Five-wicket haul
It is true that every sport has its own set of records, achievements, and special circumstances. Cricket is not an exception, as one would expect. Taking five or more wickets in a single inning of a game is referred to as a “five-wicket haul.” Currently, an achievement of this magnitude is regarded as remarkable. This expression is sometimes referred to as a “five-for” in certain circles. The standard method of recording player statistics is shortened to “five-for,” which is an acronym. An example of this would be a bowler who got five wickets in a single match yet allowed 100 runs to be scored (5-117).
Five-wicket Haul: Players
There have been just nine players from all over the globe who have been able to capture at least five wickets in all three main forms of cricket (Test cricket, One-Day Internationals, and Twenty20 Internationals) as of March 2021. This information should be shown in the table, should we?
| Player | Test | ODI | T20I | |
| 1 | Tim Southee (New Zealand) | 5/55 in 2008 against
England |
5/33 in 2011 against Pakistan | 5/18 in 2010 against Pakistan |
| 2 | Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka) | 6/99 in 2014 against Bangladesh | 6/13 in 2008 against India | 6/8 in 2012 against Zimbabwe |
| 3 | Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) | 5/80 in 2005 against New Zealand | 5/34 in 2010 against Pakistan | 5/31 in 2012 against England |
| 4 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar (India) | 5/82 in 2014 against England | 5/42 in 2017 against Sri Lanka | 5/24 in 2018 against South Africa |
| 5 | Umar Gul (Pakistan) | 5/31 in 2004 against India | 5/17 in 2003 against Bangladesh | 5/6 in 2009 against New Zealand |
| 6 | Imran Tahir (South Africa) | 5/32 in 2013 against Pakistan | 5/45 in 2015 against West India | 5/4 in 2017 against New Zealand |
| 7 | Kuldeep Yadav
(India) |
5/57 in 2018 against West India | 6/25 in 2018 against England | 5/24 in 2018 against England |
| 8 | Shakib AI Hasan (Bangladesh) | 7/36 in 2008 against New Zealand | 5/47 in 2015 against Zimbabwe | 5/20 in 2018 against West India |
| 9 | Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) | 5/82 in 2019 against Ireland | 6/43 in 2017 against Ireland | 3/5 in 2017 against Ireland |
To take five wickets or more is like for a batsman to score 100 runs.
It is worth noting that in Australia, cricket players refer to a five-wicket haul as “getting a Michelle.” Why precisely is this name chosen? Pfeiffer is a consonant form of the surname Pfeiffer, and there is a well-known actress named Michelle Pfeiffer who shares this surname. These are the reasons why this sentence has a comedic quality to it.
