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, especially in T20 cricket where a bowler can bowl a maximum of only 24 balls (4 overs).
The first five-wicket haul was taken by Tara Norris of the Delhi Capitals against the Royal Challengers Bangalore on 5 March 2023.
[4][5] The most economical five-wicket haul was taken by Ellyse Perry of the Royal Challengers Bangalore, who claimed six wickets with an economy rate of 3.75 in the 2024 season.
Kim Garth of the Gujarat Giants took the least economical five-wicket haul(5/36) bowling with an economy rate of 9.00 in 2023 season.