The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in Bangladesh which has been held annually since its first season in 2012.
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.
Statistics The first five-wicket haul was taken by Mohammad Sami of the Duronto Rajshahi against the Dhaka Gladiators on 27 February 2012. Sami took five wickets for six runs, which was also the most economical five-wicket haul (an economy rate of 1.8 and a bowling average of 1.2). Mohammad Amir of Khulna Tigers has the best bowling figures in an innings by a player in the competition. It was also the only six-wicket haul. Al-Amin Hossain of the Barisal Bulls took the least economical five-wicket haul, bowling with an economy rate of 9.00. The most recent five-wicket haul was taken by Shoriful Islam of the Chattogram Royals against Chattogram Royals in Dhaka on 16 January 2026. Thisara Perera and Taskin Ahmed are the only players to take multiple five-wicket hauls. Fourteen five-wicket hauls have been taken at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Al-Amin Hossain of Barisal Bulls is the only bowler to take a hat-trick and a five-wicket haul in the same match. Shakib Al Hasan and Nasir Hossain are the only players to take five-wicket haul while captaining their side. Shakib captained Dhaka Dynamites and Nasir captained the Sylhet Sixers. The 2017 season and 2019–20 season has seen the most number of five-wicket hauls in one season. Four five-wicket hauls had been taken in those seasons. In the 2013 and 2019 seasons there were no five-wicket hauls.
Five-wicket hauls Key Symbol MeaningThe bowler was man of the match
+ Bangladesh Premier League five-wicket hauls No. Bowler Date Ground Team Opposition Inn Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Econ Result Ref. 1 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Duronto Rajshahi Dhaka Gladiators Won 2 Barisal Bulls Rangpur Riders Won 3 Sylhet Super Stars Won 4 (1/2) Rangpur Riders Comilla Victorians Lost 5 Rajshahi Kings Khulna Titans Lost 6 (1/2) Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Chittagong Vikings Rajshahi Kings Won 7 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Rajshahi Kings Chittagong Vikings Won 8 Comilla Victorians Dhaka Dynamites Won 9 Dhaka Dynamites Rangpur Riders Lost 10 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Khulna Titans Rajshahi Kings Won 11 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Sylhet Sixers Chittagong Vikings Won 12 (2/2) Dhaka Platoon Cumilla Warriors Won 13 Rajshahi Royals Won 14 Khulna Tigers Cumilla Warriors Won 15 Rajshahi Royals Won 16 Comilla Victorians Chattogram Challengers Won 17Mukidul Islam7 February 2023 Comilla VictoriansFortune BarishalWon 18Aamer Jamal7 February 2024 Khulna TigersWon 19Imran Tahir13 February 2024 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Rangpur RidersWon 20Abu Haider19 February 2024 Fortune BarishalWon 21Taskin Ahmed (2/2)2 January 2025 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Durbar Rajshahi Dhaka CapitalsWon 22Shoriful Islam16 January 2026 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, DhakaChattogram RoyalsNoakhali ExpressWon
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