Incricket, 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 March 2024[update] only 51 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[3] Ravichandran Ashwin – a right-arm off break bowler – is a Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricketer who represents the India national cricket team. In a 2016 interview, former Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan described Ashwin as the "best current Test spinner".[4] As of March 2024[update], Ashwin has taken 36 five-wicket hauls in international cricket;[3] he ranks joint-fifth in the all-time list, and second among his countrymen.[a]
Ashwin made his Test debut in November 2011 against the West Indies. He took nine wickets in the match, including a five-wicket haul in the second innings. India won the match and his performance earned him the man of the match honour.[5] His career-best figures of seven wickets for 59 runs came against New Zealand in October 2016; in the process he also became the fifth bowler to take six five-wicket hauls against them.[b] He has picked up ten or more wickets in a match on seven occasions.[c] Ashwin made his ODI and T20I debuts in June 2010 against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, respectively, and is yet to take a five-wicket haul in both formats. His four wickets for 25 runs against the United Arab Emirates in the 2015 World Cup remain his best in ODIs,[8] while his figures of four wickets for 8 runs against Sri Lanka are the fourth-best by an Indian in T20Is.[9]
Symbol | Meaning |
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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 India team |
† | 10 or more wickets taken in the match |
‡ | Ashwin was selected as man of the match |
No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
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1 | 6 November 2011 ‡ | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | ![]() |
3 | 21.3 | 47 | 6 | 2.18 | Won[11] | |
2 | 22 November 2011 ‡ | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | ![]() |
1 | 52.1 | 156 | 5 | 2.99 | Drawn[12] | |
3 | 23 August 2012 † ‡ 1 | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | ![]() |
2 | 16.3 | 31 | 6 | 1.87 | Won[13] | |
4 | 23 August 2012 † ‡ 2 | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | ![]() |
3 | 26.5 | 54 | 6 | 2.01 | Won[13] | |
5 | 31 August 2012 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | ![]() |
3 | 22 | 69 | 5 | 3.13 | Won[14] | |
6 | 22 February 2013 † 6 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | ![]() |
1 | 42 | 103 | 7 | 2.45 | Won[15] | |
7 | 22 February 2013 † 7 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | ![]() |
3 | 32 | 95 | 5 | 2.96 | Won[15] | |
8 | 2 March 2013 | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | ![]() |
3 | 28 | 63 | 5 | 2.25 | Won[16] | |
9 | 22 March 2013 | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | ![]() |
1 | 34 | 57 | 5 | 1.67 | Won[17] | |
10 | 10 June 2015 | Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah | ![]() |
2 | 25 | 87 | 5 | 3.48 | Drawn[18] | |
11 | 12 August 2015 † | Galle International Stadium, Galle | ![]() |
1 | 13.4 | 46 | 6 | 3.36 | Lost[19] | |
12 | 20 August 2015 | Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | ![]() |
4 | 16 | 42 | 5 | 2.62 | Won[20] | |
13 | 5 November 2015 | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | ![]() |
2 | 24 | 51 | 5 | 2.12 | Won[21] | |
14 | 25 November 2015 † ‡ 1 | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | ![]() |
2 | 16.1 | 32 | 5 | 1.97 | Won[22] | |
15 | 25 November 2015 † ‡ 2 | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | ![]() |
4 | 29.5 | 66 | 7 | 2.21 | Won[22] | |
16 | 3 December 2015 | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | ![]() |
4 | 49.1 | 61 | 5 | 1.24 | Won[23] | |
17 | 21 July 2016 ‡ | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | ![]() |
3 | 25 | 83 | 7 | 3.32 | Won[24] | |
18 | 30 July 2016 | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | ![]() |
1 | 16 | 52 | 5 | 3.25 | Drawn[25] | |
19 | 22 September 2016 † | Green Park Stadium, Kanpur | ![]() |
4 | 35.3 | 132 | 6 | 3.71 | Won[26] | |
20 | 8 October 2016 † ‡ 1 | Holkar Stadium, Indore | ![]() |
2 | 27.2 | 81 | 6 | 2.96 | Won[27] | |
21 | 8 October 2016 † ‡ 2 | Holkar Stadium, Indore | ![]() |
4 | 13.5 | 59 | 7 | 4.27 | Won[27] | |
22 | 19 November 2016 | Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam | ![]() |
2 | 29.5 | 67 | 5 | 2.24 | Won[28] | |
23 | 9 December 2016 † | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | ![]() |
1 | 44 | 112 | 6 | 2.54 | Won[29] | |
24 | 9 December 2016 † | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | ![]() |
3 | 20.3 | 55 | 6 | 2.68 | Won[29] | |
25 | 4 March 2017 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | ![]() |
4 | 12.4 | 41 | 6 | 3.23 | Won[30] | |
26 | 2 August 2017 | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | ![]() |
2 | 16.4 | 69 | 5 | 4.14 | Won[31] | |
27 | 2 October 2019 | Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Vishakhapatnam | ![]() |
2 | 46.2 | 145 | 7 | 3.12 | Won[32] | |
28 | 5 February 2021 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | ![]() |
3 | 17.3 | 61 | 6 | 3.49 | Lost[33] | |
29 | 13 February 2021 ‡ | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | ![]() |
2 | 23.5 | 43 | 5 | 1.80 | Won[34] | |
30 | 4 March 2021 | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | ![]() |
4 | 22.5 | 47 | 5 | 2.06 | Won[35] | |
31 | 9 February 2023 | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | ![]() |
3 | 12 | 37 | 5 | 3.08 | Won[36] | |
32 | 9 March 2023 | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | ![]() |
1 | 47.2 | 91 | 6 | 1.92 | Drawn[37] | |
33 | 12 July 2023 † | Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica | ![]() |
1 | 24.3 | 60 | 5 | 2.44 | Won[38] | |
34 | 12 July 2023 † | Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica | ![]() |
3 | 21.3 | 71 | 7 | 3.30 | Won[38] | |
35 | 23 February 2024 | JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi, | ![]() |
3 | 15.5 | 51 | 5 | 3.20 | Won[39] | |
36 | 9 March 2024 | HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala, | ![]() |
4 | 14 | 77 | 5 | 5.50 | Won[40] |
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