On June 19, 2001, during the seventh one-day match (no
Muhammad Asim22-Jun-2001On June 19, 2001, during the seventh one-day match (no. 1725) of the NatWest series between Pakistan and Australia at Trent Bridge, Pakistan captain Waqar Younis took six wickets for 59 runs, This is the best performance by any Pakistani bowler against the Aussies after Wasim Akram’s 5/21 at Melbourne on February 24, 1984. It was his fifth six-wicket haul in ODI’s and the 23rd instance overall, in ODI history. Waqar’s figures are the best by any captain against Australia. Just for record, Waqar has now taken 13 wickets in his last two games, the most by any bowler in successive ODI’s.Here is a detailed statistical look on all such great bowling performances.
All 23 instances of bowlers taking six or more wickets in an ODIFigures Bowler Fixture Venue ODI #10-1-30-7 (B2) M Muralitharan (SL) SL v Ind Sharjah* 165010-0-36-7 (B1) Waqar Younis (Pak) Eng v Pak Leeds 172410-1-37-7 (B2) Aaqib Javed (Pak) Pak v Ind Sharjah 68510.3-0-51-7 (B2) WW Davis (WI) WI v Aus Leeds 2036.2-2-12-6 (B2) A Kumble (Ind) Ind v WI Calcutta* 85810-2-14-6 (B1) Imran Khan (Pak) Ind v Pak Sharjah 32112-6-14-6 (B1) GJ Gilmour (Aus) Eng v Aus Leeds 319-4-15-6 (B2) CEH Croft (WI) WI v Eng Kingstown 11510-2-18-6 (B2) Azhar Mahmood (Pak) Pak v WI Sharjah* 15178.2-3-19-6 (B2) HK Olonga (Zim) Zim v Eng Cape Town* 155110-2-20-6 (B2) BC Strang (Zim) Zim v BD Nairobi (Aga) 12429-0-23-6 (B2) AA Donald (SA) SA v Ken Nairobi (Gym) 112410-1-26-6 (B2) Waqar Younis (Pak) Pak v SL Sharjah 6279.4-0-29-6 (B2) BP Patterson (WI) WI v Ind Nagpur 4819.5-0-29-6 (B1) ST Jayasuriya (SL) Eng v SL Moratuwa 8189.4-1-30-6 (B2) Waqar Younis (Pak) Pak v NZ Auckland 89410-2-35-6 (B1) SM Pollock (SA) WI v SA East London 139311.5-3-39-6 (B2) KH Macleay (Aus) Aus v Ind Trent Bridge 2079.4-0-41-6 (B2) IVA Richards (WI) WI v Ind Delhi (FSK) 58210-1-44-6 (B1) Waqar Younis (Pak) NZ v Pak Sharjah 114410-0-49-6 (B2) L Klusener (SA) SA v SL Lahore (GS)* 12529-0-50-6 (B2) AH Gray (Aus) Aus v WI Port of Spain 67210-0-59-6 (B2) Waqar Younis (Pak) Aus v Pak Trent Bridge* 1725
Key:Team in Bold indicates winner
match tied
* – day/night match (6)
B1 – bowling first (17 instances)
B2 – for bowling second (6 instances)
Notes:
Gary Gilmour was the pioneer of the six-wicket club In the 23 instances registered by 19 bowlers, only Jayasuriya and Gilmour are left-armers Waqar is the only one who has done it more than once, five times in fact Muralitharan’s (7/30) and Kumble’s (6/12) are the all-time best for an off-spinner and leg-spinner respectively Waqar’s (7/36) and Aaqib Javed’s (7/37) are the finest for any genuine fast bowler and fast-medium bowler respectively The best for any left-arm pace bowler and left-arm spinner respectively are Gary Gilmour’s (6/14) and Sanath Jayasuriya’s (6/29) Only twice has a team still lost after one of its bowlers took six wickets (Imran Khan 6/14 v India & Shaun Pollock 6/35 v West Indies) Kumble took 6/12 in just 6.2 overs (38 balls) There have been eight (the most) instances by Pakistan and six instances by any team against India (the most)
– All data updated to 21.06.2001
