List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Centurion Park

A function at Centurion Park in 2006.

Centurion Park is a cricket ground in Centurion, South Africa. The first international cricket match on the ground was a One Day International (ODI) match played between South Africa and India in 1992. The first Test match on the ground was played between South Africa and England in 1995 and the first Twenty20 International on the ground was played in 2009 with Australia as South Africa's opponents. ^[1] The ground's first women's international match was played in 2002. ^[2]

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. ^[3] This article details the five-wicket hauls taken on the ground in official international Test matches, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals.

Australian bowler Glenn McGrath took the first Test match five-wicket haul on the ground in 1997, taking six wickets for the cost of 86 runs (6/86) against South Africa. Later in the same match, South African Allan Donald took a five-wicket haul of his own. ^[4] The best innings bowling figures on the ground in a Test match were taken by Kyle Abbott of South Africa with figures of 7/29 against Pakistan in 2013. Abbot's team-mate Kagiso Rabada match figures of 13 wickets for 144 runs are the best match figures in a Test match on the ground. ^[2]

The first One Day International five-wicket haul was taken by Shaun Pollock in 2001, ^[5] whilst Ireland's Trent Johnston recorded the best ODI bowling figures with 5/14 against Canada during the final of the 2009 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier. ^[6] In Twenty20 International cricket Pakistan's Umar Gul has taken the only five-wicket haul on the ground, taking 5/6 in 2013, all the wickets taken in only 14 balls. ^[7] As of March 2020 ^[update] no five-wicket hauls have been taken in women's international cricket on the ground. ^[2]

Key

Symbol	Meaning
Date	Date the Test started or ODI/T20I was held
Inn	Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken
O	Number of overs bowled
R	Number of runs conceded
W	Number of wickets taken
Result	Result of the match

Test Match five-wicket hauls

As of 30 December 2019

A total of 35 five-wicket hauls have been taken in Test matches on the ground.

Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at Centurion

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Glenn McGrath	21 March 1997	Australia	South Africa	2	40.4	86	6	South Africa won [8]
2	Allan Donald	21 March 1997	South Africa	Australia	3	18	36	5	South Africa won [8]
3	Muttiah Muralitharan	27 March 1998	Sri Lanka	South Africa	2	30	63	5	South Africa won [9]
4	Allan Donald	27 March 1998	South Africa	Sri Lanka	3	13.3	54	5	South Africa won [9]
5	Courtney Walsh	15 January 1999	West Indies	South Africa	1	24.5	80	6	South Africa won [10]
6	Allan Donald	15 January 1999	South Africa	West Indies	2	13	49	5	South Africa won [10]
7	Makhaya Ntini	16 January 2004	South Africa	West Indies	2	20	49	5	South Africa won [11]
8	Andre Nel	21 January 2005	South Africa	England	2	29	81	6	Drawn [12]
9	Monde Zondeki	11 March 2005	South Africa	Zimbabwe	3	14.3	39	6	South Africa won [13]
10	Makhaya Ntini [upper-alpha 1]	15 April 2006	South Africa	New Zealand	2	19	94	5	South Africa won [14]
11	Makhaya Ntini [upper-alpha 1] [upper-alpha 2]	15 April 2006	South Africa	New Zealand	4	14	51	5	South Africa won [14]
12	Dale Steyn [upper-alpha 2]	15 April 2006	South Africa	New Zealand	4	17	47	5	South Africa won [14]
13	Makhaya Ntini	11 January 2007	South Africa	Pakistan	1	24	83	5	South Africa won [15]
14	Mohammad Asif	11 January 2007	Pakistan	South Africa	2	27.5	89	5	South Africa won [15]
15	Mark Gillespie [upper-alpha 3]	16 November 2007	New Zealand	South Africa	2	30	136	5	South Africa won [16]
16	Dale Steyn	16 November 2007	South Africa	New Zealand	3	10.3	49	6	South Africa won [16]
17	Shakib Al Hasan	26 November 2008	Bangladesh	South Africa	2	28	99	6	South Africa won [17]
18	Graeme Swann	16 December 2009	England	South Africa	1	45.2	110	5	Drawn [18]
19	Paul Harris	16 December 2009	South Africa	England	2	37	123	5	Drawn [18]
20	Morne Morkel	16 December 2010	South Africa	India	1	12.4	20	5	South Africa won [19]
21	Vernon Philander [upper-alpha 4]	15 December 2011	South Africa	Sri Lanka	1	13	53	5	South Africa won [20]
22	Vernon Philander [upper-alpha 4]	15 December 2011	South Africa	Sri Lanka	3	11.1	49	5	South Africa won [20]
23	Rahat Ali	22 February 2013	Pakistan	South Africa	1	27.2	127	6	South Africa won [21]
24	Kyle Abbott [upper-alpha 5]	22 February 2013	South Africa	Pakistan	2	11.4	29	7	South Africa won [21]
25	Mitchell Johnson [upper-alpha 6]	12 February 2014	Australia	South Africa	2	17.1	68	7	Australia won [22]
26	Mitchell Johnson [upper-alpha 6]	12 February 2014	Australia	South Africa	4	16	59	5	Australia won [22]
27	Dale Steyn	17 December 2014	South Africa	West Indies	3	8.2	34	6	South Africa won [23]
28	Kagiso Rabada [upper-alpha 7]	22 January 2016	South Africa	England	2	29	112	7	South Africa won [24]
29	Kagiso Rabada [upper-alpha 7]	22 January 2016	South Africa	England	4	10.4	32	6	South Africa won [24]
30	Neil Wagner	27 August 2016	New Zealand	South Africa	1	39	86	5	South Africa won [25]
31	Dale Steyn	27 August 2016	South Africa	New Zealand	4	16.2	33	5	South Africa won [25]
32	Lungi Ngidi [upper-alpha 8]	13 January 2018	South Africa	India	4	12.2	39	6	South Africa won [26]
33	Duanne Olivier [upper-alpha 9]	26 December 2018	South Africa	Pakistan	1	14	37	6	South Africa won [27]
34	Duanne Olivier [upper-alpha 9]	26 December 2018	South Africa	Pakistan	3	15	59	5	South Africa won [27]
35	Jofra Archer	26 December 2019	England	South Africa	3	17	102	5	South Africa won [28]

One Day International five-wicket hauls

As of 1 September 2019

Five five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground in ODI matches.

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day International matches at Centurion Park

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Shaun Pollock	10 October 2001	South Africa	India	1	9.5	37	5	India won [29]
2	Vasbert Drakes	23 February 2003 [lower-alpha 1]	West Indies	Canada	1	9.5	44	5	West Indies won [30]
3	Trent Johnston	19 April 2009 [lower-alpha 2]	Ireland	Canada	1	10	14	5	Ireland won [31]
4	Wayne Parnell	24 September 2009 [lower-alpha 3]	South Africa	New Zealand	1	8	57	5	South Africa won [32]
5	Yuzvendra Chahal	4 February 2018	India	South Africa	1	8.2	22	5	India won [33]

Twenty20 International five-wicket hauls

As of 1 September 2019

A single five-wicket haul has been taken in T20I matches on the ground.

Five-wicket hauls in Men's Twenty20 Internationals at Centurion Park

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Umar Gul	3 March 2013	Pakistan	South Africa	2	2.2	6	5	Pakistan won [34]

Notes

1. This match was part of the 2003 Cricket World Cup.
2. This match was the final of the 2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament ahead of the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
3. This match was part of the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy competition.

1. Ntini took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
2. Ntini and Steyn took five-wicket hauls in the same innings.
3. Gillespie took his five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.
4. Philander took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
5. Abbot took his five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.
6. Johnson took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
7. Rabada took two five-wicket hauls in the match.
8. Ngidi took his five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.
9. Olivier took two five-wicket hauls in the match.

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External links

• International five-wicket hauls at Centurion, CricInfo