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(WODI) is an international

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match between two teams, each having WODI status, as determined by the

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(ICC). In a WODI match, the two teams play a single

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, each of which is restricted to a maximum of 50 overs. The first WODI matches were played as part of the

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held in England, two years after the first men's

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was contested between

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and

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in January 1971. A

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(also known as a "five-for" or "fifer") refers to a bowler taking five or more

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in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement. The first two five-wicket hauls in WODIs were taken on 23 June 1973, as part of the Women's World Cup.

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and

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both achieved the feat as part of their teams' victories over

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and

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respectively. Macpherson and Page are two of only five players to take a five-wicket haul during their WODI debut, the others being

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's Purnima Choudhary, Laura Harper of

and Felicity Leydon-Davis from New Zealand.

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has taken the most economical five-wicket haul with an

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of just 0.21. Bowling for

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, she took five wickets for just two runs against

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in Colombo in January 2002. The least economical five-wicket haul was taken by

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with an economy rate of 6.70. Despite Luus taking

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of 5 wickets for 67 runs (5/67) off her 10 overs at the County Ground in

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during the

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, South Africa lost the match to Australia – one of only thirteen occurrences that did not result in a victory to the team taking the five-wicket haul. There have been two occasions where two five-wicket hauls have been taken in the same match. The first was during the

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in South Africa. India's

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took figures of 5/32 in the first innings with Louise Milliken of New Zealand taking 5/25 to lead her side to victory. The other was during the 2007

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where

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of the

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finished with 5/40. In reply,

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returned career best figures of 5/18 to help steer

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to victory.

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of the

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tops the list as the only bowler to have achieved the feat six times. She is followed by

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of England and South Africa's Suné Luus with five five-wicket hauls, Australian

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with four and New Zealand's

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and

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of Australia with three. Fitzpatrick is also the oldest player to achieve to take a fifer, taking her final five-wicket haul seven days short of her 38th birthday. Five bowlers have taken a seven-wicket haul in a WODI, with Pakistan's

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returning the best figures in the format with seven wickets for just four runs. Playing in the

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against

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in their debut WODI match, Shah is also the youngest bowler, aged just 15 years and 168 days, to take five wickets in an innings. The other four to take seven wickets in an innings are Jo Chamberlain of England who took 7/8 against

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during the

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; Mohammed who took 7/14 in a

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performance to help the West Indies win the final of the

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tournament against Pakistan, Perry who took 7/22 in the third WODI against England during the 2019 Women's Ashes series and Australia's

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who finished with 7/24 during the 2005 Women's Ashes series. A further twelve players have taken a six-wicket haul. , 122 five-wicket hauls have been taken by 83 different players from over 1,301 WODI matches. England lead the list with 24 five-wicket hauls, followed by New Zealand with 22 and Australia with 20.

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, New Zealand, leads the list of where the most five-wicket hauls have been taken with nine, ahead of the Derby County Cricket Ground and

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with four each.

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