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

Harare Sports Club Ground is a cricket ground in Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe. It has been used for cricket matches since 1910 and has hosted international matches as well as domestic games. The venue is the Zimbabwe national cricket team's most frequently used home ground. The first Test match at the venue was held in October 1992 with India as the visiting side. The two sides met in the ground's first One Day International (ODI) later the same month and played the first Twenty20 International (T20I) on the ground in 2010. ^[1] The ground hosted One Day International matches during the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup and 2018 ICC World Cup Qualifier and hosted the final of the 2019 ICC Women's World Cup Africa Region Qualifier competition, the only Women's international match to be played on the ground. ^[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 and One Day International matches. ^{[lower-alpha 1]}

The first bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a Test match on the ground was Zimbabwean John Traicos who took five wickets for 86 runs against India in the first international match at the venue. ^[6] The best figures in Test cricket on the ground are the 8/63 taken by Sri Lankan spinner Rangana Herath against Zimbabwe in 2016. In the same match Herath took the best match figures in Test cricket on the ground, taking 13 wickets, including five-wicket hauls in both innings. ^{[2] [7]}

The first ODI five-wicket haul on the ground was taken by Eddo Brandes who took 5/28, including a hat-trick, in 1997 against England. ^{[8] [9] [10]} The best ODI bowling figures on the ground are West Indian fast bowler Fidel Edwards' 6/22 taken in 2003. ^[2] As of January 2020 ^[update] , no five-wicket hauls have been taken in Twenty20 International matches on the ground.

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

As of 11 July 2021

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 Harare Sports Club

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	John Traicos [upper-alpha 1]	18 October 1992	Zimbabwe	India	2	50	86	5	Drawn [6]
2	Murphy Su'a [upper-alpha 2]	7 November 1992	New Zealand	Zimbabwe	2	37	85	5	New Zealand won [12]
3	Dipak Patel [upper-alpha 2]	7 November 1992	New Zealand	Zimbabwe	4	17.3	50	6	New Zealand won [12]
4	Ravindra Pushpakumara [upper-alpha 3]	26 October 1994	Sri Lanka	Zimbabwe	2	35.4	116	7	Drawn [13]
5	Heath Streak	31 January 1995	Zimbabwe	Pakistan	2	39	90	6	Zimbabwe won [14]
6	Aamer Nazir [upper-alpha 4]	15 February 1995	Pakistan	Zimbabwe	4	19	46	5	Pakistan won [16]
7	Bryan Strang [upper-alpha 5]	13 October 1995	Zimbabwe	South Africa	2	32	101	5	South Africa won [17]
8	Allan Donald [upper-alpha 5]	13 October 1995	South Africa	Zimbabwe	3	33	71	8	South Africa won [17]
9	Chris Cairns	18 September 1997	New Zealand	Zimbabwe	1	28.1	50	5	Drawn [18]
10	Henry Olonga	7 October 1998	Zimbabwe	India	2	26	70	5	Zimbabwe won [19]
11	Heath Streak	14 October 1999	Zimbabwe	Australia	2	34	93	5	Australia won [20]
12	Ravindra Pushpakumara	4 December 1999	Sri Lanka	Zimbabwe	1	25	56	5	Drawn [20]
13	Andy Blignaut	15 June 2001	Zimbabwe	India	3	31.5	74	5	Zimbabwe won [21]
14	Andy Blignaut [upper-alpha 6]	9 November 2002	Zimbabwe	Pakistan	1	21	79	5	Pakistan won [22]
15	Henry Olonga [upper-alpha 6]	9 November 2002	Zimbabwe	Pakistan	3	17.5	93	5	Pakistan won [22]
16	Fidel Edwards [upper-alpha 7]	4 November 2003	Zimbabwe	Pakistan	1	34.3	133	5	Drawn [23]
17	Raymond Price [upper-alpha 7]	4 November 2003	Zimbabwe	Pakistan	2	37.2	73	6	Drawn [23]
18	Muttiah Muralitharan [upper-alpha 8]	6 May 2004	Sri Lanka	Zimbabwe	1	24.2	45	6	Sri Lanka won [25]
19	Nuwan Zoysa [upper-alpha 8]	6 May 2004	Sri Lanka	Zimbabwe	3	9.5	20	5	Sri Lanka won [25]
20	Irfan Pathan [upper-alpha 9]	20 September 2005	India	Zimbabwe	1	15.2	59	7	India won [26]
21	Heath Streak [upper-alpha 9]	20 September 2005	Zimbabwe	India	2	32	73	6	India won [26]
22	Irfan Pathan [upper-alpha 9]	20 September 2005	India	Zimbabwe	3	19	67	6	India won [26]
23	Robiul Islam [upper-alpha 10]	17 April 2013	Bangladesh	Zimbabwe	3	19	71	6	Zimbabwe won [28]
24	Robiul Islam [upper-alpha 10]	25 April 2013	Bangladesh	Zimbabwe	2	33	85	6	Bangladesh won [29]
25	Saeed Ajmal	3 September 2013	Pakistan	Zimbabwe	2	32.3	95	7	Pakistan won [30]
26	Brian Vitori [upper-alpha 11]	10 September 2013	Zimbabwe	Pakistan	2	26.5	61	5	Zimbabwe won [33]
27	Rahat Ali [upper-alpha 11]	10 September 2013	Pakistan	Zimbabwe	3	24.5	52	5	Zimbabwe won [33]
28	Tendai Chatara [upper-alpha 11]	10 September 2013	Zimbabwe	Pakistan	4	23	61	5	Zimbabwe won [33]
29	Dale Steyn [upper-alpha 12]	9 August 2014	South Africa	Zimbabwe	1	22.4	46	5	South Africa won [35]
30	John Nyumbu [upper-alpha 12]	9 August 2014	Zimbabwe	South Africa	2	49.3	157	5	South Africa won [35]
31	Rangana Herath [upper-alpha 13]	10 November 2016	Sri Lanka	Zimbabwe	2	26	89	5	Sri Lanka won [7]
32	Rangana Herath [upper-alpha 13]	10 November 2016	Sri Lanka	Zimbabwe	4	23	63	8	Sri Lanka won [7]
33	Lasith Embuldeniya	19 January 2020	Sri Lanka	Zimbabwe	1	42	114	5	Sri Lanka won [36]
34	Sikandar Raza	27 January 2020	Zimbabwe	Sri Lanka	2	43	117	7	Drawn [37]
35	Mehidy Hasan	7 July 2021	Bangladesh	Zimbabwe	2	31	82	5	Bangladesh won [38]

