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, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") occurs when a bowler takes five or more

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s in a single

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. This is regarded by critics as a notable achievement, equivalent to a

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from a batter. Taking a five-wicket haul at

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earns the bowler a place on the

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As of 2025, only thirteen cricketers have taken a five-wicket haul in all three international formats of the game (

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and

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): Sri Lanka's Ajantha Mendis and

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, India's Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and

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, New Zealand's

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, South Africa's Imran Tahir and Lungi Ngidi, West Indies'

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and

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Shakib Al Hasan,

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Umar Gul and Hasan Ali, and

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. In 2018,

cricketer Mujeeb Zadran, aged 16, became the youngest bowler to take a five-wicket haul in an ODI. In 2019, Pakistani cricketer Naseem Shah, also aged 16, became the youngest bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a Test match. Afghan cricketer

is the youngest bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a T20 international match; he was 18 at the time. Sri Lankan

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has taken the most five-wicket hauls in Test matches with 67, and Pakistani Waqar Younis has taken the most five-wicket hauls in

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with 13. The record for most five-wicket hauls in T20Is is two, which has been achieved by seven cricketers.

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