Dale Steyn, a South African cricketer, has taken 29 five-wicket hauls in international cricket. [2] [3] In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer" [4]) refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement, [5] and only 42 bowlers have taken at least 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers. [3] A right-arm fast bowler, Steyn reached 300 Test wickets in fewer matches than any other South African bowler. [6] He was named the ICC's Test Player of the Year in 2008, and the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack named him one of their cricketers of the year in 2013. [7]
Steyn made his Test debut in 2004 against England at the St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth. [8] His first Test five-wicket haul came in 2006, against New Zealand at the SuperSport Park, Centurion. [9] In November 2007 against the same team at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, he took a five-wicket haul in both innings of a Test match for the first time. [10] He has repeated this feat twice more: against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 2008, [11] and Pakistan at the Wanderers Stadium in 2013. [12] Steyn's career-best figures for an innings are 7 wickets for 51 runs against India at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, in February 2010. [13] He has taken ten or more wickets in a match on five occasions. [14] As of 2015, he has taken the most number five-wicket hauls for South Africa. [1]
Steyn made his One Day International (ODI) debut for the African XI in the first match of the 2005 Afro-Asia Cup, against the Asian XI at the SuperSport Park, Centurion. [15] His first ODI five-wicket haul came during the 2011 Cricket World Cup, against India, a match which South Africa won at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium. [16] His career-best bowling in ODI cricket is 6 wickets for 39 runs against Pakistan at the St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, in November 2013. [17]
Making his first Twenty20 International (T20I) appearance in 2006, Steyn has yet to take a five-wicket haul in the format. [18] His best performance in T20I is 4 wickets for 9 runs, against the West Indies at the St George's Oval, in December 2007. [19] As of 2015, he is joint eighth—with Harbhajan Singh—overall among all-time combined five-wicket haul takers. [3]
Symbol | Meaning |
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Date | Day the Test started or ODI held |
Inn | The innings of the match 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 | The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul |
Result | Result for the South Africa team |
* | One of two five-wicket hauls by Steyn in a match |
† | 10 wickets or more taken in the match |
‡ | Steyn was selected as man of the match |
No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
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1 | 15 April 2006 | SuperSport Park, Centurion | New Zealand | 4 | 17 | 47 | 5 | 2.76 | Won [9] | |
2 | 6 August 2006 | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka | 2 | 13.1 | 82 | 5 | 6.22 | Lost [20] | |
3 | 1 October 2007 | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan | 4 | 15 | 56 | 5 | 3.73 | Won [21] | |
4 | 8 November 2007 * † ‡ | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | New Zealand | 2 | 14.3 | 34 | 5 | 2.34 | Won [10] | |
5 | 8 November 2007 * † ‡ | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | New Zealand | 4 | 17 | 59 | 5 | 3.47 | Won [10] | |
6 | 16 November 2007 † ‡ | SuperSport Park, Centurion | New Zealand | 4 | 10.3 | 49 | 6 | 4.66 | Won [22] | |
7 | 11 January 2008 | Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban | West Indies | 3 | 21.5 | 72 | 6 | 3.29 | Won [23] | |
8 | 3 April 2008 | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad | India | 1 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 2.87 | Won [24] | |
9 | 19 November 2008 | OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein | Bangladesh | 3 | 18 | 63 | 5 | 3.50 | Won [25] | |
10 | 26 December 2008 * † ‡ | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia | 1 | 29 | 87 | 5 | 3.00 | Won [11] | |
11 | 26 December 2008 * † ‡ | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia | 3 | 20.2 | 67 | 5 | 3.29 | Won [11] | |
12 | 14 January 2010 | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | England | 1 | 13.5 | 51 | 5 | 3.68 | Won [26] | |
