The National Bank Cricket Arena is a cricket ground in Karachi, Pakistan. The first Test match played at the National Stadium was in 1955 between Pakistan and India. The most recent Test match hosted by the ground, was played in December 2022. The ground has also hosted 48 One Day Internationals (ODIs), the first of these was in 1980 between Pakistan and the West Indies.
In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer") refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement.
54 five-wicket hauls in Tests have been taken at the ground. Indian Gulabrai Ramchand took the first fifer on the ground in 1955. Imran Khan's 8/60 in 1982 against India are the best bowling figures in an innings.
7 five-wicket hauls in ODIs have been taken at the ground. Waqar Younis took the five-for on the ground in 1990. Ajantha Mendis's 6/13 in 2008 against India in 2008 Asia Cup are the best bowling figures in an innings.
The stadium also maintains an honour board.
Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Date | Day the Test started or ODI was held |
| Inn | Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken |
| O | Number of overs bowled |
| R | Number of runs conceded |
| W | Number of wickets taken |
| Result | Result of the match |
Test Match five-wicket hauls
- As of 30 December 2022
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Econ | Result | Batsmen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gulabrai Ramchand | 26 February 1955 |  India |
 Pakistan |
1 | 28 | 49 | 6 | 1.75 | Drawn | |
| 2 | Khan Mohammad | 26 February 1955 | Pakistan |
India |
2 | 28 | 73 | 5 | 2.61 | Drawn | |
| 3 | Fazal Mahmood | 26 February 1955 | Pakistan |
India |
2 | 28.3 | 48 | 5 | 1.68 | Drawn | |
| 4 | Zulfiqar Ahmed | 13 October 1955 | Pakistan |
 New Zealand |
1 | 37.2 | 37 | 5 | 0.99 | Won | |
| 5 | Zulfiqar Ahmed | 13 October 1955 | Pakistan |
New Zealand |
3 | 46.3 | 42 | 6 | 0.90 | Won | |
| 6 | Fazal Mahmood | 11 October 1956 | Pakistan |
 Australia |
1 | 27 | 34 | 6 | 1.26 | Won | |
| 7 | Fazal Mahmood | 11 October 1956 | Pakistan |
Australia |
3 | 48 | 80 | 7 | 1.67 | Won | |
| 8 | Richie Benaud | 4 December 1959 | Australia |
Pakistan |
1 | 49.5 | 93 | 5 | 1.87 | Drawn | |
| 9 | Fazal Mahmood | 4 December 1959 | Pakistan |
Australia |
2 | 30.2 | 74 | 5 | 2.44 | Drawn | |
| 10 | Antao D'Souza | 2 February 1962 | Pakistan |
 England |
2 | 57.5 | 112 | 5 | 1.94 | Drawn | |
| 11 | Graham McKenzie | 24 October 1964 | Australia |
Pakistan |
1 | 30 | 69 | 6 | 2.30 | Drawn | |
| 12 | Hedley Howarth | 24 October 1969 | New Zealand |
Pakistan |
1 | 33 | 80 | 5 | 2.42 | Drawn | |
| 13 | Mohammad Nazir | 24 October 1969 | Pakistan |
New Zealand |
2 | 30.1 | 99 | 7 | 3.28 | Drawn | |
| 14 | Pervez Sajjad | 24 October 1969 | Pakistan |
New Zealand |
4 | 24 | 33 | 5 | 1.37 | Drawn | |
| 15 | Norman Gifford | 24 March 1973 | England |
Pakistan |
3 | 29 | 55 | 5 | 1.90 | Drawn | |
| 16 | Jack Birkenshaw | 24 March 1973 | England |
Pakistan |
3 | 18.3 | 57 | 5 | 3.08 | Drawn | |
| 17 | Phil Edmonds | 18 January 1978 | England |
Pakistan |
2 | 33 | 66 | 7 | 2.00 | Drawn | |
| 18 | Sarfraz Nawaz | 14 November 1978 | Pakistan |
India |
3 | 24 | 70 | 5 | 2.92 | Won | |
| 19 | Ray Bright | 27 February 1980 | Australia |
Pakistan |
2 | 46.5 | 87 | 7 | 1.86 | Lost | |
| 20 | Iqbal Qasim | 27 February 1980 | Pakistan |
Australia |
3 | 42 | 49 | 7 | 1.17 | Won | |
| 21 | Abdul Qadir | 22 September 1982 | Pakistan |
Australia |
3 | 26 | 76 | 5 | 2.92 | Won | |
| 22 | Kapil Dev | 23 December 1982 | India |
Pakistan |
2 | 28.5 | 102 | 5 | 3.54 | Lost | |
| 23 | Imran Khan | 23 December 1982 | Pakistan |
India |
3 | 20.1 | 60 | 8 | 2.98 | Won | |
| 24 | Abdul Qadir | 2 March 1984 | Pakistan |
England |
1 | 31 | 74 | 5 | 2.39 | Won | |
| 25 | Nick Cook | 2 March 1984 | England |
Pakistan |
2 | 30 | 65 | 6 | 2.17 | Lost | |
| 26 | Nick Cook | 2 March 1984 | England |
Pakistan |
4 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 1.29 | Lost | |
