List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Muttiah Muralitharan

Muttiah Muralitharan has captured the highest number of five-wicket hauls in Test cricket.

In cricket, a five-wicket haul—also known as a five–for or fifer^[1]—refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement,^[2] and fewer than 30 bowlers have taken more than 15 five-wicket hauls in their Test cricketing careers.^[3] Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan has the most five-wicket hauls in Test cricket,^[3] and also the second-highest number of five-wicket hauls in One Day Internationals (ODI).^[4] However, he has not taken a five-wicket haul in a Twenty20 International,^[5] where his best bowling figures remain at 3 wickets for 29 runs.^[6] One of the most experienced bowlers in international cricket, Muralitharan is the leading wicket taker in both Tests^[7] and ODIs.^[8] He was declared as the "best bowler ever" in Test cricket by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002,^[9] and the Sri Lankan team has depended heavily on the off spinner for wickets.^[10]

Muralitharan is well ahead of other bowlers by number of five-wicket hauls in Tests with 67 to his name; Australian cricketer Shane Warne ranks in second place with 37.^[3] Making his Test debut in 1992,^[11] Muralitharan took his first five-wicket haul a year later against South Africa. Since then, he has performed this feat against every other Test playing nation. He has gone on to take ten or more wickets per match on 22 occasions—also a world record—while Shane Warne ranks second, having achieved this on 10 occasions.^[12] His career best is 9 wickets for 51 runs against Zimbabwe, which ranks as the world's fifth-best figures in an innings.^[13] He has been most successful against Bangladesh and South Africa, with 11 five-wicket hauls against each team. Fourteen of Muralitharan's five-wicket hauls were taken at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (SSC) in Colombo, Sri Lanka.^[14] He retired from Test cricket in July 2010, capturing his 67th and final five-wicket haul during his last match.^[15]

In ODIs, Muralitharan is ranked second in number of five-wicket hauls to Pakistani cricketer Waqar Younis.^[4] He played his first ODI in 1993,^[16] and took his first ODI five-wicket haul in 1998 against Pakistan. He has repeated this performance against seven different opponents.^[17] His career best of 7 wickets for 30 runs is the fourth-best bowling figures in ODI history.^[18]

Key

Date – Date the match was held. Starting date of the match for Test matches. Inn – The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken. Overs – Number of overs bowled in that innings. Runs – Runs conceded Econ – Bowling economy rate (average runs per over). This figure is not rounded up.[N 1]

Wkts – Number of wickets taken Batsmen – The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul Result – The result for the Sri Lankan team in that match ♣ – Muralitharan was selected man of the match. * – Ten wickets or more were taken in the match.

