List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Mitchell Starc

Starc playing for New South Wales in 2011
Australian fast bowler, Mitchell Starc, has taken 14 five-wicket hauls in Test cricket and 9 five-wicket hauls in ODIs.[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.[5] Mitchell Starc, an Australian cricketer has taken 23 five-wicket hauls in international cricket.[5][6] A left-arm fast bowler, Starc has played 79 Tests, 110 One Day International (ODI) matches and 58 Twenty20 International (T20I) matches for his country, and has taken 316, 219 and 73 wickets respectively as of July 2023.[6][7]

Starc made his Test debut against New Zealand at The Gabba, Brisbane on 1 December 2011.[8] He took his first Test five-wicket haul against South Africa at the WACA Ground, Perth on 30 November 2012, taking 6/154.[9] His best figures in Tests is 6/50, taken against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium, Galle on 4 August 2016.[10]

Starc made his One Day International (ODI) debut against India at the Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam on 20 October 2010.[11] He took his first ODI five-wicket haul against Pakistan at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah on 28 August 2012, taking 5/42.[12] His best figures of 6/28 in ODIs came against New Zealand on 28 February 2015 at Eden Park, Auckland.[13]

Starc made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Pakistan on 7 September 2012 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai.[14] As of June 2019, he is yet to take a five-wicket haul in the format, with his best figures being 3/11, taken against the same opposition at the same ground in the following match of the series on 10 September 2012.[15][16]

Key

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Symbol Meaning
Date Day the Test started or ODI held
Inn The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken
Overs Number of overs bowled in that innings
Runs Number of 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 Result for Australia
* One of two five-wicket hauls by Starc in a match
10 wickets or more taken in the match
Starc was selected as man of the match

Test five-wicket hauls

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Five-wicket hauls in Tests by Mitchell Starc[17]
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 30 November 2012 Australia WACA Ground, Perth  South Africa 3 28.5 154 6 5.34 Lost[9]
2 14 December 2012 Australia Bellerive Oval, Hobart  Sri Lanka 4 28.2 63 5 2.22 Won[18]
3 8 July 2015 Wales Sophia Gardens, Cardiff  England 1 24.1 114 5 4.71 Lost[19]
4 6 August 2015 England Trent Bridge, Nottingham  England 2 27 111 6 4.11 Lost[20]
5 4 August 2016 *† Sri Lanka Galle International Stadium, Galle  Sri Lanka 1 16.1 44 5 2.72 Lost[10]
6 4 August 2016 *† Sri Lanka Galle International Stadium, Galle  Sri Lanka 3 12.3 50 6 4.00 Lost[10]
7 13 August 2016 Sri Lanka Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo  Sri Lanka 1 25.1 63 5 2.50 Lost[21]
8 2 December 2017 Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  England 4 19.2 88 5 4.55 Won[22]
9 1 March 2018 South Africa Kingsmead, Durban  South Africa 2 10.4 34 5 3.18 Won[23]
10 1 February 2019 *†‡ Australia Manuka Oval, Canberra  Sri Lanka 2 13.3 54 5 4.00 Won[24]
11 1 February 2019 *†‡ Australia Manuka Oval, Canberra  Sri Lanka 4 18 46 5 2.55 Won[24]
12 29 November 2019 Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  Pakistan 2 25 66 6 2.64 Won[25]
13 12 December 2019 Australia Perth Stadium, Perth  New Zealand 2 18 52 5 2.88 Won[26]
14 6 July 2023 England Headingley, Leeds  England 4 16 78 5 4.87 Lost[27]

Test ten-wicket hauls

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Ten-wicket hauls in Tests by Mitchell Starc[28]
No. Figures Against Venue Date Result
1 11/94  Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Galle International Stadium, Galle 4 August 2016 Lost[10]
2 10/100  Sri Lanka Australia Manuka Oval, Canberra 1 February 2019 Won[24]

One Day Internationals

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Five-wicket hauls in ODIs by Mitchell Starc[29]
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 28 August 2012 United Arab Emirates Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah  Pakistan 1 10 42 5 4.20 Won[12]
2 1 February 2013 Australia WACA Ground, Perth  West Indies 1 6.5 20 5 2.92 Won[30]
3 3 February 2013 Australia WACA Ground, Perth  West Indies 2 8 32 5 4.00 Won[31]
4 18 January 2015 Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  India 1 10 43 6 4.30 Won[32]
5 28 February 2015 New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland  New Zealand 2 9 28 6 3.11 Lost[13]
6 6 June 2019 England Trent Bridge, Nottingham  West Indies 2 10 46 5 4.60 Won[33]
7 29 June 2019 England Lord's, London  New Zealand 2 9.4 26 5 2.68 Won[34]
8 20 July 2021 Barbados Kensington Oval, Bridgetown  West Indies 2 8 48 5 6.00 Won[35]
9 19 March 2023 India Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy International Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam  India 1 8 53 5 6.62 Won[36]

References

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