# List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Harare Sports Club

Harare Sports Club Ground is a cricket ground in Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe. It has been used for cricket matches since 1910 and has hosted international matches as well as domestic games. The venue is the Zimbabwe national cricket team's most frequently used home ground. The first Test match at the venue was held in October 1992 with India as the visiting side. The two sides met in the ground's first One Day International (ODI) later the same month and played the first Twenty20 International (T20I) on the ground in 2010. The ground hosted One Day International matches during the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup and 2018 ICC World Cup Qualifier and hosted the final of the 2019 ICC Women's World Cup Africa Region Qualifier competition, the only Women's international match to be played on the ground.
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. This article details the five-wicket hauls taken on the ground in official international Test and One Day International matches.
The first bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a Test match on the ground was Zimbabwean John Traicos who took five wickets for 86 runs against India in the first international match at the venue. The best figures in Test cricket on the ground are the 8/63 taken by Sri Lankan spinner Rangana Herath against Zimbabwe in 2016. In the same match Herath took the best match figures in Test cricket on the ground, taking 13 wickets, including five-wicket hauls in both innings.
The first ODI five-wicket haul on the ground was taken by Eddo Brandes who took 5/28, including a hat-trick, in 1997 against England. The best ODI bowling figures on the ground are West Indian fast bowler Fidel Edwards' 6/22 taken in 2003. As of January 2020, no five-wicket hauls have been taken in Twenty20 International matches on the ground.

## Key

| Symbol | Meaning |
| Date | Day the Test started or ODI was held |
| Inn | Innings in which the five-wicket haul was taken |
| O | Number of overs bowled by the bowler in the innings |
| R | Number of runs conceded by the bowler in the innings |
| W | Number of wickets taken by the bowler in the innings |
| Result | Result of the match |

## Test match five-wicket hauls

    As of 11 July 2021
A total of 35 five-wicket hauls have been taken in Test matches on the ground.
Five-wicket hauls in Men's Test matches at Harare Sports Club :
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
| 1 | John Traicos | 18 October 1992 | Zimbabwe | India | 2 | 50 | 86 | 5 | Drawn |
| 2 | Murphy Su'a | 7 November 1992 | New Zealand | Zimbabwe | 2 | 37 | 85 | 5 | New Zealand won |
| 3 | Dipak Patel | 7 November 1992 | New Zealand | Zimbabwe | 4 | 17.3 | 50 | 6 | New Zealand won |
| 4 | Ravindra Pushpakumara | 26 October 1994 | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | 2 | 35.4 | 116 | 7 | Drawn |
| 5 | Heath Streak | 31 January 1995 | Zimbabwe | Pakistan | 2 | 39 | 90 | 6 | Zimbabwe won |
| 6 | Aamer Nazir | 15 February 1995 | Pakistan | Zimbabwe | 4 | 19 | 46 | 5 | Pakistan won |
| 7 | Bryan Strang | 13 October 1995 | Zimbabwe | South Africa | 2 | 32 | 101 | 5 | South Africa won |
| 8 | Allan Donald | 13 October 1995 | South Africa | Zimbabwe | 3 | 33 | 71 | 8 | South Africa won |
| 9 | Chris Cairns | 18 September 1997 | New Zealand | Zimbabwe | 1 | 28.1 | 50 | 5 | Drawn |
| 10 | Henry Olonga | 7 October 1998 | Zimbabwe | India | 2 | 26 | 70 | 5 | Zimbabwe won |
| 11 | Heath Streak | 14 October 1999 | Zimbabwe | Australia | 2 | 34 | 93 | 5 | Australia won |
| 12 | Ravindra Pushpakumara | 4 December 1999 | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | 1 | 25 | 56 | 5 | Drawn |
| 13 | Andy Blignaut | 15 June 2001 | Zimbabwe | India | 3 | 31.5 | 74 | 5 | Zimbabwe won |
| 14 | Andy Blignaut | 9 November 2002 | Zimbabwe | Pakistan | 1 | 21 | 79 | 5 | Pakistan won |
| 15 | Henry Olonga | 9 November 2002 | Zimbabwe | Pakistan | 3 | 17.5 | 93 | 5 | Pakistan won |
| 16 | Fidel Edwards | 4 November 2003 | Zimbabwe | Pakistan | 1 | 34.3 | 133 | 5 | Drawn |
| 17 | Raymond Price | 4 November 2003 | Zimbabwe | Pakistan | 2 | 37.2 | 73 | 6 | Drawn |
| 18 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 6 May 2004 | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | 1 | 24.2 | 45 | 6 | Sri Lanka won |
| 19 | Nuwan Zoysa | 6 May 2004 | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | 3 | 9.5 | 20 | 5 | Sri Lanka won |
| 20 | Irfan Pathan | 20 September 2005 | India | Zimbabwe | 1 | 15.2 | 59 | 7 | India won |
| 21 | Heath Streak | 20 September 2005 | Zimbabwe | India | 2 | 32 | 73 | 6 | India won |
| 22 | Irfan Pathan | 20 September 2005 | India | Zimbabwe | 3 | 19 | 67 | 6 | India won |
| 23 | Robiul Islam | 17 April 2013 | Bangladesh | Zimbabwe | 3 | 19 | 71 | 6 | Zimbabwe won |
| 24 | Robiul Islam | 25 April 2013 | Bangladesh | Zimbabwe | 2 | 33 | 85 | 6 | Bangladesh won |
| 25 | Saeed Ajmal | 3 September 2013 | Pakistan | Zimbabwe | 2 | 32.3 | 95 | 7 | Pakistan won |
| 26 | Brian Vitori | 10 September 2013 | Zimbabwe | Pakistan | 2 | 26.5 | 61 | 5 | Zimbabwe won |
| 27 | Rahat Ali | 10 September 2013 | Pakistan | Zimbabwe | 3 | 24.5 | 52 | 5 | Zimbabwe won |
| 28 | Tendai Chatara | 10 September 2013 | Zimbabwe | Pakistan | 4 | 23 | 61 | 5 | Zimbabwe won |
| 29 | Dale Steyn | 9 August 2014 | South Africa | Zimbabwe | 1 | 22.4 | 46 | 5 | South Africa won |
| 30 | John Nyumbu | 9 August 2014 | Zimbabwe | South Africa | 2 | 49.3 | 157 | 5 | South Africa won |
| 31 | Rangana Herath | 10 November 2016 | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | 2 | 26 | 89 | 5 | Sri Lanka won |
| 32 | Rangana Herath | 10 November 2016 | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | 4 | 23 | 63 | 8 | Sri Lanka won |
| 33 | Lasith Embuldeniya | 19 January 2020 | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | 1 | 42 | 114 | 5 | Sri Lanka won |
| 34 | Sikandar Raza | 27 January 2020 | Zimbabwe | Sri Lanka | 2 | 43 | 117 | 7 | Drawn |
| 35 | Mehidy Hasan | 7 July 2021 | Bangladesh | Zimbabwe | 2 | 31 | 82 | 5 | Bangladesh won |

