List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Harare Sports Club

The Harare Sports Club, is located in capital city Harare, is a sports ground in Zimbabwe that has hosted international cricket matches along with provincial games. The venue is the major cricketing spot in Zimbabwe, along with Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo. The first Test match at the venue was held between hosts and India on 1992, whereas the first ODI at the ground is also took place on 1992 in the same tour. The first T20I was held on 2010, against India as well.

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer")[1][2] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement.[3]

The first bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a Test match at Harare Sports Club was John Traicos for Zimbabwe against India in the very first match at the venue. He finished the innings with bowling figures of five wickets for 86 runs.[4] The best figures in Test cricket at this venue are 8 wickets for 63 runs, taken by Sri Lankan spinner Rangana Herath against Zimbabwe in 2016. Zimbabwe's Heath Streak has the most Test fifers with three at Harare Sports Club. Until November 2016, there have been 32 instances of five-wicket hauls recorded from Harare Sport Club.[5]

The first ODI fifer at the ground was taken by Zimbabwean Eddo Brandes in 1997 where he took five wickets for 28 runs against England. Best bowling figures of six for 22 runs against Zimbabwe was taken by West Indian pacer Fidel Edwards in 2003. Until November 2016, a total of 16 fifers has been taken at the venue.[6]

Key

Symbol Meaning
dagger The bowler was man of the match
double-dagger 10 or more wickets taken in the match
Up-arrow Debut match
♣ A hat-trick was taken
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
Batsmen Batsmen whose wickets were taken
Drawn The match was drawn.

Tests

Five-wicket hauls in Test matches at Harare Sports Club
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 John Traicos 18 October 1992  Zimbabwe  India 2 50 86 5 1.72 Drawn[4]
2 Murphy Su'a 7 November 1992  New Zealand  Zimbabwe 2 37 85 5 2.29 New Zealand won[7]
3 Dipak Patel 7 November 1992  New Zealand  Zimbabwe 4 17.3 50 6 2.85 New Zealand won[7]
4 Ravindra Pushpakumara 26 October 1994  Sri Lanka  Zimbabwe 2 35.4 116 7 3.25 Drawn[8]
5 Heath Streak 31 January 1995  Zimbabwe  Pakistan 2 39 90 6 2.30 Zimbabwe won[9]
6 Aamer Nazir 15 February 1995  Pakistan  Zimbabwe 4 19 46 5 2.42 Pakistan won[10]
7 Aamer Nazir 13 October 1995  South Africa  Zimbabwe 2 32 101 5 3.15 South Africa won[11]
8 Alan Donald 13 October 1995  South Africa  Zimbabwe 3 33 71 8 2.15 South Africa won[11]
9 Chris Cairns 18 September 1997  New Zealand  Zimbabwe 1 28.1 50 5 1.77 Drawn[12]
10 Henry Olonga 7 October 1998  Zimbabwe  India 2 26 70 5 2.69 Zimbabwe won[13]
11 Heath Streak 14 October 1999  Zimbabwe  Australia 2 34 93 5 2.73 Australia won[14]
12 Ravindra Pushpakumara 4 December 1999  Sri Lanka  Zimbabwe 1 25 56 5 2.24 Drawn[15]
13 Andy Blignaut 15 June 2001  Zimbabwe  India 3 31.5 74 5 2.32 Zimbabwe won[16]
14 Andy Blignaut 9 November 2002  Zimbabwe  Pakistan 1 21 79 5 3.76 Pakistan won[17]
15 Andy Blignaut 9 November 2002  Zimbabwe  Pakistan 3 17.5 93 5 5.21 Pakistan won[17]
16 Fidel Edwards 4 November 2003  Zimbabwe  Pakistan 1 34.3 133 5 3.85 Drawn[18]
17 Raymond Price 4 November 2003  Zimbabwe  Pakistan 2 37.2 73 6 1.95 Drawn[18]
18 Muttiah Muralitharan 6 May 2004  Sri Lanka  Zimbabwe 1 24.2 45 6 1.84 Sri Lanka won[19]
19 Nuwan Zoysa 6 May 2004  Sri Lanka  Zimbabwe 3 9.5 20 5 2.03 Sri Lanka won[19]
20 Irfan Pathan 20 September 2005  India  Zimbabwe 1 15.2 59 7 3.84 India won[20]
21 Heath Streak 20 September 2005  Zimbabwe  India 2 32 73 6 2.28 India won[20]
22 Irfan Pathan 20 September 2005  India  Zimbabwe 3 19 67 6 3.52 India won[20]
23 Robiul Islam 25 April 2013  Bangladesh  Zimbabwe 3 19 71 6 3.73 Bangladesh won[21]
24 Robiul Islam 25 April 2013  Bangladesh  Zimbabwe 2 33 85 6 2.57 Bangladesh won[22]
25 Saeed Ajmal 3 September 2013  Pakistan  Zimbabwe 2 32.3 95 7 2.92 Pakistan won[23]
26 Brian Vitori 10 September 2013  Zimbabwe  Pakistan 2 26.5 61 5 2.27 Zimbabwe won[24]
27 Rahat Ali 10 September 2013  Pakistan  Zimbabwe 3 24.5 52 5 2.09 Zimbabwe won[24]
28 Tendai Chatara 10 September 2013  Zimbabwe  Pakistan 4 23 61 5 2.65 Zimbabwe won[24]
29 Dale Steyn 9 August 2014  South Africa  Zimbabwe 1 22.4 46 5 2.02 South Africa won[25]
30 John Nyumbu 9 August 2014  Zimbabwe  South Africa 2 49.3 157 5 3.17 South Africa won[25]
31 Rangana Herath 10 November 2016  Sri Lanka  Zimbabwe 2 26 89 5 3.42 Sri Lanka won[26]
32 Rangana Herath 10 November 2016  Sri Lanka  Zimbabwe 4 23 63 8 2.73 Sri Lanka won[26]