Tests

No.	Date	Ground	Against	Inn	Overs	Runs	Econ	Wkts	Batsmen	Result
1	25 August 1993	Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa	South Africa	2	39.0	104	2.66	5	K. Wessels H. Cronje J. Rhodes P. Symcox C. Eksteen	Drawn[20]
2	6 September 1993	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	South Africa	2	54.0	101	1.87	5	K. Wessels D. Cullinan B. McMillan D. Richardson B. Schultz	Lost[21]
3	18 January 1994	K.D. Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow	India	1	41.5	162	3.87	5	N. Sidhu S. Manjrekar Kapil Dev N. Mongia R. Chauhan	Lost[22]
4	11 March 1995	McLean Park, Napier	New Zealand	4	36.0	64	1.77	5	B. Young M. Greatbatch S. Fleming S. Thomson A. Parore	Won[23]
5	15 September 1995 ♣	Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad	Pakistan	2	23.3	68	2.89	5	S. Anwar A. Sohail S. Mushtaq M. Khan A. Javed	Won[24]
6	11 September 1996	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	Zimbabwe	3	20.3	33	1.60	5	G. Flower A. Campbell A. Flower P. Strang A. Whittall	Won[25]
7	19 April 1997	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	Pakistan	2	53.0	98	1.84	6	I. Ahmed I. ul-Haq A. Mujtaba M. Khan M. Ahmed S. Nazir	Drawn[26]
8	13 June 1997	Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's	West Indies	2	23.4	34	1.43	5	C. Hooper C. Browne I. Bishop F. Rose C. Walsh	Lost[27]
9	20 June 1997	The Playing Fields, Kingstown	West Indies	3	41.0	113	2.75	5	S. Williams R. Holder I. Bishop C. Browne C. Walsh	Drawn[28]
10	7 January 1998 ♣	Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy	Zimbabwe	2	29.0	23	0.79	5*	G. Flower C. Wishart P. Strang H. Streak B. Strang	Won[29]
11	7 January 1998 ♣	Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy	Zimbabwe	3	42.5	94	2.19	7*	G. Rennie M. Goodwin A. Whittall A. Flower C. Wishart P. Strang A. Huckle	Won[29]
12	27 March 1998	Centurion Park, Centurion	South Africa	2	30.0	63	2.10	5	G. Kirsten H. Cronje S. Pollock M. Boucher A. Donald	Lost[30]
13	27 May 1998	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	New Zealand	1	38.2	90	2.34	5	B. Young C. McMillan C. Cairns D. Vettori P. Wiseman	Lost[31]
14	10 June 1998	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	New Zealand	4	18.3	30	1.62	5	B. Young C. Spearman N. Astle C. McMillan D. Vettori	Won[32]
15	27 August 1998 ♣	The Oval, Kennington	England	1	59.3	155	2.60	7*	S. James M. Ramprakash B. Hollioake D. Cork I. Salisbury D. Gough A. Fraser	Won[33]
16	27 August 1998 ♣	The Oval, Kennington	England	3	54.2	65	1.19	9*	M. Butcher S. James G. Hick M. Ramprakash J. Crawley B. Hollioake D. Cork I. Salisbury D. Gough	Won[33]
17	22 September 1999	Galle International Stadium, Galle	Australia	2	38.0	71	1.86	5	M. Slater G. Blewett J. Langer M. Waugh I. Healy	Drawn[34]
18	5 March 2000 ♣	Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar	Pakistan	4	27.1	71	2.61	6*	S. Afridi I. ul-Haq M. Yousuf A. Razzaq W. Younis A. Khan	Won[35]
19	14 June 2000	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	Pakistan	2	47.0	115	2.44	5	S. Anwar Y. Khan Y. Youhana W. Younis M. Ahmed	Lost[36]
20	20 July 2000 ♣	Galle International Stadium, Galle	South Africa	2	41.0	87	2.12	6*	G. Kirsten N. McKenzie J. Kallis J. Rhodes M. Boucher S. Pollock	Won[37]
21	20 July 2000 ♣	Galle International Stadium, Galle	South Africa	3	35.0	84	2.40	7*	D. Cullinan L. Klusener M. Boucher S. Pollock N. Boje P. Adams M. Ntini	Won[37]
22	6 August 2000 ♣	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	South Africa	3	45.5	68	1.48	5	G. Kirsten D. Cullinan J. Rhodes L. Klusener M. Boucher	Drawn[38]
23	26 December 2000	Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban	South Africa	1	58.3	122	2.08	5*	D. Cullinan N. McKenzie M. Boucher Lance Klusener Nicky Boje	Drawn[39]
24	26 December 2000	Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban	South Africa	3	10.0	39	3.90	6*	B. Dippenaar G. Kirsten J. Kallis S. Pollock M. Boucher N. McKenzie	Drawn[39]
25	14 August 2001	Galle International Stadium, Galle	India	3	26.5	49	1.82	5	M. Kaif H. Badani S. Dighe H. Singh V. Prasad	Won[40]
26	29 August 2001 ♣	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	India	1	34.1	87	2.54	8*	S. Das S. Ramesh R. Dravid S. Ganguly H. Badani S. Dighe S. Bahutule Z. Khan	Won[41]
27	6 September 2001 ♣	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	Bangladesh	1	9.4	13	1.34	5*	A. Sahariar N. Rahman M. Ashraful K. Mashud H. Hossain	Won[42]
28	6 September 2001 ♣	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	Bangladesh	3	35.3	98	2.76	5*	J. Omar M. Hossain H. Bashar K. Mashud M. Sharif	Won[42]
29	13 November 2001 ♣	Galle International Stadium, Galle	West Indies	1	53.4	126	2.34	6*	R. Sarwan B. Lara C. Hooper M. Samuels N. McGarell C. Stuart	Won[43]
30	13 November 2001 ♣	Galle International Stadium, Galle	West Indies	3	31.3	44	1.39	5*	R. Sarwan M. Samuels R. Jacobs M. Dillon C. Stuart	Won[43]
31	21 November 2001 ♣	Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy	West Indies	4	35.5	81	2.26	6*	D. Ganga R. Sarwan M. Samuels M. Dillon P. Collins C. Stuart	Won[44]
32	4 January 2002 ♣	Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy	Zimbabwe	1	40.0	51	1.27	9*	H. Masakadza T. Gripper S. Carlisle G. Rennie A. Flower G. Flower C. Wishart H. Streak D. Marillier	Won[45]
33	12 January 2002	Galle International Stadium, Galle	Zimbabwe	2	58.3	67	1.14	5	S. Carlisle A. Flower G. Flower T. Friend H. Olonga	Won[46]
34	30 May 2002	Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham	England	2	64.0	143	2.23	5	M. Vaughan M. Butcher N. Hussain A. Stewart A. Flintoff	Lost[47]
