List of international five wicket hauls at Iqbal Stadium
Iqbal Stadium has hosted 24 Tests since 1978 when Pakistan played India.[1] 16 One Day Internationals (ODIs) have been hosted, where the first of which was in 1984 when Pakistan played New Zealand.[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 Iqbal Stadium.
List of Five Wicket Hauls[edit]
Key[edit]
| Date | Day the Test started or ODI was 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 |
| Drawn | The match was drawn. |
Tests[edit]
This is the list of international five-wicket hauls taken at Iqbal Stadium in Test matches.[4]
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing team | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammad Nazir | 8 December 1980 |  Pakistan |
 West Indies |
1 | 22 | 44 | 5 | 2.00 | Lost |
| 2 | Iqbal Qasim | 8 December 1980 | Pakistan |
West Indies |
3 | 32.2 | 89 | 6 | 2.75 | Lost |
| 3 | Iqbal Qasim | 14 March 1982 | Pakistan |
 Sri Lanka |
1 | 65 | 141 | 6 | 2.17 | Drawn |
| 4 | Somachandra de Silva | 14 March 1982 | Sri Lanka |
Pakistan |
4 | 18 | 59 | 5 | 3.28 | Drawn |
| 5 | Abdul Qadir | 30 September 1982 | Pakistan |
 Australia |
3 | 50.5 | 142 | 7 | 2.80 | Won |
| 6 | Imran Khan | 3 January 1983 | Pakistan |
 India |
1 | 25 | 98 | 6 | 3.92 | Won |
| 7 | Kapil Dev | 3 January 1983 | India |
Pakistan |
2 | 38.4 | 220 | 7 | 5.69 | Lost |
| 8 | Imran Khan | 3 January 1983 | Pakistan |
India |
3 | 30.5 | 82 | 5 | 2.66 | Won |
| 9 | Wasim Akram | 24 October 1986 | Pakistan |
West Indies |
2 | 25 | 91 | 6 | 3.64 | Won |
| 10 | Abdul Qadir | 24 October 1986 | Pakistan |
West Indies |
4 | 9.3 | 16 | 6 | 1.68 | Won |
| 11 | Iqbal Qasim | 7 December 1987 | Pakistan |
 England |
1 | 35.2 | 83 | 5 | 2.35 | Drawn |
| 12 | Manoj Prabhakar | 23 November 1989 | India |
Pakistan |
2 | 42.3 | 132 | 6 | 3.10 | Drawn |
| 13 | Chris Pringle | 26 October 1990 |  New Zealand |
Pakistan |
1 | 16 | 52 | 7 | 3.25 | Lost |
| 14 | Waqar Younis | 26 October 1990 | Pakistan |
New Zealand |
2 | 30.2 | 76 | 7 | 2.51 | Won |
| 15 | Waqar Younis | 26 October 1990 | Pakistan |
New Zealand |
4 | 23.5 | 54 | 5 | 2.26 | Won |
| 16 | Waqar Younis | 23 November 1990 | Pakistan |
West Indies |
2 | 16 | 46 | 5 | 2.87 | Drawn |
| 17 | Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 2 January 1992 | Sri Lanka |
Pakistan |
2 | 32 | 73 | 5 | 2.28 | Lost |
| 18 | Waqar Younis | 2 January 1992 | Pakistan |
Sri Lanka |
3 | 17 | 65 | 5 | 3.82 | Won |
| 19 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 15 September 1995 | Sri Lanka |
Pakistan |
2 | 23.3 | 68 | 5 | 2.90 | Won |
| 20 | Aaqib Javed | 15 September 1995 | Pakistan |
Sri Lanka |
3 | 32.3 | 84 | 5 | 2.58 | Lost |
| 21 | Wasim Akram | 24 October 1996 | Pakistan |
 Zimbabwe |
1 | 20 | 48 | 6 | 2.40 | Won |
| 22 | Shaun Pollock | 24 October 1997 |  South Africa |
Pakistan |
4 | 11 | 37 | 5 | 3.36 | Won |
| 23 | Ashley Giles | 29 November 2000 | England |
Pakistan |
1 | 35 | 75 | 5 | 2.14 | Drawn |
| 24 | Shaun Pollock | 24 October 2003 | South Africa |
Pakistan |
2 | 29.2 | 78 | 6 | 2.66 | Drawn |
| 25 | Shoaib Akhtar | 20 October 2004 | Pakistan |
Sri Lanka |
1 | 19 | 60 | 5 | 3.16 | Lost |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Records / Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad / Test matches / Match results". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ↑ "Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad / Records / One-Day Internationals / Match results". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ↑ Pervez, M. A. (2001). A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. p. 31. ISBN 978-81-7370-184-9. Search this book on
- ↑ "Statistics - Statsguru - Test Matches - Bowling Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
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