List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Bangabandhu National Stadium

Bangabandhu National Stadium, also known as Dhaka Stadium, is located in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. It has hosted international cricket and association football matches. The ground was first used for international cricket in 1955 when it was the venue for Pakistan's first home Test match, played against India. ^{[lower-alpha 1]} Pakistan played seven home Test matches on the ground, the last in 1969, and the ground was used for the final of the 1998–99 Asian Test Championship in 1999. Bangladesh played their first Test match after becoming Full Members of the International Cricket Council on the ground in 2000, and the ground is the only one to have hosted the inaugural home Test matches of two different national sides. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The ground was last used for cricket in 2005 and it has since been used only as a football stadium, cricket moving to the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. ^[1]

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. ^[4] This article details the five-wicket hauls taken on the ground in official Test and One Day International matches. ^{[lower-alpha 2]}

The first bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a Test match on the ground was Ghulam Ahmed who took five wickets for the cost of 109 runs (5/109) for India against Pakistan in the ground's first Text match in 1955. The best innings bowling figures in Test cricket on the ground are the seven wickets for 77 runs (7/77) taken by Pakistan's Danish Kaneria against Bangladesh in 2002. A total of 31 Test match five-wicket hauls were taken on the ground. ^[2]

The ground was first used for One Day International (ODI) cricket in 1988 when it hosted matches in the 1988 Asia Cup competition. The first five-wicket haul on the ground in an ODI was taken by India's Arshad Ayub during this completion; Ayub took 5/25 against Pakistan. A total of six five-wicket hauls were taken in ODIs on the ground, with the best ODI bowling figures of 6/35 taken by Pakistan's Abdul Razzaq in 2002 against Bangladesh. ^[2]

Key

Symbol	Meaning
Date	Day the Test started or ODI was held
Inn	Innings in which the five-wicket haul was taken
O	Number of overs bowled by the bowler in the innings
R	Number of runs conceded by the bowler in the innings
W	Number of wickets taken by the bowler in the innings
Result	Result of the match

Test match five-wicket hauls

In the 17 Test matches played on the ground, a total of 31 five-wicket hauls were taken. Seven matches were played by Pakistan as the home side, nine with Bangladesh as the home side and in one, the 1999 match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the ground was a neutral venue.