One Day International five-wicket hauls

In total, 18 five-wicket hauls have been recorded in ODIs on the ground.

As of 16 July 2021

Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day International matches at Harare Sports Club

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Eddo Brandes [upper-alpha 14]	3 January 1997	Zimbabwe	England	2	10	28	5	Zimbabwe won [8]
2	Graeme Hick [upper-alpha 15]	20 February 2000	England	Zimbabwe	2	10	33	5	England won [40]
3	Matthew Hoggard [upper-alpha 16]	7 October 2001	England	Zimbabwe	2	10	33	5	England won [42]
4	Fidel Edwards [upper-alpha 17]	29 November 2003	West Indies	Zimbabwe	2	7	22	6	West Indies won [45]
5	Muttiah Muralitharan	29 April 2004	Sri Lanka	Zimbabwe	2	10	23	5	West Indies won [46]
6	Jason Gillespie	29 May 2004	Australia	Zimbabwe	1	10	32	5	Australia won [47]
7	Irfan Pathan	29 August 2005 [lower-alpha 2]	India	Zimbabwe	2	10	27	5	India won [48]
8	Ajantha Mendis	28 November 2008	Sri Lanka	Zimbabwe	2	10	27	5	Sri Lanka won [49]
9	Muttiah Muralitharan	30 November 2008	Sri Lanka	Zimbabwe	2	10	29	5	Sri Lanka won [50]
10	Graeme Cremer	13 October 2009	Zimbabwe	Kenya	2	10	46	6	Zimbabwe won [51]
11	Ed Rainsford [upper-alpha 18]	30 September 2010	Zimbabwe	Ireland	1	10	46	6	Ireland won [53]
12	Brian Vitori [upper-alpha 19] [upper-alpha 20]	12 August 2011	Zimbabwe	Bangladesh	1	10	30	5	Zimbabwe won [55]
13	Brian Vitori [upper-alpha 20]	14 August 2011	Zimbabwe	Bangladesh	1	9.3	20	5	Zimbabwe won [56]
14	Prosper Utseya [upper-alpha 21]	19 August 2014	Zimbabwe	South Africa	1	10	36	5	South Africa won [59]
15	Yasir Shah	1 October 2015	Pakistan	Zimbabwe	2	9	26	6	Pakistan won [60]
16	Bilal Asif [upper-alpha 22]	5 October 2015	Pakistan	Zimbabwe	1	10	25	5	Pakistan won [62]
17	Mohammad Naveed [upper-alpha 23]	4 March 2018 [lower-alpha 3]	United Arab Emirates	Papua New Guinea	2	5.5	28	5	UAE won [64]
18	Shakib Al Hasan	16 July 2021	Bangladesh	Zimbabwe	2	9.5	30	5	Bangladesh won [65]
19	Brad Evans	22 August 2022	Zimbabwe	India	1	10	54	5	India won [66]
19	Shariz Ahmad	23 March 2023	Netherlands	Zimbabwe	1	10	43	5	Zimbabwe won [67]

