In cricket , a five-wicket haul (also known as a “fifer” [1] ) refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings . This is Regarded as a significant achievement, [2] and as of September 2014 only 42 bowlers-have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at the international level. [3]
Rangana Herath ( Sinhalese : හේරත් හේරත් ) is a Sri Lankan cricketer . A slow left arm orthodox bowler and a left handed batsman, he made his test debut at Galle International Stadium , Sri Lanka against Australia in 1999. His One Day International debut 5 years later in 2004, against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Ground , Zimbabwe. Herath is currently ranked as the number three match bowler in the world. [4] Although Herath made his test debut back in 1999, he came to prominence as a leading spinner until the retirement of Muttiah Muralitharan . As of March 2017, Herath HAS 29 five-wicket hauls in Test matches and one in a T20 International, ranking _him_ attached eighth Among all-time combined five-wicket haul takers (attached with Dale Steyn ), and second in the equivalent list for Sri Lanka, behind Muralitharan . [3] Herath’s best bowling figures are 9/127 against Bangladesh in 2014; This was only the 18th time in Test cricket history that a bowler has taken 9 or more wickets in an innings. [5] Herath’s best T20I figures of 5/3 are the third best ever in T20 Internationals. [6] (Joint with Dale Steyn ), and second in the equivalent list for Sri Lanka, behind Muralitharan . [3] Herath’s best bowling figures are 9/127 against Bangladesh in 2014; This was only the 18th time in Test cricket history that a bowler has taken 9 or more wickets in an innings. [5] Herath’s best T20I figures of 5/3 are the third best ever in T20 Internationals. [6] (Joint with Dale Steyn ), and second in the equivalent list for Sri Lanka, behind Muralitharan . [3] Herath’s best bowling figures are 9/127 against Bangladesh in 2014; This was only the 18th time in Test cricket history that a bowler has taken 9 or more wickets in an innings. [5] Herath’s best T20I figures of 5/3 are the third best ever in T20 Internationals. [6] This was only the 18th time in Test cricket history that a bowler has taken 9 or more wickets in an innings. [5] Herath’s best T20I figures of 5/3 are the third best ever in T20 Internationals. [6] This was only the 18th time in Test cricket history that a bowler has taken 9 or more wickets in an innings. [5] Herath’s best T20I figures of 5/3 are the third best ever in T20 Internationals. [6]
Herath has completed five-wicket hauls against every other Testing nation . He achieved this feat on 8 November 2016 during the 2nd Test match against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club, by taking five wickets for 89 runs. He was the third bowler after Muralitharan and Dale Steyn . On 11 March 2017, Herath surpassed 362 Test wicket by Daniel Vettori , to become the Best left-arm spinner in test cricket history.
Key
symbol | Meaning |
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Dated | Day the Test started or ODI 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 |
batsmen | Batsmen whose wickets were taken |
result | Result for the Sri Lanka team |
♠ | Herath was the man of the match |
10 or more wickets taken in the match |
Test Five-wicket Hauls
No. | Dated | Ground | Against | Inn | overs | runs | WKTS | Econ | batsmen | result |
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1 | 12 July 2009 | Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium , Colombo | Pakistan | 3 | 35 | 99 | 5 | 2.83 |
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Won [7] |
2 | 20 July 2009 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground , Colombo | Pakistan | 3 | 46 | 156 | 5 | 3.39 |
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Won [8] |
3 | 26 August 2009 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground , Colombo | New Zealand | 3 | 48 | 139 | 5 | 2.89 |
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Won [9] |
4 | 24 November 2009 | Green Park Stadium , Kanpur | india | 1 | 33 | 121 | 5 | 3.66 |
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Lost [10] |
5 | 31 August 2011 | Galle International Stadium , Galle | australia | 3 | 23 | 79 | 5 | 3.43 |
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Lost [11] |
6 | 16 September 2011 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground , Colombo | australia | 3 | 52 | 157 | 7 | 3.01 |
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Draw [12] |