Five-wicket hauls in men's Test matches at Bangabandhu National Stadium

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Ghulam Ahmed [upper-alpha 1]	1 January 1955	India	Pakistan	1	45	109	5	Drawn [5]
2	Mahmood Hussain [upper-alpha 1]	1 January 1955	Pakistan	India	2	27	67	6	Drawn [5]
3	Subhash Gupte [upper-alpha 1]	1 January 1955	India	Pakistan	3	6	18	5	Drawn [5]
4	Khan Mohammad	7 November 1955	Pakistan	New Zealand	3	6	18	5	Drawn [6]
5	Fazal Mahmood [upper-alpha 2]	6 March 1959	Pakistan	West Indies	2	18.3	34	6	Pakistan won [7]
6	Fazal Mahmood [upper-alpha 2]	6 March 1959	Pakistan	West Indies	4	27	66	6	Pakistan won [7]
7	Fazal Mahmood [upper-alpha 3]	13 November 1959	Pakistan	Australia	2	35.5	71	5	Australia won [8]
8	Ken Mackay [upper-alpha 3]	13 November 1959	Australia	Pakistan	3	45	42	6	Australia won [8]
9	David Allen	19 January 1962	England	Pakistan	3	23.1	30	5	Drawn [9]
10	Derek Underwood	28 February 1969	England	Pakistan	3	44	94	5	Drawn [10]
11	Intikhab Alam [upper-alpha 4]	8 November 1969	Pakistan	New Zealand	1	56	91	5	Drawn [11]
12	Intikhab Alam [upper-alpha 4]	8 November 1969	Pakistan	New Zealand	3	39.4	91	5	Drawn [11]
13	Arshad Khan [upper-alpha 5] [upper-alpha 6]	12 March 1999 [lower-alpha 3]	Pakistan	Sri Lanka	1	20	38	5	Pakistan won [13]
14	Upul Chandana [upper-alpha 5] [upper-alpha 7]	12 March 1999 [lower-alpha 3]	Sri Lanka	Pakistan	2	47.5	179	6	Pakistan won [13]
15	Sunil Joshi [upper-alpha 8]	10 November 2000	India	Bangladesh	1	45.3	142	5	India won [16]
16	Naimur Rahman [upper-alpha 8] [upper-alpha 9]	10 November 2000	Bangladesh	India	2	44.3	132	6	India won [16]
17	Travis Friend [upper-alpha 10]	8 November 2001	Zimbabwe	Bangladesh	1	18	31	5	Drawn [18]
18	Waqar Younis [upper-alpha 11]	9 January 2002	Pakistan	Bangladesh	1	16.2	55	6	Pakistan won [19]
19	Danish Kaneria [upper-alpha 11]	9 January 2002	Pakistan	Bangladesh	3	19.4	77	7	Pakistan won [19]
20	Pedro Collins [upper-alpha 12]	8 December 2002	West Indies	Bangladesh	1	17.1	26	5	West Indies won [20]
21	Jermaine Lawson [upper-alpha 12]	8 December 2002	West Indies	Bangladesh	3	6.5	3	6	West Indies won [20]
22	Mohammad Rafique	1 May 2003	Bangladesh	South Africa	1	37.2	77	6	South Africa won [21]
23	Steve Harmison	1 May 2003	England	Bangladesh	1	21.5	35	5	England won [22]
24	James Franklin [upper-alpha 13]	19 October 2004	New Zealand	Bangladesh	1	17	28	5	New Zealand won [23]
25	Mohammad Rafique [upper-alpha 13]	19 October 2004	Bangladesh	New Zealand	2	59.1	122	6	New Zealand won [23]
26	Daniel Vettori [upper-alpha 13]	19 October 2004	New Zealand	Bangladesh	3	22	28	6	New Zealand won [23]
27	Irfan Pathan [upper-alpha 14]	10 December 2004	India	Bangladesh	1	16	45	5	India won [24]
28	Irfan Pathan [upper-alpha 14]	10 December 2004	India	Bangladesh	3	15	51	6	India won [24]
29	Enamul Haque [upper-alpha 15]	14 January 2005	Bangladesh	Zimbabwe	1	36	95	7	Drawn [26]
30	Douglas Hondo	14 January 2005	Zimbabwe	Bangladesh	2	22	59	6	Drawn [26]
31	Enamul Haque	14 January 2005	Bangladesh	Zimbabwe	3	37	105	5	Drawn [26]

One Day International five-wicket hauls

Six five-wicket hauls were taken on the ground in One Day International cricket.

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day International matches at Bangabandhu National Stadium

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Arshad Ayub	31 October 1988 [lower-alpha 4]	India	Pakistan	1	9	21	5	India won [27]
2	Javagal Srinath	10 January 1998 [lower-alpha 5]	India	Bangladesh	1	10	23	5	India won [28]
3	Jacques Kallis	1 November 1998 [lower-alpha 6]	South Africa	West Indies	1	7.3	30	5	South Africa won [29]
4	Paul Strang	19 March 1999 [lower-alpha 7]	Zimbabwe	Kenya	2	10	22	5	Zimbabwe won [30]
5	Abdul Razzaq	25 January 2002	Pakistan	Bangladesh	1	9.5	35	6	Pakistan won [31]
6	Aftab Ahmed	5 November 2004	Bangladesh	New Zealand	2	10	31	5	New Zealand won [32]

Notes

1. Between 1947 and 1971 Bangladesh was a constituent part of Pakistan known as East Pakistan. Banlgadesh declared independence in March 1971. After the Bangladesh Liberation War, Bangladesh was established as an independent country by 1972.
2. No Twenty20 International matches or women's international cricket matches were staged on the ground.
3. This match was the final of the 1998–99 Asian Test Championship.
4. This match was part of the 1988 Asia Cup which was held in Bangladesh.
5. This match was part of the Silver Jubilee Independence Cup held in Bangladesh.
6. This match was the final of the 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy which was hosted by Bangladesh.
7. This match was part of the Meril International Tournament.

