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5 Wicket Haul
The ICC tournaments are arguably the most important tournaments in the history of cricket. Every aspiring cricket player dreams of performing well for his respective nation in the finals of the ICC tournaments. A bowler, in particular, can only dream of scalping a 5 wicket haul in an ICC tournament final. Here are 4 bowlers who have scalped a 5 wicket haul in ICC tournament finals:
⦁ Gary Gilmour
Former Australian cricketer Gary Gilmour was the first bowler to scalp a fifer in the ICC tournament finals. Gilmour scalped a total of 5 wickets for Australia in the inaugural edition of the ICC ODI World Cup. Unfortunately, Gilmour’s superb performance went in vain as West Indies went on to win the 1975 ODI World Cup.
⦁ Joel Garner
Another bowler who scalped a fifer in ICC tournament finals is former West Indian bowler Joel Garner. Garner scalped an impressive 5 wickets against England in the 1979 ODI World Cup. England needed to chase a total of 287 to win the final of the 1979 ODI World Cup. However, West Indies bowled out England for just 175. In the end, West Indies went on to win the final of the 1979 ODI World Cup by 92 runs.
⦁ Jacques Kallis
Former South African cricketer Jacques Kallis scalped a five-wicket haul in the final of the 1998 Champions Trophy. In just 7.3 overs, Kallis scalped an impressive 5 wickets in total for South Africa. Furthermore, Kallis also maintained a superb bowling economy of 4 runs per over. In the end, South Africa won the 1998 Champions Trophy final against West Indies by 4 wickets. Owing to his brilliant bowling performance, Kallis was awarded the Man of the Match award.
⦁ Kyle Jamieson
New Zealand pace bowler Kyle Jamieson is the 4th bowler to scalp a fifer in ICC tournament finals. Jamieson scalped 5 wickets against India in the 1st innings of the World Test Championship final. Jamieson accounted for the wickets of Jasprit Bumrah, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Rohit Sharma, and Ishant Sharma. Unfortunately, the final of the ICC World Test Championship has been delayed by rain.