List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Rangana Herath

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "fifer"[1]) refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement,[2] and as of September 2014 only 42 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at the international level.[3]

Rangana Herath (Sinhalese: රංගන හේරත්) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. A slow left arm orthodox bowler and a left handed batsman, he made his Test debut at Galle International Stadium, Sri Lanka against Australia in 1999. His One Day International debut came 5 years later in 2004, against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Ground, Zimbabwe. Herath is currently ranked as the number three test match bowler in the world.[4] Although Herath made his test debut back in 1999, he came to prominence as a leading spinner until the retirement of Muttiah Muralitharan. As of November 2016, Herath has 28 five-wicket hauls in Test matches and one in a T20 International, ranking him joint eighth among all-time combined five-wicket haul takers (joint with Dale Steyn), and second in the equivalent list for Sri Lanka, behind Muralitharan.[3] Herath's best bowling figures are 9/127 against Bangladesh in 2014; this was only the 18th time in Test cricket history that a bowler has taken 9 or more wickets in an innings.[5] Herath's best T20I figures of 5/3 are the third best ever in T20 Internationals.[6]

Herath has completed five-wicket hauls against every other Test playing nation. He achieved this feat on 8 November 2016 during the 2nd Test match against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club, by taking five wickets for 89 runs. He was the third bowler to do so after Muralitharan and Dale Steyn.

Key

Key
Symbol Meaning
Date Day the Test started or ODI held
Inn Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken
Overs Number of overs bowled
Runs Number of runs conceded
Wkts Number of wickets taken
Econ Runs conceded per over
Batsmen Batsmen whose wickets were taken
Result Result for the Sri Lanka team
♠ Herath was the man of the match
double-dagger 10 or more wickets taken in the match

Test Five-wicket Hauls

Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket by Rangana Herath
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 12 July 2009 Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo  Pakistan 3 35 99 5 2.83 Won[7]
2 20 July 2009 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo  Pakistan 3 46 156 5 3.39 Won[8]
3 26 August 2009 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo  New Zealand 3 48 139 5 2.89 Won[9]
4 24 November 2009 Green Park Stadium, Kanpur  India 1 33 121 5 3.66 Lost[10]
5 31 August 2011 Galle International Stadium, Galle  Australia 3 23 79 5 3.43 Lost[11]
6 16 September 2011 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo  Australia 3 52 157 7 3.01 Draw[12]
7 26 December 2011 Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban  South Africa 4 30.3 79 5 2.59 Won[13]
8 26 March 2012 double-dagger ♠ Galle International Stadium, Galle  England 2 19 74 6 3.89 Won[14]
9 26 March 2012 double-dagger ♠ Galle International Stadium, Galle  England 4 38 97 6 2.55 Won[14]
10 3 April 2012 Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo  England 2 53 133 6 2.50 Lost[15]
11 17 November 2012 double-dagger ♠ Galle International Stadium, Galle  New Zealand 1 30 65 5 2.16 Won[16]
12 17 November 2012 double-dagger ♠ Galle International Stadium, Galle  New Zealand 3 18 43 6 2.38 Won[16]
13 25 November 2012 Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo  New Zealand 1 49 103 6 2.10 Lost[17]
14 14 December 2012 Bellerive Oval, Hobart  Australia 3 21.5 95 5 4.35 Lost[18]
15 16 March 2013 double-dagger ♠ R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo  Bangladesh 1 28.3 68 5 2.38 Won[19]
16 16 March 2013 double-dagger ♠ R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo  Bangladesh 3 36 89 7 2.47 Won[19]
17 16 January 2014 Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah  Pakistan 2 38.1 125 5 3.27 Lost[20]
18 24 July 2014 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo  South Africa 4 45 40 5 0.88 Drawn[21]
19 6 August 2014 ♠ Galle International Stadium, Galle  Pakistan 3 30.2 48 6 1.58 Won[22]
20 14 August 2014 double-dagger ♠ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo  Pakistan 2 33.1 127 9 3.82 Won[23]
21 14 August 2014 double-dagger ♠ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo  Pakistan 4 22.1 57 5 2.57 Won[23]
22 15 August 2015 Galle International Stadium, Galle  India 4 21 48 7 2.28 Won[24]
23 15 October 2015 Galle International Stadium, Galle  West Indies 2 33 68 6 2.06 Won[25]
24 30 July 2016 Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele  Australia 4 33.3 54 5 1.61 Won [26]
25 15 August 2016 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo  Australia 2 38.1 81 6 2.12 Won
26 17 August 2016 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo  Australia 4 18.1 64 7 3.52 Won
27 8 November 2016 Harare Sports Club, Harare  Zimbabwe 2 26 89 5 3.42 Won
28 8 November 2016 Harare Sports Club, Harare  Zimbabwe 4 23 63 8 2.73 Won