1. Ghulam Ahmed, Mahmood Hussain and Gupte took their five wicket hauls in the same match.
2. Fazal Mahmood took two five-wicket hauls in this match.
3. Fazal Mahmood and Mackay took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
4. Intikhab Alam took two five-wicket hauls in this match.
5. Arshad Khan and Chandana took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
6. This was the only five-wicket haul of Arshad Khan's international cricket career. ^[12]
7. Chandana took his five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.
8. Joshi and Naimur Rahman took their five-wicket hauls in the same match. It was the only time either player took a five-wicket haul in their Test cricket. ^{[14] [15]}
9. The match was Bangladesh's first Test match and, as a result, Naimur Rahman took his five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.
10. Friend's five-wicket haul was the only time he took five-wickets in an innings in international cricket. ^[17]
11. Waqar Younis and Danish Kaneria took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
12. Collins and Lawson took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
13. Franklin, Mohammad Rafique and Vettori took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
14. Irfan Pathan took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
15. Hondo's and both of Enamul Haque's five-wicket hauls were taken in the same match. It was Hondo's only five-wicket haul in international cricket. ^[25]

References

1. Bangabandhu National Stadium, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
2. Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
3. Partab Ramchard (2000) Past record is also against Bangladesh, CricInfo, 2000-11-09. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
4. Pervez MA (2001) A Dictionary of Cricket, p.31. Hyderabad: Sangam Books (India). ISBN   978-81-7370-184-9
5. 1st Test, Dhaka, Jan 1-4 1955, India tour of Pakistan, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
6. 3rd Test, Dhaka, Nov 7-12 1955, New Zealand tour of Pakistan, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
7. 2nd Test, Dhaka, Mar 6-8 1959, West Indies tour of Pakistan, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
8. 1st Test, Dhaka, Nov 13-18 1959, Australia tour of Pakistan, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
9. 2nd Test, Dhaka, Jan 19-24 1962, England tour of Pakistan, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
10. 2nd Test, Dhaka, Feb 28 - Mar 3 1969, England tour of Pakistan, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
11. 3rd Test, Dhaka, Nov 8-11 1969, New Zealand tour of Pakistan, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
13. Final, Dhaka, Mar 12-15 1999, Asian Test Championship, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
16. Only Test, Dhaka, Nov 10-13 2000, India tour of Bangladesh, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
18. 1st Test, Dhaka, Nov 8-12 2001, Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
19. 1st Test, Dhaka, Jan 9-11 2002, Pakistan tour of Bangladesh, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
20. 1st Test, Dhaka, Dec 8-10 2002, West Indies tour of Bangladesh, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
21. 2nd Test, Dhaka, May 1-4 2003, South Africa tour of Bangladesh, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
22. 1st Test, Dhaka, Oct 21-25 2003, England tour of Bangladesh, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
23. 1st Test, Dhaka, Oct 19-22 2004, New Zealand tour of Bangladesh, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
24. 1st Test, Dhaka, Dec 10-13 2004, India tour of Bangladesh, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
26. 2nd Test, Dhaka, Jan 14-18 2005, Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
27. 5th Match, Dhaka, Oct 31 1988, Wills Asia Cup, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
28. 1st Match, Dhaka, Jan 10 1998, Silver Jubilee Independence Cup, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
29. Final (D/N), Dhaka, Nov 1 1998, Wills International Cup, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
30. 1st Match (D/N), Dhaka, Mar 19 1999, Meril International Cricket Tournament, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
31. 3rd ODI (D/N), Dhaka, Jan 25 2002, Pakistan tour of Bangladesh, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
32. 2nd ODI (D/N), Dhaka, Nov 5 2004, New Zealand tour of Bangladesh, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-03-23.

External links

• International five-wicket hauls at Bangabandhu National Stadium, CricInfo