Gaddafi Stadium hosted 40
Test matches Test match in some sports refers to a sporting contest between national representative teams and may refer to:
* Test cricket
* Test match (indoor cricket)
* Test match (rugby union)
* Test match (rugby league)
* Test match (association football)
...
, the first of these was in 1959 when
Pakistan played the touring
Australian side.
The ground has also hosted 60
One Day Internationals (ODIs), the first was in 1978 between Pakistan and
England.
In
cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
, a
five-wicket haul
In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") occurs when a bowler takes five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded by critics as a notable achievement, equivalent to a century from a batsman.
Takin ...
(also known as a "five-for" or "fifer") refers to a
bowler taking five or more
wickets in a single
innings
An innings is one of the divisions of a cricket match during which one team takes its turn to bat. Innings also means the period in which an individual player bats (acts as either striker or nonstriker). Innings, in cricket, and rounders, is bot ...
. This is regarded as a notable achievement. This list details the five-wicket hauls taken in international cricket at Gaddafi Stadium.
The stadium also maintains an honor board.
Key
Test Match five-wicket hauls
Ten five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground in Tests.
One Day International five-wicket hauls
Only one five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground in ODIs.
T20 International five-wicket hauls
Only one five-wicket hauls have been taken on the ground in T20Is.
Notes
References
External links
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