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

Key

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

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

1. "Records / Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad / Test matches / Match results". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
2. "Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad / Records / One-Day Internationals / Match results". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
3. Pervez, M. A. (2001). A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. p. 31. ISBN 978-81-7370-184-9.
4. "Statistics - Statsguru - Test Matches - Bowling Records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2019.