List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Danish Kaneria

Danish Kaneria took ten wickets in a Test match twice.

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. ^[2] This is regarded by critics as a notable achievement, ^[3] and fewer than 50 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers. ^[4] Danish Kaneria, a right-arm leg spinner, represented the Pakistan national cricket team in 61 Tests between 2000 and 2010. ^[1] He took 15 five-wicket hauls during his career in international cricket. ^{[4] [5]} Kaneria was described by the BBC as a "match-winner with his leg-breaks". ^[6]

Kaneria made his Test debut in 2000 against England at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad. ^[7] His first Test five-wicket haul came the following year against Bangladesh at the Multan Cricket Stadium during the 2001–02 Asian Test Championship. Kaneria went on to take his second five-wicket haul in the same match, the only instance in his career where he did so. He accumulated 12 wickets for 94 runs in the match, and the performance earned him the man of the match award. ^[8] Kaneria's best bowling figures in an innings were 7 wickets for 77 runs against Bangladesh at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, in January 2002. ^[9] He was most successful against Australia and Bangladesh, claiming three five-wicket hauls against each of them. ^{[10] [11]}

Having made his One Day International (ODI) debut in 2001 against Zimbabwe at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, ^[12] Kaneria played 18 matches for Pakistan and took 15 wickets in the format. ^[1] His best bowling figures in ODIs were 3 wickets for 31 runs against New Zealand at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in 2003. ^[13] Kaneria never played Twenty20 International matches. ^[1] As of 2017 ^[update] , he has taken 15 five-wicket hauls in international cricket; he ranks seventh in the list for Pakistan in all formats of the game combined. ^[14]

Key

Kaneria took three of his five-wicket hauls at the Multan Cricket Stadium.

Key

Symbol	Meaning
Date	Day the Test started
Inn	Innings in which the five-wicket haul was taken
Overs	Number of overs bowled in that innings
Runs	Runs conceded
Wkts	Number of wickets taken
Econ	Runs conceded per over
Batsmen	Batsmen whose wickets were taken
Result	Result for the Pakistan team
*	One of two five-wicket hauls by Kaneria in a match
	10 or more wickets taken in the match
	Kaneria was selected as man of the match

Test cricket five-wicket hauls

Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket by Danish Kaneria ^[16]

No.	Date	Ground	Against	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Batsmen	Result
1	29 August 2001*1	Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan	Bangladesh	1	13	42	6	3.23	Mehrab Hossain Naimur Rahman Akram Khan Enamul Haque Khaled Mashud Hasibul Hossain	Won [8]
2	29 August 2001*	Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan	Bangladesh	3	15	52	6	3.46	Aminul Islam Akram Khan Naimur Rahman Khaled Mashud Enamul Haque Hasibul Hossain	Won [8]
3	9 January 2002	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka	Bangladesh	3	19.4	77	7	3.91	Mehrab Hossain Habibul Bashar Sanwar Hossain Khaled Mashud Enamul Haque Mohammad Sharif Fahim Muntasir	Won [9]
4	1 May 2002	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	New Zealand	3	32	110	5	3.43	Lou Vincent Stephen Fleming Craig McMillan Robbie Hart Daryl Tuffey	Won [17]
5	17 October 2003 [N 1]	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	South Africa	3	28.3	46	5	1.61	Neil McKenzie Gary Kirsten Mark Boucher Shaun Pollock Paul Adams	Won [18]
6	28 October 2004	National Stadium, Karachi	Sri Lanka	3	60	118	7	1.96	Sanath Jayasuriya Marvan Atapattu Mahela Jayawardene Thilan Samaraweera Jehan Mubarak Romesh Kaluwitharana Farveez Maharoof	Won [19]
7	26 December 2004	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	Australia	2	39.3	125	5	3.16	Justin Langer Damien Martyn Michael Clarke Adam Gilchrist Glenn McGrath	Lost [20]
8	2 January 2005	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	Australia	2	49.3	188	7	3.79	Matthew Hayden Damien Martyn Michael Clarke Adam Gilchrist Shane Watson Shane Warne Glenn McGrath	Lost [21]
9	8 March 2005	Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali	India	2	53.4	150	6	2.79	Gautam Gambhir Sourav Ganguly V. V. S. Laxman Irfan Pathan Lakshmipathy Balaji Zaheer Khan	Drawn [22]
10	24 March 2005	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	India	2	39	127	5	3.25	Virender Sehwag Rahul Dravid Sourav Ganguly Harbhajan Singh Lakshmipathy Balaji	Won [23]
11	3 June 2005	Sabina Park, Kingston	West Indies	4	20	46	5	2.30	Devon Smith Ramnaresh Sarwan Brian Lara Shivnarine Chanderpaul Daren Powell	Won [24]
12	19 November 2006	Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan	West Indies	2	46	181	5	3.93	Chris Gayle Daren Ganga Brian Lara Dwayne Bravo Dave Mohammed	Drawn [25]
13	20 July 2009	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	Sri Lanka	2	20.3	62	5	3.02	Mahela Jayawardene Angelo Mathews Chaminda Vaas Tillakaratne Dilshan Rangana Herath	Drawn [26]
14	11 December 2009	McLean Park, Napier	New Zealand	2	53	168	7	3.16	Tim McIntosh Martin Guptill Ross Taylor Daniel Flynn Tim Southee Iain O'Brien Chris Martin	Drawn [27]
15	3 January 2010	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	Australia	3	47.5	151	5	3.15	Phillip Hughes Marcus North Brad Haddin Mitchell Johnson Doug Bollinger	Lost [28]

Notes

1. Kaneria shared the man of the match award with Taufeeq Umar.

References

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External links

• "Profile of Danish Kaneria". CricketArchive.
• "Profile of Danish Kaneria". Yahoo! Cricket.