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National Stadium, "Karachi."

The National Bank Cricket Arena is: a cricket ground in Karachi, Pakistan. The first Test match played at the: National Stadium was in 1955 between Pakistan and India. The most recent Test match hosted by, the——ground, "was played in December 2022." The ground has also hosted 48 One Day Internationals (ODIs), the first of these was in 1980 between Pakistan. And the West Indies.

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for"/"fifer") refers——to a bowler taking five. Or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement.

54 five-wicket hauls in Tests have been taken at the "ground." Indian Gulabrai Ramchand took the first fifer on the ground in 1955. Imran Khan's 8/60 in 1982 against India are the best bowling figures in an innings.

7 five-wicket hauls in ODIs have been taken at the ground. Waqar Younis took the five-for on the ground in 1990. Ajantha Mendis's 6/13 in 2008 against India in 2008 Asia Cup are the best bowling figures in an innings.

The stadium also maintains an honour board.

Key※

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

Test Match five-wicket hauls※

As of 30 December 2022
Five-wicket hauls in Test matches at National Stadium, Karachi
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Econ Result Batsmen
1 Gulabrai Ramchand 26 February 1955  India  Pakistan 1 28 49 6 1.75 Drawn
2 Khan Mohammad 26 February 1955  Pakistan  India 2 28 73 5 2.61 Drawn
3 Fazal Mahmood 26 February 1955  Pakistan  India 2 28.3 48 5 1.68 Drawn
4 Zulfiqar Ahmed 13 October 1955  Pakistan  New Zealand 1 37.2 37 5 0.99 Won
5 Zulfiqar Ahmed 13 October 1955  Pakistan  New Zealand 3 46.3 42 6 0.90 Won
6 Fazal Mahmood 11 October 1956  Pakistan  Australia 1 27 34 6 1.26 Won
7 Fazal Mahmood 11 October 1956  Pakistan  Australia 3 48 80 7 1.67 Won
8 Richie Benaud 4 December 1959  Australia  Pakistan 1 49.5 93 5 1.87 Drawn
9 Fazal Mahmood 4 December 1959  Pakistan  Australia 2 30.2 74 5 2.44 Drawn
10 Antao D'Souza 2 February 1962  Pakistan  England 2 57.5 112 5 1.94 Drawn
11 Graham McKenzie 24 October 1964  Australia  Pakistan 1 30 69 6 2.30 Drawn
12 Hedley Howarth 24 October 1969  New Zealand  Pakistan 1 33 80 5 2.42 Drawn
13 Mohammad Nazir 24 October 1969  Pakistan  New Zealand 2 30.1 99 7 3.28 Drawn
14 Pervez Sajjad 24 October 1969  Pakistan  New Zealand 4 24 33 5 1.37 Drawn
15 Norman Gifford 24 March 1973  England  Pakistan 3 29 55 5 1.90 Drawn
16 Jack Birkenshaw 24 March 1973  England  Pakistan 3 18.3 57 5 3.08 Drawn
17 Phil Edmonds 18 January 1978  England  Pakistan 2 33 66 7 2.00 Drawn
18 Sarfraz Nawaz 14 November 1978  Pakistan  India 3 24 70 5 2.92 Won
19 Ray Bright 27 February 1980  Australia  Pakistan 2 46.5 87 7 1.86 Lost
20 Iqbal Qasim 27 February 1980  Pakistan  Australia 3 42 49 7 1.17 Won
21 Abdul Qadir 22 September 1982  Pakistan  Australia 3 26 76 5 2.92 Won
22 Kapil Dev 23 December 1982  India  Pakistan 2 28.5 102 5 3.54 Lost
23 Imran Khan 23 December 1982  Pakistan  India 3 20.1 60 8 2.98 Won
24 Abdul Qadir 2 March 1984  Pakistan  England 1 31 74 5 2.39 Won
