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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 as a notable achievement, especially in

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where a bowler can bowl a maximum of only 24 balls (4 overs). The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional

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cricket league in India, which has been held annually since its first season in 2008. In the sixteen seasons played, thirty-two five-wicket hauls have been taken by different bowlers, of which only two five-wicket hauls have been taken outside

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. Players from twelve of the thirteen teams have taken five-wicket hauls; Kochi Tuskers Kerala is the only franchise for which a player has not taken a five-wicket haul. The first five-wicket haul was taken by

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of the

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against the

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on 4 May 2008. He finished the game with 6 wickets. The most economical five-wicket haul was taken by Akash Madhwal of the

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, who claimed five wickets with an economy rate of 1.43 in the

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of the

took the least economical five-wicket haul, 5/40 bowling with an economy rate of 10.00 in

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. Anil Kumble is the oldest bowler to take a five-wicket haul, achieving the feat at the age of 38, while

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is the youngest, he was 21 when he took his first five-for in

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. James Faulkner, Jaydev Unadkat, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are the only bowlers to take multiple five-wicket hauls in the IPL Six five-wickets hauls have been taken by players of the

, which is more than any other team. Sunrisers Hyderabad have had seven five-wicket hauls against them, the highest for any team. Five five-wicket hauls have been taken at the

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, the most for a single venue. Lakshmipathy Balaji,

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and

are the only bowlers to take a hat-trick and a five-wicket haul in the same match, later two achieving the feat during the 2017 season, whereas Alzarri Joseph and Tye are the only bowlers to take a five-wicket haul on their IPL debut. The best

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in an IPL match was taken by Alzarri Joseph of

who returned figures of 6/12 on his debut at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad in

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. Two other bowlers have taken a six-wicket haul in IPL –

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and

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of Rising Pune Supergiant in

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. The first part of this list includes all the five-wicket hauls taken in the IPL in chronological order. The second part of the list provides an overview of five-wicket hauls by IPL seasons, and the third part provides an overview of five-wicket hauls by IPL teams. The list does not cover the games played by the IPL teams in other tournaments, such as the Champions League Twenty20, the British Asian Cup or the 2008 Kolkata Knight Riders tour of Australia.

Key

Five-wicket hauls

Season Overview

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had the most five-wicket hauls with 4. No five-wicket hauls were taken in

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Key

Five-wicket hauls

Season Overview

Team Overview

Notes

See also

References