicket hauls in ODI cricket by Shoaib Akhtar No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result 1 Eden Park, Auckland Jacob Oram Lou Vincent Daniel Vettori James Franklin Daryl TuffeyWon 2 National Stadium, Karachi Craig McMillan Jacob Oram Robbie Hart Andre Adams Ian Butler Brooke WalkerWon 3 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane Ricky Ponting Damien Martyn Darren Lehmann Michael Bevan Jason GillespieWon 4 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Marcus Trescothick Andrew Strauss Geraint Jones Ian Blackwell Liam PlunkettWon
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