# List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Harbhajan Singh

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "fifer") refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement, and as of October 2024, only 54 bowlers have taken 15 or more five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers. A right-arm off break bowler, Harbhajan Singh has taken 417 wickets in Test, 269 wickets in One Day International (ODI) and 25 wickets in Twenty20 International (T20I) matches for India. He has the second-highest number of five-wicket hauls (28) in international cricket—next to Anil Kumble—among Indian cricketers and the eleventh among overall.
Harbhajan made his Test debut against Australia in 1998. His first five-wicket haul came against the same team during the second Test of the 2000–01 series at Eden Gardens. His six wickets for 73 runs in the second innings of the match raised his tally to thirteen wickets in the match; his performance was instrumental in India winning the match after being forced to follow-on. In the third Test of the series, he claimed fifteen wickets for 217 runs, including career-best figures of eight wickets for 84 runs. The majority of his five-wicket hauls in Test cricket—seven out of his twenty-five—have come against Australia.
Harbhajan's first five-wicket haul in ODIs came against England in 2002, four years after he made his debut. He took five wickets for 43 runs in the match which India lost. His best figures of five wickets for 31 runs came against the same team in 2006. Although Harbhajan made his first T20I appearance in 2006, he has yet to take a five-wicket haul in the format as of October 2019. His figures of four wickets for 12 runs against England in 2012 remain his best in T20Is.

## Key

| Symbol | Meaning |
| 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 |
| * | One of two five-wicket hauls by Harbhajan in the match |
| † | 10 or more wickets taken in the match |
| ‡ | Harbhajan was selected as the man of the match |

