The first-ever five-wicket haul in IPL's history was in the inaugural edition of the tournament, courtesy of former Pakistan international fast bowler Sohail Tanvir.
Tanvir, who bagged the Purple Cap that season, picked six wickets for just 14 runs in a league stage game against Chennai Super Kings in Jaipur.
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Other than the Pakistani left-arm fast bowler, 27 other players have recorded a fifer in an IPL match.
Jaydev Unadkat and James Faulkner are the only two bowlers who have got a five-wicket haul twice in their IPL career.
Legendary Indian spin bowler Anil Kumble has the best bowling figure to date among all the players who have taken a fifer in IPL. He picked up five wickets against Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2009 where he conceded just 5 runs in 3.1 overs.
Which players have taken five-wicket hauls in IPL?
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and England international fast bowler Mark Wood is the only player to get a five-wicket haul in the ongoing IPL 2023.
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He picked up five wickets for just 14 runs against Delhi Capitals (DC) in the team's season opener.
Player | Team | Opponent | Bowling figure | Season |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sohail Tanvir | RR | CSK | 6/14 | 2008 |
L. Balaji | CSK | PBKS | 5/24 | 2008 |
Amit Mishra | DC | DC (Deccan Chargers) | 5/17 | 2008 |
Anil Kumble | RCB | RR | 5/5 | 2009 |
Lasith Malinga | MI | DC | 5/13 | 2011 |
Harbhajan Singh | MI | CSK | 5/18 | 2011 |
Ishant Sharma | DC (Deccan Chargers) | KTK | 5/12 | 2011 |
Munaf Patel | MI | PBKS | 5/21 | 2011 |
Ravindra Jadeja | CSK | DC (Deccan Chargers) | 5/16 | 2012 |
Dimitri Mascarenhas | PBKS | PWI | 5/25 | 2012 |
Sunil Narine | KKR | PBKS | 5/19 | 2012 |
James Faulkner | RR | SRH | 5/20 | 2013 |
Jaydev Unadkat | RCB | DC | 5/25 | 2013 |
James Faulkner | RR | SRH | 5/16 | 2013 |
Adam Zampa | RPS | SRH | 6/19 | 2016 |
Andrew Tye | GL | RPS | 5/17 | 2017 |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar | SRH | PBKS | 5/19 | 2017 |
Jaydev Unadkat | RPS | SRH | 5/30 | 2017 |
Ankit Rajpoot | PBKS | SRH | 5/14 | 2018 |
Alzarri Joseph | MI | SRH | 6/12 | 2019 |
Varun Chakravarthy | KKR | DC | 5/20 | 2020 |
Harshal Patel | RCB | MI | 5/27 | 2021 |
Andre Russell | KKR | MI | 5/15 | 2021 |
Arshdeep Singh | PBKS | RR | 5/32 | 2021 |
Yuzvendra Chahal | RR | KKR | 5/40 | 2022 |
Umran Malik | SRH | GT | 5/25 | 2022 |
Wanindu Hasaranga | RCB | SRH | 5/18 | 2022 |
Jasprit Bumrah | MI | KKR | 5/10 | 2022 |
Mark Wood | LSG | DC | 5/14 | 2023 |