## One Day International five-wicket hauls

In total, 18 five-wicket hauls have been recorded in ODIs on the ground.
    As of 16 July 2021
Five-wicket hauls in Men's One Day International matches at Harare Sports Club :
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Result |
| 1 | Eddo Brandes | 3 January 1997 | Zimbabwe | England | 2 | 10 | 28 | 5 | Zimbabwe won |
| 2 | Graeme Hick | 20 February 2000 | England | Zimbabwe | 2 | 10 | 33 | 5 | England won |
| 3 | Matthew Hoggard | 7 October 2001 | England | Zimbabwe | 2 | 10 | 33 | 5 | England won |
| 4 | Fidel Edwards | 29 November 2003 | West Indies | Zimbabwe | 2 | 7 | 22 | 6 | West Indies won |
| 5 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 29 April 2004 | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | 2 | 10 | 23 | 5 | West Indies won |
| 6 | Jason Gillespie | 29 May 2004 | Australia | Zimbabwe | 1 | 10 | 32 | 5 | Australia won |
| 7 | Irfan Pathan | 29 August 2005 | India | Zimbabwe | 2 | 10 | 27 | 5 | India won |
| 8 | Ajantha Mendis | 28 November 2008 | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | 2 | 10 | 27 | 5 | Sri Lanka won |
| 9 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 30 November 2008 | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | 2 | 10 | 29 | 5 | Sri Lanka won |
| 10 | Graeme Cremer | 13 October 2009 | Zimbabwe | Kenya | 2 | 10 | 46 | 6 | Zimbabwe won |
| 11 | Ed Rainsford | 30 September 2010 | Zimbabwe | Ireland | 1 | 10 | 46 | 6 | Ireland won |
| 12 | Brian Vitori | 12 August 2011 | Zimbabwe | Bangladesh | 1 | 10 | 30 | 5 | Zimbabwe won |
| 13 | Brian Vitori | 14 August 2011 | Zimbabwe | Bangladesh | 1 | 9.3 | 20 | 5 | Zimbabwe won |
| 14 | Prosper Utseya | 19 August 2014 | Zimbabwe | South Africa | 1 | 10 | 36 | 5 | South Africa won |
| 15 | Yasir Shah | 1 October 2015 | Pakistan | Zimbabwe | 2 | 9 | 26 | 6 | Pakistan won |
| 16 | Bilal Asif | 5 October 2015 | Pakistan | Zimbabwe | 1 | 10 | 25 | 5 | Pakistan won |
| 17 | Mohammad Naveed | 4 March 2018 | United Arab Emirates | Papua New Guinea | 2 | 5.5 | 28 | 5 | UAE won |
| 18 | Shakib Al Hasan | 16 July 2021 | Bangladesh | Zimbabwe | 2 | 9.5 | 30 | 5 | Bangladesh won |
| 19 | Brad Evans | 22 August 2022 | Zimbabwe | India | 1 | 10 | 54 | 5 | India won |
| 19 | Shariz Ahmad | 23 March 2023 | Netherlands | Zimbabwe | 1 | 10 | 43 | 5 | Zimbabwe won |