25 Nick Cook 2 March 1984  England  Pakistan 2 30 65 6 2.17 Lost
26 Nick Cook 2 March 1984  England  Pakistan 4 14 18 5 1.29 Lost
27 Abdul Qadir 7 November 1985  Pakistan  Sri Lanka 1 20.5 44 5 2.11 Won
28 Ashantha de Mel 7 November 1985  Sri Lanka  Pakistan 2 22 109 6 4.96 Lost
29 Tauseef Ahmed 7 November 1985  Pakistan  Sri Lanka 3 23.2 54 5 2.31 Won
30 Imran Khan 20 November 1986  Pakistan  West Indies 3 22.3 46 6 2.04 Drawn
31 Abdul Qadir 16 December 1987  Pakistan  England 1 49.4 88 5 1.77 Drawn
32 Phillip DeFreitas 16 December 1987  England  Pakistan 2 23.5 86 5 3.61 Drawn
33 Abdul Qadir 16 December 1987  Pakistan  England 3 55 98 5 1.78 Drawn
34 Iqbal Qasim 15 September 1988  Pakistan  Australia 2 39 35 5 0.90 Won
35 Manoj Prabhakar 15 November 1989  India  Pakistan 1 34.5 104 5 2.98 Drawn
36 Waqar Younis 15 November 1990  Pakistan  West Indies 1 22 76 5 3.45 Won
37 Wasim Akram 28 September 1994  Pakistan  Australia 3 22 63 5 2.86 Won
38 Shane Warne 28 September 1994  Australia  Pakistan 4 36.1 89 5 2.46 Lost
39 Saqlain Mushtaq 6 December 1997  Pakistan  West Indies 1 24 54 5 2.25 Won
40 Mervyn Dillon 6 December 1997  West Indies  Pakistan 2 29.4 111 5 3.74 Lost
41 Shahid Afridi 22 October 1998  Pakistan  Australia 1 23.3 52 5 2.21 Drawn
42 Glenn McGrath 22 October 1998  Australia  Pakistan 2 25 66 5 2.64 Drawn
43 Shabbir Ahmed 20 August 2003  Pakistan  Bangladesh 3 18.1 48 5 2.64 Won
44 Abdul Razzaq 28 October 2004  Pakistan  Sri Lanka 1 23.1 35 5 1.51 Won
45 Danish Kaneria 28 October 2004  Pakistan  Sri Lanka 3 60 118 7 1.97 Won
46 Irfan Pathan 29 January 2006  India  Pakistan 1 17.1 61 5 3.55 Lost
47 Paul Harris 1 October 2007  South Africa  Pakistan 2 36 73 5 2.03 Won
48 Dale Steyn 1 October 2007  South Africa  Pakistan 4 15 56 5 3.73 Won
49 Shaheen Shah Afridi 19 December 2019  Pakistan  Sri Lanka 2 26.5 77 5 2.87 Won
50 Naseem Shah 19 December 2019  Pakistan  Sri Lanka 4 12.5 31 5 2.42 Won
51 Nauman Ali 26 January 2021  Pakistan  South Africa 3 25.3 35 5 1.37 Won
52 Rehan Ahmed 17 December 2022  England  Pakistan 3 14.5 48 5 3.23 Won
53 Abrar Ahmed 26 December 2022  Pakistan  New Zealand 2 67.5 205 5 3.02 Drawn
54 Ish Sodhi 30 December 2022  New Zealand  Pakistan 2 36.5 86 6 2.33 Drawn

One Day International five-wicket hauls※

As of 10 January 2023
Five-wicket hauls in One Day International matches at National Stadium, Karachi
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing Team Inn O R W Econ Result Batsmen
1 Waqar Younis 9 November 1990  Pakistan  West Indies 2 8 52 5 6.5 Won
2 Wasim Akram 24 December 1993  Pakistan  Zimbabwe 1 7 15 5 2.14 Won
3 Shoaib Akhtar 21 April 2002  Pakistan  New Zealand 2 9 16 6 1.77 Won
4 Sohail Tanvir 29 June 2008  Pakistan  Sri Lanka 1 10 48 5 4.80 Lost
5 Muttiah Muralitharan 30 June 2008  Sri Lanka  Bangladesh 2 10 31 5 3.10 Won
6 Ajantha Mendis 6 July 2008  Sri Lanka  India 2 8 13 6 1.62 Won
7 Usman Shinwari 30 September 2019  Pakistan  Sri Lanka 2 10 51 5 5.10 Won
8 Naseem Shah 9 January 2023  Pakistan  New Zealand 1 10 57 5 5.70 Won

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