ODIs

Five-wicket hauls in One Day International matches at Harare Sports Club
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 Eddo Brandes 3 January 1997  Zimbabwe  England 2 10 28 5 2.80 Zimbabwe won[27]
2 Graeme Hick 20 February 2000  England  Zimbabwe 2 10 33 5 3.30 England won[28]
3 Matthew Hoggard 7 October 2001  England  Zimbabwe 2 10 33 5 3.30 England won[29]
4 Fidel Edwards 29 November 2003  West Indies  Zimbabwe 2 7 22 6 3.14 West Indies won[30]
5 Muttiah Muralitharan 29 April 2004  Sri Lanka  Zimbabwe 2 10 23 5 2.30 West Indies won[31]
6 Jason Gillespie 29 May 2004  Australia  Zimbabwe 1 10 32 5 3.20 Australia won[32]
7 Irfan Pathan 29 August 2004  India  Zimbabwe 2 10 27 5 2.70 India won[33]
8 Ajantha Mendis 28 November 2008  Sri Lanka  Zimbabwe 2 10 27 5 2.70 Sri Lanka won[34]
9 Muttiah Muralitharan 30 November 2008  Sri Lanka  Zimbabwe 2 10 29 5 2.90 Sri Lanka won[35]
10 Graeme Cremer 13 October 2009  Zimbabwe  Kenya 2 10 46 6 4.60 Zimbabwe won[36]
11 Ed Rainsford 30 September 2010  Zimbabwe  Ireland 1 10 46 6 4.60 Ireland won[37]
12 Brian Vitori 12 August 2011  Zimbabwe  Bangladesh 1 10 30 5 3.00 Zimbabwe won[38]
13 Brian Vitori 14 August 2011  Zimbabwe  Bangladesh 1 9.3 20 5 2.10 Zimbabwe won[39]
14 Prosper Utseya 19 August 2014  Zimbabwe  South Africa 1 10 36 5 3.60 South Africa won[40]
15 Yasir Shah 1 October 2015  Pakistan  Zimbabwe 2 9 26 6 2.88 Pakistan won[41]
16 Bilal Asif 5 October 2015  Pakistan  Zimbabwe 2 9 26 6 2.88 Pakistan won[42]

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