today's Featured List/August 11, 2014
Sixteen five-wicket hauls were taken by Shoaib Akhtar (pictured) during his career in international cricket.
Shoaib is a retired Pakistani fast bowler who made his Test debut in 1997 against the West Indies at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. His first Test five-wicket haul came the following year against South Africa in a match which Pakistan won at Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban. Starting his One Day International (ODI) career in October 1998 against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club, Shoaib's first ODI five-wicket haul came against New Zealand in February 2001 at the Eden Park, Auckland. In Test cricket, Shoaib's career-best figures for an innings were 6 wickets for 11 runs against New Zealand at the Gaddafi Stadium. His best bowling performance in ODIs was 6 wickets for 16 runs against the same team at the National Stadium, Karachi. As of June 2014, he is sixth in the list of five-wicket haul takers for Pakistan, all formats of the game combined. (Full list...)
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