| 27 | Abdul Qadir | 7 November 1985 | Pakistan |
 Sri Lanka |
1 | 20.5 | 44 | 5 | 2.11 | Won | |
| 28 | Ashantha de Mel | 7 November 1985 | Sri Lanka |
Pakistan |
2 | 22 | 109 | 6 | 4.96 | Lost | |
| 29 | Tauseef Ahmed | 7 November 1985 | Pakistan |
Sri Lanka |
3 | 23.2 | 54 | 5 | 2.31 | Won | |
| 30 | Imran Khan | 20 November 1986 | Pakistan |
 West Indies |
3 | 22.3 | 46 | 6 | 2.04 | Drawn | |
| 31 | Abdul Qadir | 16 December 1987 | Pakistan |
England |
1 | 49.4 | 88 | 5 | 1.77 | Drawn | |
| 32 | Phillip DeFreitas | 16 December 1987 | England |
Pakistan |
2 | 23.5 | 86 | 5 | 3.61 | Drawn | |
| 33 | Abdul Qadir | 16 December 1987 | Pakistan |
England |
3 | 55 | 98 | 5 | 1.78 | Drawn | |
| 34 | Iqbal Qasim | 15 September 1988 | Pakistan |
Australia |
2 | 39 | 35 | 5 | 0.90 | Won | |
| 35 | Manoj Prabhakar | 15 November 1989 | India |
Pakistan |
1 | 34.5 | 104 | 5 | 2.98 | Drawn | |
| 36 | Waqar Younis | 15 November 1990 | Pakistan |
West Indies |
1 | 22 | 76 | 5 | 3.45 | Won | |
| 37 | Wasim Akram | 28 September 1994 | Pakistan |
Australia |
3 | 22 | 63 | 5 | 2.86 | Won | |
| 38 | Shane Warne | 28 September 1994 | Australia |
Pakistan |
4 | 36.1 | 89 | 5 | 2.46 | Lost | |
| 39 | Saqlain Mushtaq | 6 December 1997 | Pakistan |
West Indies |
1 | 24 | 54 | 5 | 2.25 | Won | |
| 40 | Mervyn Dillon | 6 December 1997 | West Indies |
Pakistan |
2 | 29.4 | 111 | 5 | 3.74 | Lost | |
| 41 | Shahid Afridi | 22 October 1998 | Pakistan |
Australia |
1 | 23.3 | 52 | 5 | 2.21 | Drawn | |
| 42 | Glenn McGrath | 22 October 1998 | Australia |
Pakistan |
2 | 25 | 66 | 5 | 2.64 | Drawn | |
| 43 | Shabbir Ahmed | 20 August 2003 | Pakistan |
 Bangladesh |
3 | 18.1 | 48 | 5 | 2.64 | Won | |
| 44 | Abdul Razzaq | 28 October 2004 | Pakistan |
Sri Lanka |
1 | 23.1 | 35 | 5 | 1.51 | Won | |
| 45 | Danish Kaneria | 28 October 2004 | Pakistan |
Sri Lanka |
3 | 60 | 118 | 7 | 1.97 | Won | |
| 46 | Irfan Pathan | 29 January 2006 | India |
Pakistan |
1 | 17.1 | 61 | 5 | 3.55 | Lost | |
| 47 | Paul Harris | 1 October 2007 |  South Africa |
Pakistan |
2 | 36 | 73 | 5 | 2.03 | Won | |
| 48 | Dale Steyn | 1 October 2007 | South Africa |
Pakistan |
4 | 15 | 56 | 5 | 3.73 | Won | |
| 49 | Shaheen Shah Afridi | 19 December 2019 | Pakistan |
Sri Lanka |
2 | 26.5 | 77 | 5 | 2.87 | Won | |
| 50 | Naseem Shah | 19 December 2019 | Pakistan |
Sri Lanka |
4 | 12.5 | 31 | 5 | 2.42 | Won | |
| 51 | Nauman Ali | 26 January 2021 | Pakistan |
South Africa |
3 | 25.3 | 35 | 5 | 1.37 | Won | |
| 52 | Rehan Ahmed | 17 December 2022 | England |
Pakistan |
3 | 14.5 | 48 | 5 | 3.23 | Won | |
| 53 | Abrar Ahmed | 26 December 2022 | Pakistan |
New Zealand |
2 | 67.5 | 205 | 5 | 3.02 | Drawn | |
| 54 | Ish Sodhi | 30 December 2022 | New Zealand |
Pakistan |
2 | 36.5 | 86 | 6 | 2.33 | Drawn |
One Day International five-wicket hauls
- As of 10 January 2023
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing Team | Inn | O | R | W | Econ | Result | Batsmen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waqar Younis | 9 November 1990 | Pakistan |
West Indies |
2 | 8 | 52 | 5 | 6.5 | Won | |
| 2 | Wasim Akram | 24 December 1993 | Pakistan |
 Zimbabwe |
1 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 2.14 | Won | |
| 3 | Shoaib Akhtar | 21 April 2002 | Pakistan |
New Zealand |
2 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 1.77 | Won | |
| 4 | Sohail Tanvir | 29 June 2008 | Pakistan |
Sri Lanka |
1 | 10 | 48 | 5 | 4.80 | Lost | |
| 5 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 30 June 2008 | Sri Lanka |
Bangladesh |
2 | 10 | 31 | 5 | 3.10 | Won | |
| 6 | Ajantha Mendis | 6 July 2008 | Sri Lanka |
India |
2 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 1.62 | Won | |
| 7 | Usman Shinwari | 30 September 2019 | Pakistan |
Sri Lanka |
2 | 10 | 51 | 5 | 5.10 | Won | |
| 8 | Naseem Shah | 9 January 2023 | Pakistan |
New Zealand |
1 | 10 | 57 | 5 | 5.70 | Won |
Notes
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