13 | 6 February 2010 † | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | India | 2 | 16.4 | 51 | 7 | 3.06 | Won [27] | |
14 | 10 June 2010 ‡ | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | West Indies | 2 | 14 | 29 | 5 | 2.07 | Won [28] | |
15 | 26 December 2010 | Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban | India | 1 | 19 | 50 | 6 | 2.63 | Lost [29] | |
16 | 2 January 2011 | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | India | 2 | 31 | 75 | 5 | 2.41 | Drawn [30] | |
17 | 26 December 2011 | Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban | Sri Lanka | 3 | 20 | 73 | 5 | 3.65 | Lost [31] | |
18 | 19 July 2012 | Kennington Oval, London | England | 3 | 21 | 56 | 5 | 2.66 | Won [32] | |
19 | 11 January 2013 ‡ | St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth | New Zealand | 2 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 1.30 | Won [33] | |
20 | 1 February 2013 * † ‡ | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Pakistan | 2 | 8.1 | 8 | 6 | 0.97 | Won [12] | |
21 | 1 February 2013 * † ‡ | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Pakistan | 4 | 28.4 | 52 | 5 | 1.81 | Won [12] | |
22 | 26 December 2013 ‡ | Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban | India | 1 | 30 | 100 | 6 | 3.33 | Won [34] | |
23 | 18 July 2014 ‡ | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Sri Lanka | 2 | 24 | 54 | 5 | 2.30 | align=center | Won [35] |
24 | 9 August 2014 | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Zimbabwe | 1 | 22.4 | 46 | 5 | 2.02 | Won [36] | |
25 | 17 December 2014 | SuperSport Park, Centurion | West Indies | 2 | 8.2 | 34 | 6 | 4.08 | Won [37] | |
26 | 30 August 2016 | SuperSport Park, Centurion | New Zealand | 4 | 16.2 | 33 | 5 | 2.02 | Won [38] |
No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
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1 | 12 March 2011 ‡ | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | India | 1 | 9.4 | 50 | 5 | 5.17 | Won [16] | |
2 | 8 November 2013 ‡ | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Pakistan | 2 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 2.50 | Won [39] | |
3 | 27 November 2013 | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | Pakistan | 1 | 9 | 39 | 6 | 4.33 | Lost [17] |
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Dale Steyn, a South African cricketer, has taken 29 five-wicket hauls in international cricket. [2] [3] In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer" [4]) refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement, [5] and only 42 bowlers have taken at least 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers. [3] A right-arm fast bowler, Steyn reached 300 Test wickets in fewer matches than any other South African bowler. [6] He was named the ICC's Test Player of the Year in 2008, and the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack named him one of their cricketers of the year in 2013. [7]
Steyn made his Test debut in 2004 against England at the St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth. [8] His first Test five-wicket haul came in 2006, against New Zealand at the SuperSport Park, Centurion. [9] In November 2007 against the same team at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, he took a five-wicket haul in both innings of a Test match for the first time. [10] He has repeated this feat twice more: against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 2008, [11] and Pakistan at the Wanderers Stadium in 2013. [12] Steyn's career-best figures for an innings are 7 wickets for 51 runs against India at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, in February 2010. [13] He has taken ten or more wickets in a match on five occasions. [14] As of 2015, he has taken the most number five-wicket hauls for South Africa. [1]
Steyn made his One Day International (ODI) debut for the African XI in the first match of the 2005 Afro-Asia Cup, against the Asian XI at the SuperSport Park, Centurion. [15] His first ODI five-wicket haul came during the 2011 Cricket World Cup, against India, a match which South Africa won at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium. [16] His career-best bowling in ODI cricket is 6 wickets for 39 runs against Pakistan at the St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, in November 2013. [17]
Making his first Twenty20 International (T20I) appearance in 2006, Steyn has yet to take a five-wicket haul in the format. [18] His best performance in T20I is 4 wickets for 9 runs, against the West Indies at the St George's Oval, in December 2007. [19] As of 2015, he is joint eighth—with Harbhajan Singh—overall among all-time combined five-wicket haul takers. [3]
