List of Pakistan cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut

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Shahid Afridi during Pakistan's tour of New Zealand in December 2010.
Shahid Afridi took five wickets for 52 runs in his debut Test, against Australia in 1998.[1]

In

England, India, South Africa and Zimbabwe each.[6] Of the eleven occasions, Pakistan won the match four times, and drew seven times. The players have taken five-wicket hauls at nine different venues, including six outside Pakistan; three of them have achieved the feat at the National Stadium, Karachi.[7]

Nauman Ali. He took five wickets for 35 runs against South Africa in 2021 at the National Stadium.[5][12]

Abrar Ahmed became the first Pakistani bowler to five-wicket haul in the opening session of a test match and also on debut.[13]

Key

Symbol Meaning
Date Date the match was held, or starting date of the match for Test matches
Inn The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken
Overs Number of overs bowled in that innings
Runs Runs conceded
Wkts Number of wickets taken
Econ Bowling economy rate (average runs per over)
Batsmen The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul
Result The result for the Pakistan team in that match
† Bowler selected as "
Man of the match
"
‡ 10 wickets or more taken in the match
Drawn The match was
drawn

Five-wicket hauls

Five-wicket hauls on Test debut by Pakistani bowlers
No. Bowler Date Ground Against Inn Overs Runs Wkts Econ Batsmen Result
1 Arif Butt 4 December 1964 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  Australia 2 21.3 89 6 3.12 Drawn[9]
2 Mohammad Nazir 24 October 1969 National Stadium, Karachi  New Zealand 2 30.1 99 7 3.28 Drawn[14]
3 Shahid Nazir 17 October 1996 Sheikhupura Stadium, Sheikhupura  Zimbabwe 1 22.4 53 5 2.33 Drawn[15]
4
Mohammad Zahid
†‡ 		28 November 1996 Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi  New Zealand 4 20.0 66 7 3.30 Won[10]
5 Shahid Afridi 22 October 1998 National Stadium, Karachi  Australia 1 23.3 52 5 2.21 Drawn[1]
6 Mohammad Sami† 8 March 2001 Eden Park, Auckland  New Zealand 4 15.0 36 5 2.40 Won[16]
7 Shabbir Ahmed 20 August 2003 National Stadium, Karachi  Bangladesh 3 18.1 48 5 2.64 Won[17]
8
Yasir Arafat
 		8 December 2007
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
  India 1 39.0 161 5 4.12 Drawn[18]
9 Wahab Riaz 18 August 2010 The Oval, London  England 1 18.0 63 5 3.50 Won[19]
10 Tanvir Ahmed 20 November 2010 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
(neutral venue)		  South Africa 1 28.0 120 6 4.28 Drawn[20]
11 Bilal Asif 7 October 2018 Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
(neutral venue)		  Australia 1 21.3 36 6 1.67 Drawn[21]
12
Nauman Ali
 		26 January 2021 National Stadium, Karachi  South Africa 2 25.3 35 5 1.37 Won[12]
13 Abrar Ahmed 9 December 2022 Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan  England 1 22 114 7 5.18
14
Aamer Jamal
 		14 December 2023 Perth Stadium, Perth  Australia 1 20.2 111 6 5.45 Lost

See also

  • List of Test cricketers who have taken five wickets on debut

References

Notes
  1. ^ In cricket, strike rate is referred to the average number of deliveries bowled before a bowler takes a wicket.[11]
Specific
  1. ^ a b "3rd Test: Pakistan v Australia at Karachi, Oct 22–26, 1998". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Swinging it for the Auld Enemy – An interview with Ryan Sidebottom". The Scotsman. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2009. ... I'd rather take fifers (five wickets) for England ...
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  4. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / Test matches / Bowling records / Overall figures". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d "Statistics / Statsguru / Test matches / Bowling records / Overall figures (Pakistan)". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / Test matches / Bowling records / By opposition team". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / Test matches / Bowling records / Ground averages". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / Test matches / Bowling records / By year of match start". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Only Test: Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, Dec 4–8, 1964". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  10. ^ a b "2nd Test: Pakistan v New Zealand at Rawalpindi, Nov 28 – Dec 1, 1996". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  11. ^ Williamson, Martin. "An explanation of cricket – A glossary of cricket terms". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  12. ^ a b "1st Test, Karachi, Jan 26 - Jan 30 2021, South Africa tour of Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Stats - Abrar's record-breaking debut, and a rare all-ten for Pakistan spinners". ESPNcricinfo. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  14. ^ "1st Test: Pakistan v New Zealand at Karachi, Oct 24–27, 1969". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  15. ^ "1st Test: Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura, Oct 17–21, 1996". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  16. ^ "1st Test: New Zealand v Pakistan at Auckland, Mar 8–12, 2001". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  17. ^ "1st Test: Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Aug 20–24, 2003". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  18. ^ "3rd Test: India v Pakistan at Bangalore, Dec 8–12, 2007". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  19. ^ "3rd Test: England v Pakistan at The Oval, Aug 18–21, 2010". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  20. ^ "2nd Test: Pakistan v South Africa at Abu Dhabi, Nov 20–24, 2010". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  21. ^ "1st Test, Australia tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Oct 7-11 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
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