List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium

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Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, or commonly known as the MRIC Stadium,[1] is a sports ground in Hambantota, Sri Lanka that has hosted international cricket matches. Named after Mahinda Rajapakse, former President of Sri Lanka, it was built for the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, where Sri Lanka co-hosted with India and Bangladesh. The ground has a capacity of 25,000 spectators for international matches.[2] It has hosted limited over international cricket matches since its first ODI match in 2011 Cricket World Cup, the match between hosts Sri Lanka and Canada and has been home to 17 One Day International matches in total.[3] The MRIC Stadium has also staged 7 Twenty20 International (T20I) matches,[4] the first of which was in 2012 when the hosts Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 27 runs.[5]

In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer")[6] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement.[7]

The first bowler to take a five-wicket haul in an ODI match at MRIC Stadium was Shahid Afridi for Pakistan against Kenya in 2011; Afirid finished with bowling figures of 5 wickets for 16 runs.[8]

The one and only Twenty20 International five-wicket haul in MRIC Stadium was taken by Sri Lanka's Ajantha Mendis against Zimbabwe in 2012. Mendis finished with bowling figures of 6 wickets for just 8 runs in the match. This figures still stands as the best bowling figures in a Twenty20 International match.[9]

As of December 2015, there had been only 3 five-wicket hauls recorded at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, 2 in ODIs and a single T20I five-wicket haul.[10]

Key

Symbol Meaning
dagger The bowler was man of the match
double-dagger 10 or more wickets taken in the match
Section-sign One of two five-wicket hauls by the bowler in the match
Date Day the Test started or ODI was held
Inn Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken
Overs Number of overs bowled.
Runs Number of runs conceded
Wkts Number of wickets taken
Econ Runs conceded per over
Batsmen Batsmen whose wickets were taken
Drawn The match was drawn.

One Day Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in One Day International matches at MRIC Stadium
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 Shahid Afridi 23 February 2011  Pakistan  Kenya 2 8 16 5 2.00 Pakistan won[11]
2 Lasith Malinga 16 August 2011  Sri Lanka  Australia 2 8.2 28 5 3.36 Sri Lanka won[12]

Twenty20 Internationals

Five-wicket hauls in Twenty20 International matches at MRIC Stadium
No. Bowler Date Team Opposing team Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 Ajantha Mendis 23 February 2011  Sri Lanka  Zimbabwe 2 4 8 6 2.00 Sri Lanka won[13]

References

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