List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Abdul Qadir

A view of a cricket ground during a practice match
Abdul Qadir took five of his five-wicket hauls at the National Stadium, Karachi.

Abdul Qadir was a Pakistani cricketer who took 17 five-wicket hauls during his career in international cricket.[1][2] In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer")[3] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement,[4] and as of October 2024, only 54 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[2][5][6] A right-arm leg spin bowler who represented his country between 1977 and 1994, Yahoo! Cricket wrote that Abdul Qadir "was a master of the leg-spin" and "mastered the googlies, the flippers, the leg-breaks and the topspins."[7]

Abdul Qadir made his Test debut in 1977 against England at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.[8] His first Test five-wicket haul came the following year against the same team in a match at the Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad.[9] In March 1984 against the English at the Gaddafi Stadium, he took a five-wicket haul in both innings of a Test match for the first time.[10] He repeated this feat only once more in his career, at the National Stadium, Karachi, against the same team, in December 1987.[11] His career-best figures for an innings were 9 wickets for 56 runs against England at the Gaddafi Stadium, in November 1987.[12] In Tests, Qadir was most successful against the English taking eight of his five-wicket hauls against them.[13] He took ten or more wickets in a match on five occasions.[14] Qadir claimed 15 five-wicket hauls in his Test career, and Pakistan never lost any of the games on such instances.

Abdul Qadir made his One Day International (ODI) debut during the 1983 Cricket World Cup against New Zealand at Edgbaston.[15] His first ODI five-wicket haul came in June 1983, against Sri Lanka, a match which Pakistan won at the Headingley Cricket Ground in Leeds. He took 5 wickets for 44 runs in the match, which is his best performance in ODIs.[16] Abdul Qadir took two five-wicket hauls in ODI cricket.[5][6] As of 2012, he is twenty-sixth overall among all-time combined five-wicket haul takers, a position he shares with Fred Trueman and Derek Underwood.[2] He is fifth in the list of five-wicket haul takers for Pakistan, all formats of the game combined.[17]

Key

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Symbol Meaning
Date Date the match was held, or 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
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)
Result The result for the Pakistan team in that match
† Abdul Qadir selected as "Man of the match"
‡ 10 wickets or more taken in the match
* One of two five-wicket hauls by Abdul Qadir in a match

Tests

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List of Test cricket five-wicket hauls by Abdul Qadir
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 2 January 1978 Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad  England 2 24[n 1] 44 6 1.37 Drawn[9]
2 22 September 1982† National Stadium, Karachi  Australia 3 26 76 5 2.92 Won[18]
3 30 September 1982†‡ Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad  Australia 4 50.5 142 7 2.79 Won[19]
4 26 December 1983 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Australia 2 54.3 166 5 3.04 Drawn[20]
5 2 March 1984† National Stadium, Karachi  England 1 31 74 5 2.38 Won[21]
6 19 March 1984*‡ Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore  England 1 30 84 5 2.80 Drawn[10]
7 19 March 1984*‡ Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore  England 3 42 110 5 2.61 Drawn[10]
8 25 November 1984 Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad  New Zealand 1 40.3 108 5 2.66 Won[22]
9 7 November 1985 National Stadium, Karachi  Sri Lanka 1 20.5 44 5 2.11 Won[23]
10 24 October 1986 Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad  West Indies 4 9.1 16 6 1.68 Won[24]
11 6 August 1987‡ The Oval, London  England 2 44.4 96 7 2.14 Drawn[25]
12 25 November 1987†‡ Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore  England 1 37 56 9 1.51 Won[12]
13 16 December 1987*†‡ National Stadium, Karachi  England 1 49.4 88 5 1.77 Drawn[11]
14 16 December 1987*†‡ National Stadium, Karachi  England 3 55 98 5 1.78 Drawn[11]
15 24 February 1989 Eden Park, Auckland  New Zealand 2 58.1 160 6 2.75 Drawn[26]

One Day Internationals

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List of ODI five-wicket hauls by Abdul Qadir
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 16 June 1983† Headingley, Leeds  Sri Lanka 2 12 44 5 3.66 Won[16]
2 30 January 1984† Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Australia 1 10 53 5 5.30 Lost[27]

Notes

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  1. ^ Eight-ball overs were bowled in this match.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Abdul Qadir". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Records – Combined Test, ODI and T20I records – Bowling records – Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Swinging it for the Auld Enemy – An interview with Ryan Sidebottom". The Scotsman. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2012. ... I'd rather take fifers (five wickets) for England ...
  4. ^ Pervez, M. A. (2001). A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. p. 31. ISBN 978-81-7370-184-9. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Records – Test matches – Bowling records – Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  6. ^ a b "One-Day Internationals: Bowling Records – Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  7. ^ "Profile of Abdul Qadir". Yahoo! Cricket. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  8. ^ "England in Pakistan Test Series – 1st Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  9. ^ a b c "England in Pakistan Test Series – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  10. ^ a b c "England in Pakistan Test Series – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  11. ^ a b c "England in Pakistan Test Series – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  12. ^ a b "England in Pakistan Test Series – 1st Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  13. ^ "Statistics – Statsguru – Abdul Qadir – Test matches". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  14. ^ "Test Matches: Bowling Records – Most ten-wickets-in-a-match in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  15. ^ "Prudential World Cup – 6th match, Group A". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  16. ^ a b "Prudential World Cup – 15th match, Group A". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  17. ^ "Cricket Records – Records – Pakistan – Combined Test, ODI and T20I – Most five-wickets-in-an-innings". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  18. ^ "Australia in Pakistan Test Series – 1st Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  19. ^ "Australia in Pakistan Test Series – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  20. ^ "Pakistan in Australia Test Series – 4th Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  21. ^ "England in Pakistan Test Series – 1st Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  22. ^ "New Zealand in Pakistan Test Series – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  23. ^ "Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  24. ^ "West Indies in Pakistan Test Series – 1st Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  25. ^ "Pakistan in England Test Series – 5th Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  26. ^ "Pakistan in New Zealand Test Series – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  27. ^ "Benson & Hedges World Series Cup – 8th match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
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