Symbol | Meaning |
---|---|
Date | Day the Test started or ODI held |
Inn | The innings of the match 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 | The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul |
Result | Result for the South Africa team |
* | One of two five-wicket hauls by Steyn in a match |
† | 10 wickets or more taken in the match |
‡ | Steyn was selected as man of the match |
No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
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1 | 15 April 2006 | SuperSport Park, Centurion | New Zealand | 4 | 17 | 47 | 5 | 2.76 | Won [9] | |
2 | 6 August 2006 | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka | 2 | 13.1 | 82 | 5 | 6.22 | Lost [20] | |
3 | 1 October 2007 | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan | 4 | 15 | 56 | 5 | 3.73 | Won [21] | |
4 | 8 November 2007 * † ‡ | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | New Zealand | 2 | 14.3 | 34 | 5 | 2.34 | Won [10] | |
5 | 8 November 2007 * † ‡ | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | New Zealand | 4 | 17 | 59 | 5 | 3.47 | Won [10] | |
6 | 16 November 2007 † ‡ | SuperSport Park, Centurion | New Zealand | 4 | 10.3 | 49 | 6 | 4.66 | Won [22] | |
7 | 11 January 2008 | Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban | West Indies | 3 | 21.5 | 72 | 6 | 3.29 | Won [23] | |
8 | 3 April 2008 | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad | India | 1 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 2.87 | Won [24] | |
9 | 19 November 2008 | OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein | Bangladesh | 3 | 18 | 63 | 5 | 3.50 | Won [25] | |
10 | 26 December 2008 * † ‡ | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia | 1 | 29 | 87 | 5 | 3.00 | Won [11] | |
11 | 26 December 2008 * † ‡ | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia | 3 | 20.2 | 67 | 5 | 3.29 | Won [11] | |
12 | 14 January 2010 | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | England | 1 | 13.5 | 51 | 5 | 3.68 | Won [26] | |
13 | 6 February 2010 † | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | India | 2 | 16.4 | 51 | 7 | 3.06 | Won [27] | |
14 | 10 June 2010 ‡ | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | West Indies | 2 | 14 | 29 | 5 | 2.07 | Won [28] | |
15 | 26 December 2010 | Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban | India | 1 | 19 | 50 | 6 | 2.63 | Lost [29] | |
16 | 2 January 2011 | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | India | 2 | 31 | 75 | 5 | 2.41 | Drawn [30] | |
17 | 26 December 2011 | Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban | Sri Lanka | 3 | 20 | 73 | 5 | 3.65 | Lost [31] | |
18 | 19 July 2012 | Kennington Oval, London | England | 3 | 21 | 56 | 5 | 2.66 | Won [32] | |
19 | 11 January 2013 ‡ | St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth | New Zealand | 2 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 1.30 | Won [33] | |
20 | 1 February 2013 * † ‡ | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Pakistan | 2 | 8.1 | 8 | 6 | 0.97 | Won [12] | |
21 | 1 February 2013 * † ‡ | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Pakistan | 4 | 28.4 | 52 | 5 | 1.81 | Won [12] | |
22 | 26 December 2013 ‡ | Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban | India | 1 | 30 | 100 | 6 | 3.33 | Won [34] | |
23 | 18 July 2014 ‡ | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Sri Lanka | 2 | 24 | 54 | 5 | 2.30 | align=center | Won [35] |
24 | 9 August 2014 | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Zimbabwe | 1 | 22.4 | 46 | 5 | 2.02 | Won [36] | |
25 | 17 December 2014 | SuperSport Park, Centurion | West Indies | 2 | 8.2 | 34 | 6 | 4.08 | Won [37] | |
26 | 30 August 2016 | SuperSport Park, Centurion | New Zealand | 4 | 16.2 | 33 | 5 | 2.02 | Won [38] |
No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
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1 | 12 March 2011 ‡ | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | India | 1 | 9.4 | 50 | 5 | 5.17 | Won [16] | |
2 | 8 November 2013 ‡ | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Pakistan | 2 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 2.50 | Won [39] | |
3 | 27 November 2013 | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | Pakistan | 1 | 9 | 39 | 6 | 4.33 | Lost [17] |
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