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 by critics as a notable achievement, and , only 54 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers. Danish Kaneria, a right-arm leg spinner, represented the Pakistan national cricket team in 61 Tests between 2000 and 2010. He took 15 five-wicket hauls during his career in international cricket. Kaneria was described by the BBC as a "match-winner with his leg-breaks".
Kaneria made his Test debut in 2000 against England at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad. His first Test five-wicket haul came the following year against Bangladesh at the Multan Cricket Stadium during the 2001–02 Asian Test Championship. Kaneria went on to take his second five-wicket haul in the same match, the only instance in his career where he did so. He accumulated 12 wickets for 94 runs in the match, and the performance earned him the man of the match award. Kaneria's best bowling figures in an innings were 7 wickets for 77 runs against Bangladesh at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, in January 2002. He was most successful against Australia and Bangladesh, claiming three five-wicket hauls against each of them.
Having made his One Day International (ODI) debut in 2001 against Zimbabwe at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Kaneria played 18 matches for Pakistan and took 15 wickets in the format. His best bowling figures in ODIs were 3 wickets for 31 runs against New Zealand at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in 2003. Kaneria never played Twenty20 International matches. , he has taken 15 five-wicket hauls in international cricket; he ranks seventh in the list for Pakistan in all formats of the game combined.
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+ Key Symbol Meaning Date Day the Test started Inn Innings 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 Batsmen whose wickets were taken Result Result for the Pakistan team One of two five-wicket hauls by Kaneria in a match 10 or more wickets taken in the match Kaneria was selected as man of the match
Test cricket five-wicket hauls + Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket by Danish KaneriaNo.DateGroundAgainstInnOversRunsWktsEconBatsmenResult 1 1 Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Mehrab Hossain Naimur Rahman Akram Khan Enamul Haque Khaled Mashud Hasibul Hossain Won 2 Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Aminul Islam Akram Khan Naimur Rahman Khaled Mashud Enamul Haque Hasibul Hossain Won 3 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Mehrab Hossain Habibul Bashar Sanwar Hossain Khaled Mashud Enamul Haque Mohammad Sharif Fahim Muntasir Won 4 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Lou Vincent Stephen Fleming Craig McMillan Robbie Hart Daryl Tuffey Won 5 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 46 Neil McKenzie Gary Kirsten Mark Boucher Shaun Pollock Paul Adams Won 6 National Stadium, Karachi Sanath Jayasuriya Marvan Atapattu Mahela Jayawardene Thilan Samaraweera Jehan Mubarak Romesh Kaluwitharana Farveez Maharoof Won 7 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Justin Langer Damien Martyn Michael Clarke Adam Gilchrist Glenn McGrath Lost 8 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Matthew Hayden Damien Martyn Michael Clarke Adam Gilchrist Shane Watson Shane Warne Glenn McGrath Lost 9 Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali Gautam Gambhir Sourav Ganguly V. V. S. Laxman Irfan Pathan Lakshmipathy Balaji Zaheer Khan Drawn 10 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Virender Sehwag Rahul Dravid Sourav Ganguly Harbhajan Singh Lakshmipathy Balaji Won 11 Sabina Park, Kingston Devon Smith Ramnaresh Sarwan Brian Lara Shivnarine Chanderpaul Daren Powell Won 12 Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Chris Gayle Daren Ganga Brian Lara Dwayne Bravo Dave Mohammed Drawn 13 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Mahela Jayawardene Angelo Mathews Chaminda Vaas Tillakaratne Dilshan Rangana Herath Drawn 14 McLean Park, Napier Tim McIntosh Martin Guptill Ross Taylor Daniel Flynn Tim Southee Iain O'Brien Chris Martin Drawn 15 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Phillip Hughes Marcus North Brad Haddin Mitchell Johnson Doug Bollinger Lost
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