Bowlers With 5-Wicket Hauls In All 3 Formats

Bowlers With 5-Wicket Hauls In All 3 Formats: Batsmen have been recognised for scoring centuries in all three formats, and bowlers should be acknowledged for taking five wickets in Tests, ODIs and T20S in equal measure.

Achieving five wickets in a match in any format of the game is not easy at the best of times, otherwise known as a “five-for,” and it is an accomplishment that indicates proficiency, versatility, ability to adapt in different conditions, and formats, all in one moment.

Bowlers With 5-Wicket Hauls In All 3 Formats

As of 2025, only 13 male bowlers and three female bowlers have taken five-wicket hauls in Tests, One-Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. The first bowler to achieve this rare treble was Pakistan’s Umar Gul, in 2009.

Men with Five-Wicket Hauls in All Three Formats

Umar Gul (Pakistan) – The first to achieve the feat in 2009

Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)

Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka)

Imran Tahir (South Africa)

Lungi Ngidi (South Africa)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar (India)

Kuldeep Yadav (India)

Jason Holder (West Indies)

Alzarri Joseph (West Indies)

Tim Southee (New Zealand)

Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)

Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)

Hasan Ali (Pakistan) – The latest entrant, achieving the milestone in May 2025

Each of these bowlers has shown that rare ability to adapt skills across formats-from the endurance of Tests to the precision of ODIs and the tactical variations needed in T20s.

Women Have Claimed Five-Wicket Hauls in All Three Formats

As of today, only three women cricketers have reached this extraordinary benchmark:

Jhulan Goswami (India)

Jenny Gunn (England)

Ashleigh Gardner (Australia)

These cricketers have elevated the standards of bowling excellence in women’s cricket, endorsing their authority over all forms of the game.

A Rare Bowling Achievement

Less than 20 cricketers in the world have reached this elite milestone of five-wicket hauls across all formats. To find success in all formats of the game, a tremendous amount of skill, flexibility and consistency across formats, conditions, and speeds within the game is required.

India’s Record Women’s World Cup Chase

In related cricketing news, India’s women’s team created history as they pulled off a World Cup semi-final chase against Australia in Navi Mumbai. Chasing 341, India reached 341 for 5, thus registering

The highest successful chase in Women’s World Cup history.

The highest successful chase in all women’s ODIs.

This surpassed the previous record in the same tournament when Australia chased 331 for 7 against India’s total of 330 in Visakhapatnam. The 341-run chase by India has become a milestone in women’s cricket, the epitome of how the game is changing with each passing day, as records tumble in batting and bowling.

Other Record-Breaking Insights

The only higher total by a chasing team in women’s ODIs came shortly before the World Cup, when India made 369 in Delhi but fell short chasing Australia’s 412.

That match also remains the highest aggregate in a women’s ODI 781 runs beating the previous record of 678 runs between England, 373/5, and South Africa, 305, in the 2017 World Cup.

Fun Fact: Unique Test Debut Patterns

Only five men have played their first five Tests in five different countries:

Eric Russell (England)

Hasibul Hossain (Bangladesh)

Avishka Gunawardene (Sri Lanka)

Robin Peterson (South Africa)

Andy Balbirnie (Ireland)

Of these, Eric Russell’s feat stands out: he managed it when just seven teams played Test cricket during the 1960s.

Category	Number of Players	Notable Names
Men with five-wicket hauls in all formats	13	Umar Gul, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Women with five-wicket hauls in all formats	3	Jhulan Goswami, Ash Gardner
Highest successful Women’s World Cup chase	341/5 (India vs Australia, 2025)	–