List of international five-wicket hauls at Gaddafi Stadium

Gaddafi Stadium hosted 40 Test matches, the first of these was in 1959 when Pakistan played the touring Australian side.^[1] The ground has also hosted 60 One Day Internationals (ODIs), the first was in 1978 between Pakistan and England.^[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 list details the five-wicket hauls taken in international cricket at Gaddafi Stadium.

The stadium also maintains an honor board.^[4]

Key

Symbol	Meaning
Date	Day the Test started or ODI was held
Inn	Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken
O	Number of overs bowled
R	Number of runs conceded
W	Number of wickets taken
Result	Result of the match

Test Match five-wicket hauls

As of 23 March 2022

Ten five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground in Tests.^[5]

Five-wicket hauls in Test matches at Arbab Niaz Stadium

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Econ	Result
1	Lindsay Kline	21 November 1959	Australia	Pakistan	3	44	75	7	1.70	Won
2	Pervez Sajjad	30 October 1969	Pakistan	New Zealand	2	40	74	7	1.85	Lost
3	Andy Roberts	15 February 1975	West Indies	Pakistan	1	23	66	5	2.87	Drawn
4	Sarfraz Nawaz	15 February 1975	Pakistan	West Indies	2	27	89	6	3.30	Drawn
5	Richard Hadlee	9 October 1976	New Zealand	Pakistan	1	19	121	5	6.37	Lost
6	Ray Bright	18 March 1980	Australia	Pakistan	2	56	172	5	3.07	Drawn
7	Imran Khan	22 March 1982	Pakistan	Sri Lanka	1	29.3	58	8	1.97	Won
8	Imran Khan	22 March 1982	Pakistan	Sri Lanka	3	22.5	58	6	2.54	Won
9	Dilip Doshi	10 December 1982	India	Pakistan	1	32.5	90	5	2.74	Lost
10	Kapil Dev	23 January 1983	India	Pakistan	1	30.5	85	8	2.76	Drawn
11	Abdul Qadir	19 March 1984	Pakistan	England	1	30	84	5	2.80	Drawn
12	Neil Foster	19 March 1984	England	Pakistan	2	32	67	5	2.09	Drawn
13	Abdul Qadir	19 March 1984	Pakistan	England	3	42	110	5	2.62	Drawn
14	Norman Cowans	19 March 1984	England	Pakistan	4	14	42	5	3.00	Drawn
15	Azeem Hafeez	17 October 1984	Pakistan	India	2	23	46	6	2.00	Drawn
16	Malcolm Marshall	7 November 1986	West Indies	Pakistan	1	18	33	5	1.83	Lost
17	Imran Khan	7 November 1986	Pakistan	West Indies	2	30.5	59	5	1.91	Lost
18	Abdul Qadir	25 November 1987	Pakistan	England	1	37	56	9	1.51	Won
19	Willie Watson	18 October 1990	New Zealand	Pakistan	2	36	78	6	2.17	Lost
20	Waqar Younis	18 October 1990	Pakistan	New Zealand	3	37.5	86	7	2.27	Won
21	Curtly Ambrose	6 December 1990	West Indies	Pakistan	2	20	35	5	1.75	Drawn
22	Ian Bishop	6 December 1990	West Indies	Pakistan	2	19.2	41	5	2.121	Drawn
23	Wasim Akram	6 December 1990	Pakistan	West Indies	3	9	28	5	3.11	Drawn
24	David Brain	16 December 1993	Zimbabwe	Pakistan	1	15	42	5	2.80	Drawn
25	Waqar Younis	16 December 1993	Pakistan	Zimbabwe	2	34.4	100	5	2.88	Drawn
30	Pramodya Wickramasinghe	4 March 1999	Sri Lanka	Pakistan	1	29.1	103	6	3.53	Drawn
26	Shane Warne	1 November 1994	Australia	Pakistan	1	41.5	136	6	3.25	Drawn
27	Simon Doull	21 November 1996	New Zealand	Pakistan	2	16	46	5	2.87	Won
28	Mushtaq Ahmed	21 November 1996	Pakistan	New Zealand	3	32	84	6	2.62	Lost
29	Saqlain Mushtaq	10 December 1998	Pakistan	Zimbabwe	1	13.5	32	5	2.31	Drawn
31	Saqlain Mushtaq	15 November 2000	Pakistan	England	1	74	164	8	2.22	Drawn
32	Shoaib Akhtar	1 May 2002	Pakistan	New Zealand	2	8.2	11	6	1.32	Won
33	Danish Kaneria	1 May 2002	Pakistan	New Zealand	3	32	110	5	3.44	Won
34	Paul Adams	17 October 2003	South Africa	Pakistan	2	45	128	7	2.84	Lost
35	Danish Kaneria	17 October 2003	Pakistan	South Africa	3	28.3	46	5	1.61	Won
36	Umar Gul	5 April 2004	Pakistan	India	1	12	31	5	2.58	Won
37	Shoaib Akhtar	29 November 2005	Pakistan	England	3	19	71	5	3.74	Won
38	Umar Gul	11 November 2006	Pakistan	West Indies	1	15.1	65	5	4.28	Won
39	Umar Gul	1 March 2009	Pakistan	Sri Lanka	1	37	135	6	3.65	Drawn
40	Pat Cummins	21 March 2022	Australia	Pakistan	2	24	56	5	2.33	Won
41	Nathan Lyon	21 March 2022	Australia	Pakistan	4	37	83	5	2.24	Won

One Day International five-wicket hauls

As of 27 August 2019

Only one five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground in ODIs.^[6]

Five-wicket hauls in One Day International matches at Gaddafi Stadium

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Econ	Result
1	Craig McDermott	4 November 1987	Australia	Pakistan	2	10	44	5	4.40	Won
2	Saleem Malik	2 November 1990	Pakistan	New Zealand	2	7	35	5	5.00	Won
3	Glenn McGrath	30 October 1994	Australia	Pakistan	2	10	52	5	5.20	Won
4	Shaukat Dukanwala	1 March 1996	United Arab Emirates	Netherlands	1	10	29	5	2.90	Won
5	Lance Klusener	6 November 1997	South Africa	Sri Lanka	2	10	49	6	4.90	Won
6	Shahid Afridi	27 October 2000	Pakistan	England	1	10	40	5	4.00	Won
7	Umar Gul	15 September 2003	Pakistan	Bangladesh	2	9	17	5	1.89	Won
8	Mohammad Sami	1 December 2003	Pakistan	New Zealand	2	7.5	10	5	1.28	Won
9	Sanath Jayasuriya	16 October 2004	Sri Lanka	Pakistan	2	8	17	5	2.12	Won
10	Shoaib Akhtar	12 December 2005	Pakistan	England	1	8.4	54	5	6.23	Won
11	Ajantha Mendis	26 June 2008	Sri Lanka	United Arab Emirates	2	6.3	22	5	3.38	Won
12	Azmatullah Omarzai	26 February 2025	Afghanistan	England	2	9.5	58	5	5.89	Won

T20 International five-wicket hauls

As of 27 August 2019

Only one five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground in T20Is.^[7]

Five-wicket hauls in Twenty20 International matches at Gaddafi Stadium

No.	Bowler	Date	Team	Opposing Team	Inn	O	R	W	Econ	Result
1	Dwaine Pretorius	13 February 2021	South Africa	Pakistan	1	4	17	5	4.40	Won

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