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

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s in a single

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. This is regarded by the critics as a notable achievement, and there have been only 64 instances of a bowler taking a five-wicket haul in

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(ICC), and is held once in every four years. In addition, players from four associate members of the ICC have taken five-wicket hauls in World Cups. Starting with the inaugural edition in 1975, a total of 56 players have taken five-wicket haul in the championship as of

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became the first player take a five-wicket haul when he took five wickets for 34 runs against

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in the third match of the world cup. His compatriot

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picked up two consecutive five-wicket haulsin the semi-final against

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and the

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against

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in the edition. The first of the two, six wickets for 14 runs, was named the " Best Bowling Performance" in ODIs in an all-time list released by the ''

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has taken three five-wicket hauls while six othersGilmour,

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and

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have taken two in the history of the tournament. McGrath's seven wickets for 15 runs against

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remains the best

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World Cup matches.

Key

* Inn The

of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken * Overs Overs bowled in the innings * Runs Runs conceded in the innings * Wkts Batsmen whose

wickets In cricket, the term wicket has several meanings: * It is one of the two sets of three stumps and two bails at either end of the pitch. The fielding team's players can hit the wicket with the ball in a number of ways to get a batsman out. * ...

were taken in the innings * Econ Runs conceded per

over Over may refer to: Places *Over, Cambridgeshire, England *Over, Cheshire, England *Over, South Gloucestershire, England * Over, Tewkesbury, near Gloucester, England ** Over Bridge *Over, Seevetal, Germany Music Albums * ''Over'' (album), by Pe ...

* Won The match was won by the bowler's team * Lost The match was lost by the bowler's team * Tied The match ended in a tie * One of two five-wicket hauls in the match * Best

in World Cup up to that point

Five-wicket hauls

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