Imran Khan , retired Pakistani cricketer , took 24 five-wicket hauls during his career in international 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 as of 2014 fewer than 45 bowlers have taken more than 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers. [3] [4] [5] A right-arm fast bowler who performed his country between 1971 and 1992, Khan was described by the BBC as “one of the finest fast bowlers cricket has ever seen”, [6] while ESPNcricinfo declared him as “the greatest cricketer to emerge from Pakistan, and arguably the world’s second best allrounder after Garry Sobers “. [7] [8] [9] In 1983 He Was named as one of the Five Cricketers of the Year by the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack , [10] and Was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in January 2009. [11] [12] [6] while ESPNcricinfo declared him “the greatest cricketer to emerge from Pakistan, and arguably the world’s second best allrounder after Garry Sobers “. [7] [8] [9] In 1983 He Was named as one of the Five Cricketers of the Year by the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack , [10] and Was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in January 2009. [11] [12] [6] while ESPNcricinfo declared him “the greatest cricketer to emerge from Pakistan, and arguably the world’s second best allrounder after Garry Sobers “. [7] [8] [9] In 1983 He Was named as one of the Five Cricketers of the Year by the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack , [10] and Was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in January 2009. [11] [12]
Khan made his Test debut in 1971 against England at Edgbaston Cricket Ground . [13] His first test five-wicket haul came in 1977 against Australia in a match at Melbourne Cricket Ground which Pakistan lost. [14] In the same year, he took his first pair of five-wicket hauls in a single match against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground . [15] By the end of his career, he had claimed five-wickets hauls in both innings of a match on three occasions. [15] [16] [17] His career-best figures for 58 runs against Sri Lanka at Gaddafi Stadium , in March 1982. [16] He took ten or more wickets in a match on six occasions. [18]
Having made His One Day International (ODI) debut in August 1974 [19] contre England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham , [20] Khan’s solitary ODI five-wicket haul cam in 1985 contre India in a match at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium Association qui Pakistan lost. [21] He took 6 wickets for 14 runs in the match, which was his best bowling career in ODI cricket. [21] By the time he retired from international cricket in 1992 after nearly 21 years, [19] Khan had taken 23 five-wicket hauls in Test cricket [4] and one in ODIs. [21] As of 2014, He is twelfth overall among all-time combined five-wicket haul takers, a position which he shares with Sydney Barnes , Kapil Devand Dennis Lillee . [Note 1] [3]
Key
symbol | Meaning |
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Dated | Date the match was held, or starting date of the match for Test matches |
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 Pakistan team |
Khan selected as ” Man of the match “ | |
10 wickets or more taken in the match | |
* | One of two five-wicket hauls by Khan in a match |
Tests
No. | Dated | Ground | Against | Inn | overs | runs | WKTS | Econ | batsmen | result |
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1 | 1 January 1977 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | australia | 3 | 25.5 [footnote 2] | 122 | 5 | 3.57 |
|
Lost [14] |
2 | 14 January 1977 * | Sydney Cricket Ground | australia | 1 | 26 [note 2] | 102 | 6 | 2.94 |
|
Won [15] |
3 | 14 January 1977 * | Sydney Cricket Ground | australia | 3 | 19.7 [footnote 2] | 63 | 6 | 2.37 |
|
Won [15] |
4 | 15 April 1977 | Sabina Park , Kingston | West Indies | 1 | 18 | 90 | 6 | 5.00 |
|
Lost [24] |
5 | 16 February 1979 | McLean Park , Napier | New Zealand | 2 | 33 [footnote 2] | 106 | 5 | 2.40 |
|
Drawn [23] |
6 | 15 January 1980 | Madras Cricket Club Ground , Chennai | india | 2 | 38.2 | 114 | 5 | 2.97 |
|
Lost [25] |
7 | 29 January 1980 | Eden Gardens , Kolkata | india | 3 | 23.5 | 63 | 5 | 2.64 |
|
Drawn [26] |
8 | 30 December 1980 | Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium , Multan | West Indies | 1 | 22 | 62 | 5 | 2.81 |
|
Drawn [27] |
9 | 22 March 1982 * | Gaddafi Stadium , Lahore | Sri Lanka | 1 | 29.3 | 58 | 8 | 1.96 |
|
Won [16] |
10 | 22 March 1982 * | Gaddafi Stadium , Lahore | Sri Lanka | 3 | 22.5 | 58 | 6 | 2.54 |
|
Won [16] |
11 | 29 July 1982 | Edgbaston Cricket Ground , Birmingham | England | 1 | 25.3 | 52 | 7 | 2.03 |
|
Lost [28] |
12 | 26 August 1982 | Headingley , Leeds | England | 2 | 25.2 | 49 | 5 | 1.93 |
|
Lost [29] |
13 | 23 December 1982 | National Stadium, Karachi | india | 4 | 20.1 | 60 | 8 | 2.97 |
|
Won [30] |
14 | 3 January 1983 * | Iqbal Stadium , Faisalabad | india | 1 | 25 | 98 | 6 | 3.92 |
|
Won [17] |
15 | 3 January 1983 * | Iqbal Stadium , Faisalabad | india | 3 | 30.5 | 82 | 5 | 2.65 |
|
Won [17] |
16 | 14 January 1983 | Niaz Stadium , Hyderabad | india | 2 | 17.2 | 35 | 6 | 2.01 |
|
Won [31] |
17 | 27 October 1985 | Jinnah Stadium , Sialkot | Sri Lanka | 3 | 18.3 | 40 | 5 | 2.16 |
|
Won [32] |
18 | 20 November 1986 | Gaddafi Stadium , Lahore | West Indies | 2 | 30.5 | 59 | 5 | 1.91 |
|
Lost [33] |
19 | 7 November 1986 | National Stadium, Karachi | West Indies | 3 | 22.3 | 46 | 6 | 2.04 |
|
Drawn [34] |
20 | 4 July 1987 | Headingley , Leeds | England | 3 | 19.1 | 40 | 7 | 2.08 |
|
Won [35] |
21 | 23 July 1987 | Edgbaston Cricket Ground , Birmingham | England | 2 | 41.5 | 129 | 6 | 3.08 |
|
Drawn [36] |
22 | 2 April 1988 | Bourda , Georgetown | West Indies | 1 | 22.4 | 80 | 7 | 3.52 |
|
Won [37] |
23 | 17 April 1988 | Queen’s Park Oval , Port of Spain | West Indies | 3 | 45 | 115 | 5 | 2.55 |
|
Drawn [38] |
One Day Internationals
No. | Dated | Ground | Against | Inn | overs | runs | WKTS | Econ | batsmen | result |
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1 | 22 March 1985 | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium | india | 1 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 1.40 |
|
Lost [21] |
Notes
- Jump up^ He is in the equivalent list for Pakistan. [22]
- ^ Jump up to:a b c d Eight-ball overs were bowled in this match. [14] [15] [23]
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