List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Harbhajan Singh

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Harbhajan Singh has the second-highest number of Test wickets by an off spinner, behind Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan.[1]

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "fifer"[2]) refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement,[3] and as of August 2014 only 41 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[4] Harbhajan Singh—a right-arm off break bowler—is a Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricketer who represents India. As of August 2014, Harbhajan has taken 413 wickets in Test cricket, 259 wickets in ODI cricket and 22 wickets in T20I cricket.[5] With 28 five-wicket hauls across all formats of the game, Harbhajan ranks second in the number of international five-wicket hauls among Indian cricketers—after Anil Kumble—and eighth among all players.[lower-alpha 1]

Harbhajan made his Test debut against Australia in 1998. His first five-wicket haul came against the same team during the second Test of the 2000–01 series at Eden Gardens.[6] His 6 wickets for 73 runs in the second innings raised his tally to 13 wickets in the match; Harbhajan's performance led India to winning the match after being forced to follow-on.[7][lower-alpha 2] In the third Test of the series, he claimed 15 wickets for 217 runs, including career-best figures of 8 wickets for 84 runs.[6] The majority of his fifers came against Australia – 7 of his 25 in Test cricket.[9]

Making his ODI debut against New Zealand in 1998,[5] Harbhajan's first five-wicket haul came against England in 2002. He took 5 wickets for 43 runs in the match, which India lost.[10][11] His 5 wickets for 31 runs—also his career-best figures—against the same team in 2006 resulted in an Indian victory.[12][13] Although Harbhajan made his first T20I appearance in 2006,[5] he is yet to pick up a fifer in the format as of August 2014. His figures of 4 wickets for 12 runs against England in 2012 remain his best in this version of the game.[lower-alpha 3]

Key

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Harbhajan bowling against Australia during the 2010–11 Border–Gavaskar Trophy.
Symbol Meaning
Date 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 India team
dagger Harbhajan was the man of the match
double-dagger 10 or more wickets taken in the match
Section-sign One of two five-wicket hauls by Harbhajan in the match

Tests

Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 11 March 2001double-daggerSection-sign Eden Gardens, Kolkata  Australia 1 37.5 123 7 3.25 Won[15]
2 11 March 2001double-daggerSection-sign Eden Gardens, Kolkata  Australia 4 30.3 73 6 2.39 Won[15]
3 18 March 2001daggerdouble-daggerSection-sign M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai  Australia 1 38.2 133 7 3.46 Won[15]
4 18 March 2001daggerdouble-daggerSection-sign M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai  Australia 3 41.5 84 8 2.01 Won[15]
5 3 December 2001 Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali  England 1 19.3 51 5 2.61 Won[16]
6 11 December 2001 Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad  England 3 30.2 17 5 2.34 Drawn[17]
7 28 February 2002dagger Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi  Zimbabwe 3 31 62 6 2.00 Won[18]
8 18 May 2002 Sabina Park, Kingston  West Indies 1 38 138 5 3.63 Lost[19]
9 5 September 2002 Kennington Oval, London  England 1 38.4 115 5 2.97 Drawn[20]
10 9 October 2002 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai  West Indies 3 28.3 48 7 1.68 Won[21]
11 30 October 2002 Eden Gardens, Kolkata  West Indies 2 57.3 115 5 2.00 Drawn[22]
12 6 October 2004double-daggerSection-sign M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore  Australia 1 41 146 5 3.56 Lost[23]
13 6 October 2004 dagger Section-sign M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore  Australia 3 30.1 78 6 2.58 Lost[23]
14 3 November 2004 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai  Australia 4 10.5 29 5 2.67 Won[24]
15 28 November 2004dagger Eden Gardens, Kolkata  South Africa 3 30 87 7 2.90 Won[25]
16 24 March 2005 dagger M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore  Pakistan 1 51.5 152 6 2.93 Lost[26]
17 18 December 2005 daggerdouble-dagger Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad  Sri Lanka 2 22.2 62 7 2.77 Won[26]
18 18 December 2005 Warner Park, Basseterre  West Indies 1 44 147 5 3.34 Drawn[27]
19 30 June 2006 Sabina Park, Kingston  West Indies 2 4.3 13 5 2.88 Won[28]
20 30 November 2007 Eden Gardens, Kolkata  Pakistan 2 45.5 122 5 2.66 Drawn[29]
21 26 March 2008 M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai  South Africa 1 44.5 164 5 3.65 Drawn[30]
22 31 July 2008 daggerdouble-dagger Galle International Stadium, Galle  Sri Lanka 2 40.3 102 6 2.51 Won[31]
23 18 March 2009 Seddon Park, Hamilton  New Zealand 3 28 63 6 2.25 Won[32]
24 14 February 2010 Eden Gardens, Kolkata  South Africa 3 48.3 59 5 1.21 Won[33]
25 2 January 2011 Newlands, Cape Town  South Africa 3 38 120 7 3.15 Drawn[34]

