Nathan Lyon Records

Born on November 20, 1987, Nathan Michael Lyon is an off-spin bowler and lower-order right-handed batsman, who plays all forms of cricket for the Australian Cricket Team. Regarded as one of the finest off-spin bowlers of Australia, Lyon made his international Test debut in 2011 and One Day International (ODI) debut in 2012 against Sri Lanka. He made his T20 International (T20I) debut in 2016 against India. As of 2021, Lyon has played 131 international matches and has maintained a bowling average of 33.10. As of June 2020, he was ranked the 16th Test bowler, and 20th all-rounder in the world, in the ICC Player Rankings. He holds the record of taking the maximum Test wickets by an off-spin bowler. In 2019, he was conferred with the Men’s Player of the Year Award at the Allan Border Medal ceremony.

List of Five-Wicket Hauls

A comprehensive list of international five-wicket hauls taken by Nathan Lyon. Explore complete stats of each milestone, including formats, opponents, and match venues.

# Figures Against Date Venue Format

1 5/34 Sri Lanka 31 Aug 2011 Galle International Stadium, Galle Test

2 5/68 West Indies 15 Apr 2012 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain Test

3 7/94 India 22 Mar 2013 Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Test

4 5/50 England 26 Dec 2013 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Test

5 5/130 South Africa 20 Feb 2014 St George's Park, Gqeberha Test

6 5/134 India 9 Dec 2014 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Test

7 7/152 India 9 Dec 2014 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Test

8 8/50 India 4 Mar 2017 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Test

9 5/92 India 25 Mar 2017 HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala Test

10 6/82 Bangladesh 27 Aug 2017 Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka Test

11 7/94 Bangladesh 4 Sep 2017 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Test

12 6/60 Bangladesh 4 Sep 2017 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Test

13 6/122 India 6 Dec 2018 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Test

14 5/67 India 14 Dec 2018 Perth Stadium, Perth Test

15 6/49 England 1 Aug 2019 Edgbaston, Birmingham Test

16 5/69 Pakistan 29 Nov 2019 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Test

17 5/68 New Zealand 3 Jan 2020 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Test

18 5/50 New Zealand 3 Jan 2020 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Test

19 5/83 Pakistan 21 Mar 2022 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Test

20 5/90 Sri Lanka 29 Jun 2022 Galle International Stadium, Galle Test

21 6/128 West Indies 30 Nov 2022 Perth Stadium, Perth Test

22 5/67 India 17 Feb 2023 Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Test

23 8/64 India 1 Mar 2023 Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore Test

24 6/65 New Zealand 29 Feb 2024 Basin Reserve, Wellington Test

List of Ten-Wicket Hauls

A comprehensive list of international ten-wicket hauls taken by Nathan Lyon. Explore complete stats of each milestone, including formats, opponents, and match venues.

# Figures Against Date Venue Format

1 12/286 India 9 Dec 2014 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Test

2 13/154 Bangladesh 4 Sep 2017 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Test

3 10/118 New Zealand 3 Jan 2020 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Test

4 11/99 India 1 Mar 2023 Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore Test

5 10/108 New Zealand 29 Feb 2024 Basin Reserve, Wellington Test