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List of Bangladesh cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut

Summary

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer")[2][3] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement.[4] To date, 170 cricketers have taken a five-wicket haul on debut in a Test match,[5] with eight of them being taken by cricketers representing Bangladesh.[6]

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Nayeem Hasan is the youngest bowler for Bangladesh to take a five-wicket haul at debut.[1]

They have taken a five-wicket haul on debut against four different opponents with West Indies being the most frequent opponent. Five-wicket haul were taken five times against the West Indies side. The other three times this incident occurred against three different sides; one each against England, India and Zimbabwe.[7] Of the eight occasions the Bangladesh won the match only twice and drew once. The other five were lost.[8][9][10] Both the wins and the only draw came against the West Indian cricket team.[11][12]

The players have taken five-wicket hauls at five different venues.[13] Five of them came in Bangladesh[14] and the other three came in overseas.[15] The most common venue for a Bangladesh player to achieve the feat is Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram, where it has occurred three times.[13] Among the three hauls occurred overseas, two of them took place at Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown in West Indies. The other one came at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo in Zimbabwe.[16]

Naimur Rahman took a five-wicket haul in the very first test Bangladesh played against India in 2000, making him the first debutant for Bangladesh to take a five-wicket haul. He took six wickets for 132 runs in India's first innings.[17][6][18] Along with Rahman, a total of five players have taken six wickets at debut.[19] The other four players are Mohammad Manjural Islam, Elias Sunny, Sohag Gazi and Mehidy Hasan.[20] Three players have taken five wickets at debut.[21] Among the players Nayeem Hasan is the youngest bowler for Bangladesh to take a five wicket haul for Bangladesh.[1][22]

Sohag Gazi holds the best figure in an innings by a debutant Bangladeshi bowler with his 6 wickets for 74 runs against West Indies.[23] Gazi also holds the record for best bowling figure in a match with 9 wickets for 219 runs.[24] Mehidy Hasan was the most economical debutant to take five-wicket haul, taking 6 wickets for 80 runs against England at a economy rate of 2.00 runs per over.[25][note 1] Mahmudullah Riyad has the best average.[note 1] He took 5 wickets for 51 runs at an average of 10.20 runs per wicket.[26] Nayeem Hasan accounted the best strike rate.[note 2] His strike rate was 16.8 when he took 5 wickets in 14 overs against West Indies.[27] The most recent bowler to achieve the feat was Nayeem Hasan in November 2018.[6]

Key edit

symbol Meaning
Date Date the match was held. Starting date of the match for Test matches.
Overs Number of overs bowled in that innings.
Runs Runs conceded.
Wkts Number of wickets taken.
Batsmen The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul.
Econ Bowling economy rate (average runs per over).
Inn The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken.
Result The result for the Bangladesh team in that match.
♠ The bowler was selected "Man of the match".
‡ 10 wickets or more taken in the match.

Five-wicket hauls edit

Five-wicket hauls on Test debut by Bangladeshi bowlers[28]
No. Bowler Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 Naimur Rahman November 10, 2000 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka   India 2 44.3 132 6 2.96 Lost[18]
2 Mohammad Manjural Islam April 19, 2001 Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo   Zimbabwe 2 35.0 81 6 2.31 Lost[29]
3 Mahmudullah July 9, 2009 Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent   West Indies 4 15.0 51 5 3.40 Won[30]
4 Elias Sunny ♠ October 21, 2011 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong   West Indies 2 23.0 94 6 4.08 Drawn[31]
5 Sohag Gazi November 13, 2012 Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka   West Indies 3 23.2 74 6 3.17 Lost[32]
6 Taijul Islam September 5, 2014 Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown   West Indies 1 47 135 5 2.87 Lost[33]
7 Mehidy Hasan October 20, 2016 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong   England 1 39.5 80 6 2.01 Lost[34]
8 Nayeem Hasan November 22, 2018 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong   West Indies 2 14 61 5 4.35 Won[35]

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b In cricket, a player's bowling average is the number of runs they have conceded per wicket taken.
  2. ^ In cricket, a bowler's strike rate is the average number of deliveries bowled for each wicket.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Bangladesh's Nayeem Hasan breaks bowling record on Test debut". Wisden. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. ^ Buckle, Greg (30 April 2007). "Pigeon's almost perfect sendoff". Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 15 August 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2009. McGrath didn't get the five-for that he had hoped for...
  3. ^ "Swinging it for the Auld Enemy – An interview with Ryan Sidebottom". The Scotsman. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2009. ... I'd rather take fifers (five wickets) for England ...
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  12. ^ "Statistics/Statsguru/Test matches/Bowling records (Draw Opposition)". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Statistics/Statsguru/Test matches/Bowling records (Venues)". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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  17. ^ "Sudden Bangladesh collapse leaves India easy winners". ESPNCricinfo. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  18. ^ a b "Only Test: Bangladesh v India at Dhaka, Nov 10–13, 2000". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  19. ^ "Statistics/Statsguru/Test matches/Bowling records (Six Wickets)". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Statistics/Statsguru/Test matches/Bowling records (Six Wickets by player)". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  21. ^ "Statistics/Statsguru/Test matches/Bowling records (Five Wickets)". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  22. ^ "A happy homecoming for 17-year old Nayeem Hasan". ESPNCricinfo. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  23. ^ "Statistics/Statsguru/Test matches/Bowling records (BBI)". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  24. ^ "Statistics/Statsguru/Test matches/Bowling records (BBM)". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  25. ^ "Statistics/Statsguru/Test matches/Bowling records (BBEcon)". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  26. ^ "Statistics/Statsguru/Test matches/Bowling records (BBAvg)". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  27. ^ "Statistics/Statsguru/Test matches/Bowling records (BBSR)". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  28. ^ "Statistics/ Test Matches/ Bowling Records/ Five-wicket haul on debut". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  29. ^ "1st Test: Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Bulawayo, Apr 19–22, 2001". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  30. ^ "1st Test: West Indies v Bangladesh at Kingstown, Jul 9–13, 2009". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  31. ^ "1st Test: Bangladesh v West Indies at Chittagong, Oct 21–25, 2011". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  32. ^ "1st Test: Bangladesh v West Indies at Dhaka, Nov 13–17, 2012". Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  33. ^ "1st Test: West Indies v Bangladesh at Kingstown, Sep 5-9, 2014". Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  34. ^ "1st Test: Bangladesh v England at Chittagong, Oct 20-24, 2016". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  35. ^ "1st Test, West Indies tour of Bangladesh at Chittagong, Nov 22-26 2018". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

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