ODIs

Five-wicket hauls in ODI cricket
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 3 February 2002 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai  England 1 10 43 5 4.30 Lost[35]
2 28 March 2006dagger Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi  England 2 10 31 5 3.10 Won[13]
3 14 September 2009 R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo  Sri Lanka 2 9.4 56 5 5.79 Won[36]

Notes

  1. ↑ Harbhajan stands next to Muttiah Muralitharan, Richard Hadlee, Shane Warne, Anil Kumble (India), Glenn McGrath, Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram.[4]
  2. ↑ This was only the third occasion where a team had won after being forced to follow-on.[8]
  3. ↑ As of August 2014, the figures are the second best by an Indian bowler in T20Is.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Loedi, Tony (17 December 2013). "They can't pick off-spinners in Australia". The Roar. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Swinging it for the Auld Enemy – An interview with Ryan Sidebottom". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2009. ... I'd rather take fifers (five wickets) for England ...
  3. ↑ Pervez, M. A. (2001). A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. p. 31. ISBN 9788173701849.
  4. 1 2 "Combined Test, ODI and T20I records: Most five-wicket hauls in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 "Player Profile: Harbhajan Singh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  6. 1 2 "Harbhajan Singh: Combined Test, ODI and T20I records – Five-wicket hauls". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  7. ↑ Vasu, Anand (15 March 2001). "Laxman, Harbhajan script sensational Indian victory". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Records / Test matches / Team records / Victory after a follow on". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / Harbhajan Singh / Test matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / Harbhajan Singh / One-Day Internationals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "6th ODI: India v England at Mumbai, Feb 3, 2002". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  12. ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / Harbhajan Singh / One-Day Internationals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  13. 1 2 "England in India ODI Series – 1st ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  14. ↑ "Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Bowling records / Best figures in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "Border-Gavaskar Trophy – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  16. ↑ "England in India Test Series – 1st Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  17. ↑ "England in India Test Series – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  18. ↑ "2nd Test: India v Zimbabwe in Delhi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  19. ↑ "5th Test: West Indies v India in Kingston". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  20. ↑ "4th Test: England v India at the Oval". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  21. ↑ "1st Test: India v West Indies at Mumbai". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  22. ↑ "3rd Test: India v West Indies at Kolkata". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  23. 1 2 "1st Test: India v Australia at Bangalore". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  24. ↑ "4th Test: India v Australia at Mumbai". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  25. ↑ "2nd Test: India v South Africa at Kolkata". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  26. 1 2 "3rd Test: India v Pakistan at Bangalore". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  27. ↑ "3rd Test: West Indies v India at Basseterre". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  28. ↑ "4th Test: West Indies v India at Kingston". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  29. ↑ "2nd Test: India v Pakistan at Kolkata". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  30. ↑ "2nd Test: India v South Africa at Chennai". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  31. ↑ "2nd Test: Sri Lanka v India at Galle". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  32. ↑ "1st Test: New Zealand v India at Hamilton". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  33. ↑ "2nd Test: India v South Africa at Kolkata". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  34. ↑ "3rd Test: South Africa v India at Cape town". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  35. ↑ "England in India ODI Series – 6th ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  36. ↑ "Final: Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2011.

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