35	21 July 2002 ♣	Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo	Bangladesh	1	19.4	39	1.98	5*	H. Bashar A. Islam K. Mashud E. Haque A. Kabir	Won[48]
36	21 July 2002 ♣	Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo	Bangladesh	3	25.0	59	2.36	5*	A. Sahariar H. Bashar A. Khan A. Islam M. Islam	Won[48]
37	3 May 2003	Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy	New Zealand	3	39.0	49	1.25	5	M. Horne M. Sinclair J. Oram D. Vettori D. Tuffey	Drawn[49]
38	20 June 2003	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet	West Indies	2	50.0	138	2.76	5	C. Gayle R. Sarwan M. Samuels R. Jacobs C. Collymore	Drawn[50]
39	2 December 2003 ♣	Galle International Stadium, Galle	England	2	31.4	46	1.45	7*	M. Trescothick M. Vaughan P. Collingwood A. Flintoff C. Read A. Giles R. Johnson	Drawn[51]
40	8 March 2004	Galle International Stadium, Galle	Australia	1	21.3	59	2.74	6*	M. Hayden D. Lehmann A. Symonds A. Gilchrist M. Kasprowicz S. MacGill	Lost[52]
41	8 March 2004	Galle International Stadium, Galle	Australia	3	56.0	153	2.73	5*	M. Hayden D. Martyn D. Lehmann A. Symonds S. Warne	Lost[52]
42	16 March 2004	Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy	Australia	3	50.3	173	3.42	5	A. Gilchrist D. Martyn A. Symonds S. Warne J. Gillespie	Lost[53]
43	24 March 2004	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	Australia	1	37.1	123	3.30	5	D. Lehmann S. Katich A. Gilchrist S. Warne J. Gillespie	Lost[54]
44	6 May 2004	Harare Sports Club, Harare	Zimbabwe	1	24.2	45	1.84	6	T. Taibu A. Maregwede M. Nkala P. Utseya B. Mahwire D. Hondo	Won[55]
45	13 July 2005	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	West Indies	3	21.0	36	1.71	6	S. Joseph D. Ramdin O. Banks D. Powell T. Best J. Lawson	Won[56]
46	22 July 2005	Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy	West Indies	4	16.2	46	2.81	8*	R. Ramdass R. Morton S. Joseph N. Deonarine D. Ramdin O. Banks D. Powell T. Best	Won[57]
47	12 September 2005 ♣	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	Bangladesh	3	10.4	18	1.68	6	S. Nafees M. Ashraful T. Imran A. Ahmed M. Rafique E. Haque	Won[58]
48	10 December 2005	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	India	1	38.4	100	2.58	7	R. Dravid V. Laxman S. Tendulkar S. Ganguly M. Dhoni I. Pathan H. Singh	Lost[59]
49	28 February 2006	Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong	Bangladesh	3	19.5	54	2.72	6	S. Nafees M. Ashraful K. Mashud A. Kapali M. Rafique E. Haque	Won[60]
50	8 March 2006	Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra	Bangladesh	1	30.5	79	2.56	5	J. Omar N. Iqbal H. Bashar M. Rahim S. Rasel	Won[61]
51	3 April 2006	Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy	Pakistan	2	16.4	39	2.34	5	K. Akmal M. Yousuf F. Iqbal A. Razzaq D. Kaneria	Lost[62]
52	25 May 2006	Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham	England	2	25.0	86	3.44	6*	M. Trescothick A. Cook K. Pietersen P. Collingwood G. Jones L. Plunkett	Lost[63]
53	2 June 2006 ♣	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	England	4	30.0	70	2.33	8*	M. Trescothick A. Strauss A. Cook K. Pietersen P. Collingwood A. Flintoff G. Jones J. Lewis	Won[64]
54	27 July 2006	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	South Africa	3	64.0	131	2.04	6*	A. Hall A. Prince A. de Villiers H. Gibbs A. Nel D. Steyn	Won[65]
55	4 August 2006	Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo	South Africa	1	33.5	128	3.78	5*	H. Amla A. Prince M. Boucher D. Steyn M. Ntini	Won[66]
56	4 August 2006	Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo	South Africa	3	46.5	97	2.07	7*	H. Gibbs A. Prince A. de Villiers M. Boucher S. Pollock N. Boje D. Steyn	Won[66]
57	15 December 2006	Basin Reserve, Wellington	New Zealand	4	34.1	87	2.54	6*	C. Cumming M. Sinclair N. Astle B. McCullum D. Vettori J. Franklin	Won[67]
58	25 June 2007 ♣	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	Bangladesh	1	7.3	15	2.00	5	R. Saleh S. Hasan M. Mortaza M. Rafique A. Razzak	Won[68]
59	11 July 2007 ♣	Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy	Bangladesh	1	14.5	28	1.88	6*	S. Nafees R. Saleh M. Mortaza M. Rafique S. Hossain S. Rasel	Won[69]
60	11 July 2007 ♣	Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy	Bangladesh	3	21.0	54	2.57	6*	S. Nafees H. Bashar M. Ashraful M. Mortaza S. Hossain S. Rasel	Won[69]
61	1 December 2007	Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy	England	2	35.0	55	1.57	6	M. Vaughan I. Bell K. Pietersen P. Collingwood R. Bopara M. Hoggard	Won[70]
62	9 December 2007	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	England	1	47.2	116	2.45	5	M. Vaughan I. Bell M. Prior R. Sidebottom S. Harmison	Drawn[71]
63	April 2008	Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain	West Indies	2	29.2	79	2.69	5	R. Sarwan M. Samuels D. Smith D. Ramdin D. Powell	Lost[72]
64	23 July 2008 ♣	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	India	2	29.0	84	2.89	5*	G. Gambhir S. Tendulkar S. Ganguly D. Karthik H. Singh	Won[73]
65	23 July 2008 ♣	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	India	3	13.0	26	2.00	6*	G. Gambhir V. Sehwag S. Tendulkar S. Ganguly D. Karthik A. Kumble	Won[73]
66	26 December 2008	Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Mirpur	Bangladesh	2	22.0	49	2.22	6*	T. Iqbal J. Siddique S. Hassan M. Mortaza S. Hossain M. Alam	Won[74]
67	18 July 2010	Galle International Stadium, Galle	India	2	17.0	63	3.70	5	S. Tendulkar Y. Singh M. Dhoni P. Ojha A. Mithun	Won[75]