7 | 26 December 2011 | Kingsmead Cricket Ground , Durban | South Africa | 4 | 30.3 | 79 | 5 | 2.59 |
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Won [13] |
8 | 26 March 2012 ♠ | Galle International Stadium , Galle | England | 2 | 19 | 74 | 6 | 3.89 |
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Won [14] |
9 | 26 March 2012 ♠ | Galle International Stadium , Galle | England | 4 | 38 | 97 | 6 | 2.55 |
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Won [14] |
10 | 3 April 2012 | Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium , Colombo | England | 2 | 53 | 133 | 6 | 2.50 |
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Lost [15] |
11 | 17 November 2012 ♠ | Galle International Stadium , Galle | New Zealand | 1 | 30 | 65 | 5 | 2.16 |
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Won [16] |
12 | 17 November 2012 ♠ | Galle International Stadium , Galle | New Zealand | 3 | 18 | 43 | 6 | 2.38 |
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Won [16] |
13 | 25 November 2012 | Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium , Colombo | New Zealand | 1 | 49 | 103 | 6 | 2.10 |
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Lost [17] |
14 | 14 December 2012 | Bellerive Oval , Hobart | australia | 3 | 21.5 | 95 | 5 | 4.35 |
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Lost [18] |
15 | 16 March 2013 ♠ | R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo | bangladesh | 1 | 28.3 | 68 | 5 | 2.38 |
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Won [19] |
16 | 16 March 2013 ♠ | R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo | bangladesh | 3 | 36 | 89 | 7 | 2.47 |
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Won [19] |
17 | 16 January 2014 | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium , Sharjah | Pakistan | 2 | 38.1 | 125 | 5 | 3.27 |
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Lost [20] |
18 | 24 July 2014 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground , Colombo | South Africa | 4 | 45 | 40 | 5 | 0.88 |
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Drawn [21] |
19 | 6 August 2014 ♠ | Galle International Stadium , Galle | Pakistan | 3 | 30.2 | 48 | 6 | 1.58 |
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Won [22] |
20 | 14 August 2014 ♠ | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground , Colombo | Pakistan | 2 | 33.1 | 127 | 9 | 3.82 |
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Won [23] |
21 | 14 August 2014 ♠ | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground , Colombo | Pakistan | 4 | 22.1 | 57 | 5 | 2.57 |
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Won [23] |
22 | 15 August 2015 | Galle International Stadium , Galle | india | 4 | 21 | 48 | 7 | 2.28 |
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Won [24] |
23 | 15 October 2015 | Galle International Stadium , Galle | West Indies | 2 | 33 | 68 | 6 | 2.06 |
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Won [25] |
24 | 30 July 2016 | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium , Pallekele | australia | 4 | 33.3 | 54 | 5 | 1.61 |
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Won [26] |
25 | 15 August 2016 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground , Colombo | australia | 2 | 38.1 | 81 | 6 | 2.12 |
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Won |
26 | 17 August 2016 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground , Colombo | australia | 4 | 18.1 | 64 | 7 | 3.52 |
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Won |
27 | 8 November 2016 | Harare Sports Club , Harare | Zimbabwe | 2 | 26 | 89 | 5 | 3.42 |
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Won |
28 | 8 November 2016 | Harare Sports Club , Harare | Zimbabwe | 4 | 23 | 63 | 8 | 2.73 |
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Won |
29 | 7 March 2017 | Galle International Stadium , Galle | bangladesh | 4 | 20.2 | 59 | 6 | 2.90 |
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Won |
Source: [27] Correct as of November 10, 2016.
Twenty20 International 5-wicket hauls
No. | Dated | Ground | Against | Inn | overs | runs | WKTS | Econ | batsmen | result |
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1 | 31 March 2014 | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium , Chittagong | New Zealand | 2 | 3.3 | 3 | 5 | 0.85 |
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Won [28] |
Source: [27] Correct as of January 30, 2015.
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