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, and , only 54 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers. Shakib Al Hasan, a slow left-arm orthodox spinner, represents the Bangladesh national cricket team. With 25 five-wicket hauls across all formats of international cricket, he ranks equal 15th in the all-time list, and first among his countrymen He has been described as "Bangladesh's greatest-ever cricketer", and is ranked as the top all-rounder in One Day International (ODI) cricket as of August 2022.

Shakib's first five-wicket haul came against New Zealand during the first Test of the 2008–09 home series; he took seven wickets for 36 runs in New Zealand's first innings. As of March 2023, it remains his best bowling figures in Test cricket. He ended the year with three more five-wicket hauls, which came in consecutive innings against South Africa and Sri Lanka. In Test cricket, he is among the four bowlers who have taken five-wicket hauls against all Test-playing nations.

Shakib made his ODI debut in 2007, a year before his first Test appearance. He has taken four five-wicket hauls in the format. His best figures in the format are five wickets for 29 runs which came against Afghanistan during the 2019 World Cup.

Shakib is one of the thirteen cricketers to have a five wicket-haul across all three formats.

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+Key Symbol Meaning DateDay the Test started or ODI held InnInnings in which five-wicket haul was taken OversNumber of overs bowled RunsNumber of runs conceded WktsNumber of wickets taken EconRuns conceded per over BatsmenBatsmen whose wickets were taken ResultResult for the Bangladesh team One of two five-wicket hauls by Shakib in a match 10 or more wickets taken in the match Shakib was selected as man of the match

Tests + Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket by Shakib Al Hasan No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result 1 Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Aaron Redmond Jamie How Jesse Ryder Brendon McCullum Jacob Oram Kyle Mills Iain O'Brien Lost 2 Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Jacques Kallis AB de Villiers Mark Boucher Morne Morkel Dale Steyn Lost 3 SuperSport Park, Centurion Jacques Kallis Hashim Amla AB de Villiers Mark Boucher Morne Morkel Monde Zondeki Lost 4 Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Kumar Sangakkara Mahela Jayawardene Tillakaratne Dilshan Dhammika Prasad Thilan Samaraweera Lost 5 National Cricket Stadium, St. George's Dale Richards Omar Phillips Ryan Hinds Chadwick Walton Tino Best Won 6 Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Virender Sehwag VVS Laxman Yuvraj Singh Zaheer Khan Sreesanth Lost 7 Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester Kevin Pietersen Ian Bell Ajmal Shahzad Matt Prior Steven Finn Lost 8 Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Kemar Roach Carlton Baugh Darren Sammy Kirk Edwards Fidel Edwards Lost 9 Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Azhar Ali Misbah-ul-Haq Abdur Rehman Umar Gul Saeed Ajmal Adnan Akmal Lost 10 Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Hamish Rutherford Peter Fulton Brendon McCullum Ross Taylor Doug Bracewell Drawn 11 Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Dinesh Chandimal Angelo Mathews Dilruwan Perera Ajantha Mendis Suranga Lakmal Drawn 12 Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Hamilton Masakadza Elton Chigumbura Regis Chakabva John Nyumbu Tinashe Panyangara Tafadzwa Kamungozi Won 13 Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna Brendan Taylor Craig Ervine Elton Chigumbura Hamilton Masakadza Malcolm Waller Won 14 Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna Sikandar Raza Brendan Taylor Hamilton Masakadza Elton Chigumbura Natsai M'shangwe Won 15 Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Joe Root Ben Duckett Moeen Ali Ben Stokes Adil Rashid Lost 16 Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Nathan Lyon Matt Renshaw Glenn Maxwell Pat Cummins Josh Hazlewood Won 17 Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Usman Khawaja David Warner Steve Smith Matthew Wade Glenn Maxwell Won 18 Sabina Park, Kingston Kraigg Brathwaite Devon Smith Keemo Paul Kieran Powell Miguel Cummins Shannon Gabriel Lost 19 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Kusal Mendis Dimuth Karunaratne Dhananjaya de Silva Niroshan Dickwella Praveen Jayawickrama Lost

ODIs + Five-wicket hauls in ODIs by Shakib Al Hasan No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result 1 Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Chamu Chibhabha Craig Ervine Sean Williams Graeme Cremer Tinashe Panyangara Won 2 Rose Bowl, Southampton Rahmat Shah Gulbadin Naib Mohammad Nabi Asghar Afghan Najibullah Zadran Won 3 Harare Sports Club, Harare Brendan Taylor Ryan Burl Blessing Muzarabani Regis Chakabva Richard Ngarava Won 4 Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Rohit Sharma Virat Kohli Washington Sundar Shardul Thakur Deepak Chahar Won

T20Is + Five-wicket hauls in T20Is by Shakib Al Hasan No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result Ref 1 Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Nicholas Pooran Shimron Hetmyer Darren Bravo Carlos Brathwaite Fabian Allen Won 2 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Lorcan Tucker Ross Adair Gareth Delany George Dockrell Harry Tector Won

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