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

Queens Sports Club Ground is a cricket ground in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. It has been used for cricket matches since 1899 and has hosted international matches as well as domestic games. The venue is the Zimbabwe national cricket team's second-most used home ground, after Harare Sports Club in Harare. The first Test match at the venue was held in 1994 with Sri Lanka as the visiting side. The first One Day International (ODI) took place in 1996 with England Zimbabwe's opposition and the first Twenty20 International (T20I) on the ground was held in 2013 with Bangladesh the visitors. ^[1] The ground hosted One Day International matches during the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup and 2018 ICC World Cup Qualifier. ^[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. ^[a]

The first bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a Test match on the ground was Zimbabwean Heath Streak against Pakistan in 1995. Streak took five wickets for 70 runs, with Pakistan's Wasim Akram also taking a five-wicket haul later in the same match. ^[6] The best figures in Test cricket on the ground are the 8/109 taken by Zimbabwean spinner Paul Strang against New Zealand in 2000. Team-mate Adam Huckle has the best match figures in Test cricket on the ground, taking 11 wickets, including two five-wicket hauls, against New Zealand in 1995. ^[2]

The first ODI five-wicket haul on the ground was also taken by Streak, who took 5/32 against India in 1997. ^[7] New Zealand's Shane Bond as the best ODI figures on the ground, taking 6/19 against India in 2005. ^[2] As of December 2019 ^[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

A total of 32 five-wicket hauls have been taken in Test matches on the ground. ^[8]

As of 13 January 2025

Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at Queens Sports Club

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Heath Streak [A]	7 February 1995	Zimbabwe	Pakistan	2	26	70	5	Pakistan won [6]
2	Wasim Akram [A]	7 February 1995	Pakistan	Zimbabwe	3	22.3	43	5	Pakistan won [6]
3	Paul Strang	18 December 1996	Zimbabwe	England	2	58.4	123	5	Drawn [9]
4	Adam Huckle [B]	25 September 1997	Zimbabwe	New Zealand	2	40.4	109	6	Drawn [11]
5	Adam Huckle [B]	25 September 1997	Zimbabwe	New Zealand	4	32	146	5	Drawn [11]
6	Waqar Younis	14 March 1998	Pakistan	Zimbabwe	1	28.2	106	5	Drawn [12]
7	Pramodya Wickramasinghe [C]	18 November 1999	Sri Lanka	Zimbabwe	1	21.2	60	6	Drawn [13]
8	Paul Wiseman [D]	12 September 2000	New Zealand	Zimbabwe	1	45	90	5	New Zealand won [14]
9	Paul Strang [D]	12 September 2000	Zimbabwe	New Zealand	2	51.5	109	8	New Zealand won [14]
10	Chris Cairns [D]	12 September 2000	New Zealand	Zimbabwe	3	14.5	31	5	New Zealand won [14]
11	Andy Blignaut [E]	19 April 2001	Zimbabwe	Bangladesh	1	23.3	73	5	Zimbabwe won [17]
12	Manjural Islam [E]	19 April 2001	Bangladesh	Zimbabwe	2	35	81	6	Zimbabwe won [17]
13	Ray Price	14 September 2001	Zimbabwe	South Africa	2	79	181	5	Drawn [18]
14	Saqlain Mushtaq	16 November 2002	Pakistan	Zimbabwe	1	25.5	66	7	Pakistan won [19]
15	Ray Price	12 November 2003	Zimbabwe	West Indies	1	43	199	5	West Indies won [20]
16	Shane Bond	15 August 2005	New Zealand	Zimbabwe	1	17	51	6	New Zealand won [21]
17	Irfan Pathan	13 September 2005	India	Zimbabwe	1	18.5	58	5	India won [22]
18	Daniel Vettori [F]	1 November 2011	New Zealand	Zimbabwe	2	43	70	5	New Zealand won [23]
19	Kyle Jarvis [F]	1 November 2011	Zimbabwe	New Zealand	3	18	64	5	New Zealand won [23]
20	Doug Bracewell [F]	1 November 2011	New Zealand	Zimbabwe	4	25	85	5	New Zealand won [23]
21	Neil Wagner	28 July 2016	New Zealand	Zimbabwe	1	20.5	41	6	New Zealand won [24]
22	Devendra Bishoo	21 October 2017	West Indies	Zimbabwe	2	24	79	5	West Indies won [25]
23	Sikandar Raza	29 October 2017	Zimbabwe	West Indies	2	48	99	5	Drawn [26]
24	Brandon Mavuta	4 February 2023	Zimbabwe	West Indies	1	48	140	5	Drawn [27]
25	Gudakesh Motie [G]	12 February 2023	West Indies	Zimbabwe	1	14.5	47	7	West Indies won [28]
26	Victor Nyauchi [G]	12 February 2023	Zimbabwe	West Indies	2	17.3	56	5	West Indies won [28]
27	Gudakesh Motie [G]	12 February 2023	West Indies	Zimbabwe	3	17.3	62	6	West Indies won [28]
28	Brian Bennett	26 December 2024	Zimbabwe	Afghanistan	2	28	95	5	Drawn [29]
29	Blessing Muzarabani [H]	2 January 2025	Zimbabwe	Afghanistan	3	29	95	6	Afghanistan won [30]
30	Rashid Khan [H]	2 January 2025	Afghanistan	Zimbabwe	4	27.3	66	7	Afghanistan won [30]
31	Blessing Muzarabani	6 February 2025	Zimbabwe	Ireland	1	18	58	7	Ireland won [31]
32	Matthew Humphreys	6 February 2025	Ireland	Zimbabwe	4	28	57	6	Ireland won [31]

