Abdul Qadir was a Pakistani cricketer who took 17 five-wicket hauls during his career in international cricket. 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. A right-arm leg spin bowler who represented his country between 1977 and 1994, Yahoo! Cricket wrote that Abdul Qadir "was a master of the leg-spin" and "mastered the googlies, the flippers, the leg-breaks and the topspins."
Abdul Qadir made his Test debut in 1977 against England at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. His first Test five-wicket haul came the following year against the same team in a match at the Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad. In March 1984 against the English at the Gaddafi Stadium, he took a five-wicket haul in both innings of a Test match for the first time. He repeated this feat only once more in his career, at the National Stadium, Karachi, against the same team, in December 1987. His career-best figures for an innings were 9 wickets for 56 runs against England at the Gaddafi Stadium, in November 1987. In Tests, Qadir was most successful against the English taking eight of his five-wicket hauls against them. He took ten or more wickets in a match on five occasions. Qadir claimed 15 five-wicket hauls in his Test career, and Pakistan never lost any of the games on such instances.
Abdul Qadir made his One Day International (ODI) debut during the 1983 Cricket World Cup against New Zealand at Edgbaston. His first ODI five-wicket haul came in June 1983, against Sri Lanka, a match which Pakistan won at the Headingley Cricket Ground in Leeds. He took 5 wickets for 44 runs in the match, which is his best performance in ODIs. Abdul Qadir took two five-wicket hauls in ODI cricket. , he is twenty-sixth overall among all-time combined five-wicket haul takers, a position he shares with Fred Trueman and Derek Underwood. He is fifth in the list of five-wicket haul takers for Pakistan, all formats of the game combined.
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Symbol Meaning Date Date the match was held, or starting date of the match for Test matches Inn The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken 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) Result The result for the Pakistan team in that match Abdul Qadir selected as "Man of the match" 10 wickets or more taken in the match * One of two five-wicket hauls by Abdul Qadir in a match
Tests + List of Test cricket five-wicket hauls by Abdul Qadir No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result 1 Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad Brian Rose Derek Randall Graham Roope Bob Taylor Phil Edmonds John Lever Drawn 2 National Stadium, Karachi Graeme Wood John Dyson Allan Border Kim Hughes Bruce Yardley Won 3 Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Bruce Laird John Dyson Allan Border Kim Hughes Peter Sleep Geoff Lawson Jeff Thomson Won 4 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Allan Border Greg Chappell Rod Marsh Geoff Lawson John Maguire Drawn 5 National Stadium, Karachi David Gower Derek Randall Ian Botham Bob Taylor Nick Cook Won 6 * Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Allan Lamb Derek Randall Graeme Fowler Vic Marks Neil Foster Drawn 7 * Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Allan Lamb Derek Randall Vic Marks Neil Foster Norman Cowans Drawn 8 Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad Bruce Edgar Martin Crowe Jeremy Coney John Bracewell Stephen Boock Won 9 National Stadium, Karachi Ravi Ratnayeke Duleep Mendis Aravinda de Silva Ashantha de Mel Roger Wijesuriya Won 10 Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Richie Richardson Larry Gomes Viv Richards Roger Harper Malcolm Marshall Tony Gray Won 11 The Oval, London Martyn Moxon Tim Robinson Mike Gatting Ian Botham John Emburey Bruce French Phil Edmonds Drawn 12 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Graham Gooch Chris Broad Tim Robinson Mike Gatting Bill Athey Phillip DeFreitas John Emburey Neil Foster Nick Cook Won 13 * National Stadium, Karachi Bill Athey Mike Gatting David Capel Phillip DeFreitas Nick Cook Drawn 14 * National Stadium, Karachi Chris Broad Neil Fairbrother David Capel Phillip DeFreitas Nick Cook Drawn 15 Eden Park, Auckland Robert Vance Stephen Boock Mark Greatbatch Jeff Crowe John Bracewell Ewen Chatfield Drawn
One Day Internationals + List of ODI five-wicket hauls by Abdul Qadir No. Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result 1 Headingley, Leeds Roy Dias Duleep Mendis Rumesh Ratnayake Ranjan Madugalle Arjuna Ranatunga Won 2 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Kepler Wessels David Hookes Steve Smith Rod Marsh Rodney Hogg Lost
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