## Tests

Five-wicket hauls in Test cricket :
| No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
| 1 | 11 March 2001 * † | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | Australia | 1 | 37.5 | 123 | 7 | 3.25 | Matthew Hayden Mark Waugh Steve Waugh Ricky Ponting Adam Gilchrist Shane Warne Jason Gillespie | Won |
| 2 | 11 March 2001 * † | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | Australia | 4 | 30.3 | 73 | 6 | 2.39 | Michael Slater Justin Langer Steve Waugh Ricky Ponting Jason Gillespie Glenn McGrath | Won |
| 3 | 18 March 2001 * † ‡ | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Australia | 1 | 38.2 | 133 | 7 | 3.46 | Matthew Hayden Justin Langer Ricky Ponting Adam Gilchrist Shane Warne Jason Gillespie Colin Miller | Won |
| 4 | 18 March 2001 * † ‡ | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Australia | 3 | 41.5 | 84 | 8 | 2.01 | Michael Slater Adam Gilchrist Mark Waugh Steve Waugh Ricky Ponting Shane Warne Jason Gillespie Colin Miller | Won |
| 5 | 3 December 2001 | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali | England | 1 | 19.3 | 51 | 5 | 2.61 | Mark Ramprakash Andrew Flintoff James Foster Richard Dawson Matthew Hoggard | Won |
| 6 | 11 December 2001 | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad | England | 3 | 30.2 | 71 | 5 | 2.34 | Mark Butcher Nasser Hussain Mark Ramprakash Ashley Giles Matthew Hoggard | Drawn |
| 7 | 28 February 2002 ‡ | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | Zimbabwe | 3 | 31 | 62 | 6 | 2.00 | Stuart Carlisle Trevor Gripper Alistair Campbell Andy Flower Travis Friend Ray Price | Won |
| 8 | 18 May 2002 | Sabina Park, Kingston | West Indies | 1 | 38 | 138 | 5 | 3.63 | Wavell Hinds Ramnaresh Sarwan Ridley Jacobs Mervyn Dillon Adam Sanford | Lost |
| 9 | 5 September 2002 | Kennington Oval, London | England | 1 | 38.4 | 115 | 5 | 2.97 | Mark Butcher Alec Stewart Dominic Cork Alex Tudor Matthew Hoggard | Drawn |
| 10 | 9 October 2002 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | West Indies | 3 | 28.3 | 48 | 7 | 1.68 | Chris Gayle Wavell Hinds Carl Hooper Mahendra Nagamootoo Mervyn Dillon Pedro Collins Cameron Cuffy | Won |
| 11 | 30 October 2002 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | West Indies | 2 | 57.3 | 115 | 5 | 2.00 | Wavell Hinds Ramnaresh Sarwan Mervyn Dillon Marlon Samuels Cameron Cuffy | Drawn |
| 12 | 6 October 2004 * † | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | Australia | 1 | 41 | 146 | 5 | 3.56 | Matthew Hayden Adam Gilchrist Shane Warne Michael Kasprowicz Glenn McGrath | Lost |
| 13 | 6 October 2004 * † | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | Australia | 3 | 30.1 | 78 | 6 | 2.58 | Damien Martyn Darren Lehmann Michael Clarke Shane Warne Jason Gillespie Michael Kasprowicz | Lost |
| 14 | 3 November 2004 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | Australia | 4 | 10.5 | 29 | 5 | 2.67 | Matthew Hayden Simon Katich Adam Gilchrist Michael Kasprowicz Glenn McGrath | Won |
| 15 | 28 November 2004 ‡ | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | South Africa | 3 | 30 | 87 | 7 | 2.90 | Graeme Smith Andrew Hall Jacques Rudolph Jacques Kallis Hashim Amla Shaun Pollock Justin Ontong | Won |
| 16 | 24 March 2005 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | Pakistan | 1 | 51.5 | 152 | 6 | 2.93 | Younis Khan Mohammad Yousuf Asim Kamal Abdul Razzaq Kamran Akmal Danish Kaneria | Lost |
| 17 | 18 December 2005 † ‡ | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad | Sri Lanka | 2 | 22.2 | 62 | 7 | 2.77 | Marvan Atapattu Kumar Sangakkara Mahela Jayawardene Thilan Samaraweera Tillakaratne Dilshan Farveez Maharoof Lasith Malinga | Won |
| 18 | 18 December 2005 | Warner Park, Basseterre | West Indies | 1 | 44 | 147 | 5 | 3.34 | Dwayne Bravo Denesh Ramdin Jerome Taylor Pedro Collins Corey Collymore | Drawn |
| 19 | 30 June 2006 | Sabina Park, Kingston | West Indies | 2 | 4.3 | 13 | 5 | 2.88 | Daren Ganga Dwayne Bravo Ramnaresh Sarwan Denesh Ramdin Pedro Collins | Won |
| 20 | 30 November 2007 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | Pakistan | 2 | 45.5 | 122 | 5 | 2.66 | Salman Butt Mohammad Yousuf Kamran Akmal Shoaib Akhtar Danish Kaneria | Drawn |
| 21 | 26 March 2008 | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | South Africa | 1 | 44.5 | 164 | 5 | 3.65 | Neil McKenzie Jacques Kallis Morne Morkel Paul Harris Dale Steyn | Drawn |
| 22 | 31 July 2008 † | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Sri Lanka | 2 | 40.3 | 102 | 6 | 2.51 | Malinda Warnapura Kumar Sangakkara Thilan Samaraweera Tillakaratne Dilshan Prasanna Jayawardene Muttiah Muralitharan | Won |
| 23 | 18 March 2009 | Seddon Park, Hamilton | New Zealand | 3 | 28 | 63 | 6 | 2.25 | Martin Guptill Daniel Flynn Jesse Ryder James Franklin Daniel Vettori Iain O'Brien | Won |
| 24 | 14 February 2010 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | South Africa | 3 | 48.3 | 59 | 5 | 1.21 | Alviro Petersen Ashwell Prince JP Duminy Dale Steyn Morné Morkel | Won |
| 25 | 2 January 2011 | Newlands, Cape Town | South Africa | 3 | 38 | 120 | 7 | 3.15 | Graeme Smith Alviro Petersen Paul Harris Hashim Amla Dale Steyn Morne Morkel Lonwabo Tsotsobe | Drawn |

## ODIs

Five-wicket hauls in ODI cricket :
| No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
| 1 | 3 February 2002 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | England | 1 | 10 | 43 | 5 | 4.30 | Marcus Trescothick Graham Thorpe Paul Collingwood Ashley Giles James Foster | Lost |
| 2 | 28 March 2006 ‡ | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | England | 2 | 10 | 31 | 5 | 3.10 | Matt Prior Andrew Flintoff Paul Collingwood Geraint Jones Ian Blackwell | Won |
| 3 | 14 September 2009 | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka | 2 | 9.4 | 56 | 5 | 5.79 | Tillakaratne Dilshan Mahela Jayawardene Thilina Kandamby Lasith Malinga Ajantha Mendis | Won |