Notes

1. The ground was used by Rhodesia and Zimbabwe to play touring international teams before Zimbabwe gained Full Member status and has been used to host matches against touring A sides and by Zimbabwe representative sides since. Although Zimbabwe played its first ODI in 1983, it did not play a home ODI match until after gaining Full Member status in 1992. ^{[4] [5]}
2. The match was part of the 2005–06 Videocon Tri-Series between Zimbabwe, India and New Zealand.
3. The match was part of the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier competition which was staged in Zimbabwe.

1. Traicos took his five-wicket haul on his debut for Zimbabwe. He had previously played three Test matches for South Africa in 1970. This was his only international five-wicket haul. ^[11]
2. Su'a and Patel took their five-wicket hauls in the same match. Patel was the first bowler to take six wickets in an innings on the ground. ^[2]
3. Pushpakumara was the first player to take seven wickets in an innings on the ground. ^[2]
4. This was Aamer Nazir's only five-wicket haul of his international career. ^[15]
5. Strang and Donald took their five wicket hauls in the same match. Donald was the first player to take eight wickets in an innings on the ground. ^[2]
6. Blignaut and Olonga took their five-wicket hauls in the same match.
7. Edwards and Price took their five wicket hauls in the same match.
8. Muralitharan and Zoysa took their five-wicket hauls in the same match. It was Zoysa's only five-wicket haul in his Test match career. ^[24]
9. Pathan and Streak took their five wicket hauls during the same match. Pathan's 13 wickets was a new best match bowling analysis on the ground and the first time that 13 wickets had been taken in a match by the same bowler. ^[2]
10. These were the only five-wicket hauls of Robiul Islam's Test match career. ^[27]
11. Vitori, Chatara and Rahat Ali took their five-wicket hauls in the same match. They were the only five-wicket hauls of Vitori and Chatara's Test career. Vitori also took his only two ODI five-wicket hauls on the same ground. ^{[31] [32]}
12. Steyn and Nyumbu took their five-wicket hauls during the same match. Nyumbu took his on his Test debut. It was the only five-wicket haul of his Test match career. ^[34]
13. Herath took his five wicket hauls in the same match. His match total of 13 wickets is the best in international cricket on the ground and his 8/63 in the fourth innings of the match are the best innings figures in Test cricket on the ground. ^[2]
14. Brandes' five-wicket haul included a hat-trick. ^{[9] [10]}
15. This was the only five-wicket haul of Hick's international career. ^[39]
16. This was the only five-wicket haul of Hoggard's ODI career. ^[41]
17. Edwards took his five-wicket haul on his ODI debut. He was the first player to take six wickets on his ODI debut. ^[43] He was the first player to take six wickets in an ODI innings on the ground. His bowling figures of 6/22 are the best in an ODI on the ground. ^{[2] [44]}
18. This was the only five-wicket haul of Rainsford's international career. ^[52]
19. Vitori's first five-wicket haul on the ground was taken on his ODI debut, the first Zimbabwean to do so. ^[54]
20. Vitori's five-wicket hauls on the ground were the only five-wicket hauls of his ODI career. He also took his only Test match five-wicket haul on the same ground. ^[31]
21. Utseya's five-wicket haul included a hat-trick. It was the only five-wicket haul of his ODI career. ^{[57] [58]}
22. This was the only five-wicket haul of Bilal Asif's ODI career. ^[61]
23. As of January 2020 ^[update] this is the only five-wicket haul of Mohammad Naveed's ODI career. ^[63]

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External links

• International five-wicket hauls at Harare Sports Club, CricInfo