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 significant achievement, and there have been only 15 instances of a bowler taking a fifer in ICC Champions Trophy tournaments. The ICC Champions Trophy is a One Day International (ODI) tournament organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC), and is considered the second most significant cricket tournament after the World Cup. Originally inaugurated as the "ICC Knock Out Trophy" in 1998, the tournament has been organised every two or three years since.
As 2 March 2025, 15 players from 8 different nations have taken fifers. South Africa's Jacques Kallis was the first to take a five-wicket haul in the tournament, while playing against the West Indies in the final of the inaugural edition. His bowling figures of 5 wickets for 30 runs in the final helped South Africa win the tournament. The figures also secured a place in the "Top 100 bowling performances of all-time", a list released by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002. The Indians, New Zealanders and the South Africans, have taken the most fifers with three each, followed by the Australians with two. Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the West Indies each have one. Sri Lanka's Farveez Maharoof holds the record for the best bowling figures: 6 wickets for 14 runs – also his career best figures – against the West Indies in the 2006 tournament. The 2025 edition saw four five-wicket hauls, the highest for a single tournament.
Key + Key Symbol Meaning Bowler The bowler who took the five-wicket haul Date The date when the match was played Team The cricket team the bowler was representing Opposition The team the bowler was playing against Inn Innings in which the score was made Overs Number of overs bowled Runs Number of runs conceded Wkts Number of wickets taken Econ Economy rate (number of runs conceded per over) Batsmen Batsmen whose wickets were taken Result Result for the team for which the five-wicket haul was taken
Five-wicket hauls + ICC Champions Trophy five-wicket hauls No. Bowler Date Team Opposition Venue Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen ResultRef 1 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Carl Hooper Keith Arthurton Phil Simmons Rawl Lewis Reon King Won 2 Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi Imran Nazir Abdul Razzaq Wasim Akram Azhar Mahmood Saqlain Mushtaq Won 3 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Stephen Fleming Mathew Sinclair Lou Vincent Scott Styris Jacob Oram Won 4 The Oval, London Rohan Alexander Mark Johnson Leon Romero Steve Massiah Rashid Zia Won 5 Edgbaston, Birmingham Morris Ouma Thomas Odoyo Brijal Patel Malhar Patel Peter Ongondo Won 6 Rose Bowl, Southampton Javed Omar Nafees Iqbal Rajin Saleh Khaled Mashud Mohammad Rafique Won 7 Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Brian Lara Wavell Hinds Dwayne Bravo Marlon Samuels Dwayne Smith Carlton Baugh Won 8 Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Mohali Mohammad Hafeez Imran Farhat Younis Khan Shoaib Malik Kamran Akmal Won 9 SuperSport Park, Centurion Jesse Ryder Martin Guptill Ross Taylor Gareth Hopkins Daryl Tuffey Won 10 The Oval, London Johnson Charles Marlon Samuels Ramnaresh Sarwan Sunil Narine Ravi Rampaul Won 11 Edgbaston, Birmingham Martin Guptill Neil Broom James Neesham Adam Milne Mitchell Santner Trent Boult No result12 Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Soumya Sarkar Mehidy Hasan Miraz Jaker Ali Tanzim Hasan Sakib Taskin AhmedWon13 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Phil Salt Jos Buttler Joe Root Jamie Overton Adil RashidWon14 Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Shubman Gill Virat Kohli Ravindra Jadeja Hardik Pandya Mohammed Shami Lost15 Will Young Glenn Phillips Michael Bracewell Mitchell Santner Matt Henry Won
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