One Day International five-wicket hauls

13 five-wicket hauls have been taken in ODIs on the ground.

As of 25 June 2023

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

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Result
1	Heath Streak	15 February 1997	Zimbabwe	India	1	8.5	32	5	Zimbabwe won [7]
2	Craig White	18 February 2000	England	Zimbabwe	1	10	21	5	England won [32]
3	Henry Olonga	15 December 2002	Zimbabwe	Kenya	1	9	28	6	Zimbabwe won [33]
4	Shane Bond [I]	26 August 2005 [b]	New Zealand	India	2	9	19	6	New Zealand won [34]
5	Jerome Taylor	7 December 2007	West Indies	Zimbabwe	1	10	48	5	West Indies won [35]
6	Ziaur Rahman	3 May 2013	Bangladesh	Zimbabwe	2	9	30	5	Bangladesh won [36]
7	Amit Mishra	3 August 2013	India	Zimbabwe	1	8.5	48	6	India won [37]
8	Donald Tiripano	24 July 2014	Zimbabwe	Afghanistan	1	9.1	63	5	Afghanistan won [38]
9	Safyaan Sharif	12 March 2018 [c]	Scotland	Zimbabwe	1	8.4	33	5	Tied [J] [39]
10	Faheem Ashraf	18 July 2018	Pakistan	Zimbabwe	1	8.1	22	5	Pakistan won [40]
11	Wanindu Hasaranga	19 June 2023 [d]	Sri Lanka	United Arab Emirates	2	8	24	6	Sri Lanka won [41]
12	Wanindu Hasaranga	23 June 2023 [d]	Sri Lanka	Oman	1	7.2	13	5	Sri Lanka won [42]
13	Wanindu Hasaranga	25 June 2023 [d]	Sri Lanka	Ireland	2	10	79	5	Sri Lanka won [43]

See also

• List of international cricket five-wicket hauls on Zimbabwe cricket grounds

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.
4. The match was part of the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier competition which was staged in Zimbabwe.

1. Streak and Wasim Akram took their five-wicket hauls during the same match.
2. Huckle took his five-wicket hauls during the same match. They were the only five-wicket hauls of his international career and his 11/255 represent the best bowling match figures on the ground. His 6/109 in the second innings of the match was the first time six wickets had been taken in an innings in a Test match on the ground. ^{[2] [10]}
3. Wickramasinghe's 6/60 set new best Test match innings bowling figures on the ground.
4. Wiseman, Strang and Cairns took their five-wicket hauls during the same match. Strang's 8/109 was the first time eight wickets had been taken in an innings on the ground in a Test match and remain the best Test match innings bowling figures on the ground. ^[2]
5. Blignaut and Manjural Islam took their five-wicket hauls during the same match. The match was Blignaut's Test match debut. This was the only time Manjural took a five-wicket haul in international cricket. ^{[15] [16]}
6. Vettori, Jarvis and Bracewell took their five-wicket hauls during the same match. The match was Bracewell's debut Test match.
7. Motie and Nyauchi took their five-wicket hauls during the same match. Motie also took five-wicket hauls during both Zimbabwean innings in the match.
8. Muzarabani and Rashid Khan took their five-wicket hauls during the same match. Rashid Khan also took a ten-wicket haul in the match.
9. Bond's 6/19 are the best bowling figures in an ODI on the ground. ^[2]
10. Both sides were bowled out for 210 runs. As the match was in the group stages of the competition no super over was played. ^[39]

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34. 2nd Match, Videocon Triangular Series at Bulawayo, Aug 26 2005, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
35. 4th ODI, West Indies tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa at Bulawayo, Dec 7 2007, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
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38. 4th ODI, Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, Jul 24 2014, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
39. 20th Match, Group B, ICC World Cup Qualifiers at Bulawayo, Mar 12 2018, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
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41. , CricInfo. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
42. , CricInfo. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
43. , CricInfo. Retrieved 2023-06-26.

External links

• International five-wicket hauls at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, CricInfo