One Day Internationals

No.	Date	Ground	Against	Inn	Overs	Runs	Econ	Wkts	Batsmen	Result
1	25 April 1998	Willowmoore Park, Benoni	Pakistan	2	9.2	23	2.46	5	S. Anwar A. Mahmood W. Akram R. Latif W. Younis	Won[76]
2	20 August 1998 ♣	Lord's Cricket Ground, St. John's Wood	England	1	10.0	34	3.40	5	N. Knight M. Atherton A. Stewart A. Brown N. Hussain	Won[77]
3	14 July 2000 ♣	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	South Africa	2	10.0	44	4.40	5	G. Kirsten A. Hall N. Boje L. Klusener S. Pollock	Won[78]
4	27 October 2000 ♣	Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah	India	2	10.0	30	3.00	7	S. Tendulkar R. Singh V. Kambli Y. Singh H. Badani V. Dahiya S. Joshi	Won[79]
5	31 January 2001 ♣	McLean Park, Napier	New Zealand	2	7.5	30	3.82	5	R. Twose A. Parore D. Vettori A. Penn C. Martin	Won[80]
6	9 April 2002	Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah	New Zealand	1	10.0	9	0.90	5	C. Nevin S. Fleming S. Styris C. Harris M. Sinclair	Lost[81]
7	18 May 2003 ♣	Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla	Pakistan	2	9.4	23	2.37	5	Y. Youhana S. Malik A. Razzaq S. Akhtar S. Ahmed	Won[82]
8	29 April 2004	Harare Sports Club, Harare	Zimbabwe	2	10.0	23	2.30	5	S. Matsikenyeri T. Taibu E. Chigumbura P. Utseya D. Hondo	Won[83]
9	30 June 2008	National Stadium, Karachi	Bangladesh	2	10.0	31	3.10	5	R. Hasan M. Rahim A. Kapali A. Razzak M. Mortaza	Won[84]
10	30 November 2008 ♣	Harare Sports Club, Harare	Zimbabwe	2	10.0	29	2.90	5	V. Sibanda C. Chibhabha S. Matsikenyeri E. Chigumbura R. Price	Won[85]

Notes

1. Cricket statistics are not rounded up.^[19]

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71. "England in Sri Lanka Test Series (2007/08) – Scorecard of 2nd Test". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
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76. "Standard Bank International One-Day Series (1997/98) Scorecard of 7th match". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
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78. "Singer Triangular Series (2000) – Scorecard of final". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
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General

• "Muttiah Muralitharan – 5 wicket hauls in Test matches". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
• "Muttiah Muralitharan – 5 wicket hauls in ODI matches". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2009-10-24.

External links

• Player profile of Muralitharan at Cricinfo