Source:[27] Correct as of 10 November 2016.

Twenty20 International 5-wicket hauls

Five-wicket hauls in Twenty20 International cricket by Rangana Herath
No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 31 March 2014 Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong  New Zealand 2 3.3 3 5 0.85 Won[28]

Source:[27] Correct as of 30 January 2015.

References

  1. ↑ "Swinging it for the Auld Enemy – An interview with Ryan Sidebottom". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2009. ... I'd rather take fifers (five wickets) for England ...
  2. ↑ Pervez, M. A. (2001). A Dictionary of Cricket. Orient Blackswan. p. 31. ISBN 9788173701849.
  3. 1 2 "Combined Test, ODI and T20I records: Most five-wicket hauls in a career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Official Player Rankings". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / Test matches / Bowling records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Statistics / Statsguru / Twenty20 Internationals / Bowling records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (PSS), Jul 12-14, 2009". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka, 3rd Test: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (SSC), Jul 20-24, 2009". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (SSC), Aug 26-30, 2009". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "Sri Lanka tour of India, 2nd Test: India v Sri Lanka at Kanpur, Nov 24-27, 2009". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "Australia tour of Sri Lanka, 1st Test: Sri Lanka v Australia at Galle, Aug 31-Sep 3, 2011". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "Australia tour of Sri Lanka, 3rd Test: Sri Lanka v Australia at Colombo (SSC), Sep 16-20, 2011". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2nd Test: South Africa v Sri Lanka at Durban, Dec 26-29, 2011". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  14. 1 2 "England tour of Sri Lanka, 1st Test: Sri Lanka v England at Galle, Mar 26-29, 2012". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  15. ↑ "England tour of Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (PSS), Apr 3-7, 2012". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  16. 1 2 "New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka, 1st Test: Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Galle, Nov 17-19, 2012". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  17. ↑ "New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (PSS), Nov 25-29, 2012". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  18. ↑ "Sri Lanka tour of Australia, 1st Test: Australia v Sri Lanka at Hobart, Dec 14-18, 2012". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  19. 1 2 "Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), Mar 16-19, 2013". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  20. ↑ "Sri Lanka tour of United Arab Emirates, 3rd Test: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Sharjah, Jan 16-20, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  21. ↑ "South Africa tour of Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (SSC), Jul 24-28, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  22. ↑ "Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka, 1st Test: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Galle, Aug 6-10, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  23. 1 2 "Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (SSC), Aug 14-18, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  24. ↑ "India tour of Sri Lanka, 1st Test: Sri Lanka v India at Galle, Aug 12-16, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  25. ↑ "West Indies tour of Sri Lanka, 1st Test: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Galle, Aug 14-18, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  26. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2016/engine/match/995451.html
  27. 1 2 "Statistics / Statsguru / HMRKB Herath / Combined Test, ODI and T20I records". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  28. ↑ "World T20, 30th Match, Group 1: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Chittagong, Mar 31, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
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