Seven or more wickets by a Pakistan bowler in a test innings
Yasir Shah’s 7 for 76 spun Pakistan to a ten wicket win against Sri Lanka at Galle in the recently concluded first test provide the 31st occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing seven or more wickets in a test innings. The complete list is shown below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Fazal Mahmood | 27.3 | 11 | 42 | 7 | 3 | v India | Lucknow | 23 Oct 1952 |
| 2 | Fazal Mahmood | 48.0 | 17 | 80 | 7 | 3 | v Australia | Karachi | 11 Oct 1956 |
| 3 | Mohammad Nazir | 30.1 | 3 | 99 | 7 | 2 | v New Zealand | Karachi | 24 Oct 1969 |
| 4 | Pervez Sajjad | 40.0 | 15 | 74 | 7 | 2 | v New Zealand | Lahore | 30 Oct 1969 |
| 5 | Intikhab Alam | 21.0×8 | 3 | 52 | 7 | 2 | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 07 Feb 1973 |
| 6 | Sarfraz Nawaz | 35.4×8 | 7 | 86 | 9 | 4 | v Australia | Melbourne | 10 Mar 1979 |
| 7 | Sikander Bakht | 21.0 | 3 | 69 | 8 | 2 | v India | Delhi | 04 Dec 1979 |
| 8 | Iqbal Qasim | 42.0 | 22 | 49 | 7 | 3 | v Australia | Karachi | 27 Feb 1980 |
| 9 | Imran Khan | 29.3 | 8 | 58 | 8 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Lahore | 22 Mar 1982 |
| 10 | Imran Khan | 25.3 | 11 | 52 | 7 | 1 | v England | Birmingham | 29 Jul 1982 |
| 11 | Abdul Qadir | 50.5 | 12 | 142 | 7 | 3 | v Australia | Faisalabad | 30 Sep 1982 |
| 12 | Imran Khan | 20.1 | 4 | 60 | 8 | 3 | v India | Karachi | 23 Dec 1982 |
| 13 | Imran Khan | 19.1 | 5 | 40 | 7 | 3 | v England | Leeds | 02 Jul 1987 |
| 14 | Abdul Qadir | 44.4 | 15 | 96 | 7 | 2 | v England | The Oval | 06 Aug 1987 |
| 15 | Abdul Qadir | 37.0 | 13 | 56 | 9 | 1 | v England | Lahore | 25 Nov 1987 |
| 16 | Imran Khan | 22.4 | 2 | 80 | 7 | 1 | v West Indies | Georgetown | 02 Apr 1988 |
| 17 | Waqar Younis | 37.5 | 11 | 86 | 7 | 3 | v New Zealand | Lahore | 18 Oct 1990 |
| 18 | Waqar Younis | 30.2 | 13 | 76 | 7 | 2 | v New Zealand | Faisalabad | 26 Oct 1990 |
| 19 | Waqar Younis | 34.1 | 8 | 91 | 7 | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Karachi | 01 Dec 1993 |
| 20 | Wasim Akram | 37.0 | 7 | 119 | 7 | 3 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 17 Feb 1994 |
| 21 | Mushtaq Ahmed | 34.4 | 13 | 56 | 7 | 4 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 08 Dec 1995 |
| 22 | Mohammad Zahid | 20.0 | 3 | 66 | 7 | 3 | v New Zealand | Rawalpindi | 28 Nov 1996 |
| 23 | Saqlain Mushtaq | 74.0 | 20 | 164 | 8 | 1 | v England | Lahore | 15 Nov 2000 |
| 24 | Danish Kaneria | 19.4 | 4 | 77 | 7 | 3 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 09 Jan 2002 |
| 25 | Saqlain Mushtaq | 25.5 | 2 | 66 | 7 | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 16 Nov 2002 |
| 26 | Danish Kaneria | 60.0 | 20 | 118 | 7 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Karachi | 28 Oct 2004 |
| 27 | Danish Kaneria | 49.3 | 7 | 188 | 7 | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 02 Jan 2005 |
| 28 | Danish Kaneria | 53.0 | 10 | 168 | 7 | 2 | v New Zealand | Napier | 11 Dec 2009 |
| 29 | Saeed Ajmal | 24.3 | 7 | 55 | 7 | 1 | v England | Dubai (DSC) | 17 Jan 2012 |
| 30 | Saeed Ajmal | 32.3 | 4 | 95 | 7 | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 03 Sep 2013 |
| 31 | Yasir Shah | 30.1 | 6 | 76 | 7 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 17 Jun 2015 |
Yasir Shah’s 7 for 76 spun Pakistan to a ten wicket win against Sri Lanka at Galle in the recently concluded first test provide the 17th occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing seven or more wickets in a test innings on away soil which include a performance on neutral soil. The complete list is shown below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Fazal Mahmood | 27.3 | 11 | 42 | 7 | 3 | v India | Lucknow | 23 Oct 1952 |
| 2 | Intikhab Alam | 21.0×8 | 3 | 52 | 7 | 2 | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 07 Feb 1973 |
| 3 | Sarfraz Nawaz | 35.4×8 | 7 | 86 | 9 | 4 | v Australia | Melbourne | 10 Mar 1979 |
| 4 | Sikander Bakht | 21.0 | 3 | 69 | 8 | 2 | v India | Delhi | 04 Dec 1979 |
| 5 | Imran Khan | 25.3 | 11 | 52 | 7 | 1 | v England | Birmingham | 29 Jul 1982 |
| 6 | Imran Khan | 19.1 | 5 | 40 | 7 | 3 | v England | Leeds | 02 Jul 1987 |
| 7 | Abdul Qadir | 44.4 | 15 | 96 | 7 | 2 | v England | The Oval | 06 Aug 1987 |
| 8 | Imran Khan | 22.4 | 2 | 80 | 7 | 1 | v West Indies | Georgetown | 02 Apr 1988 |
| 9 | Wasim Akram | 37.0 | 7 | 119 | 7 | 3 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 17 Feb 1994 |
| 10 | Mushtaq Ahmed | 34.4 | 13 | 56 | 7 | 4 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 08 Dec 1995 |
| 11 | Danish Kaneria | 19.4 | 4 | 77 | 7 | 3 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 09 Jan 2002 |
| 12 | Saqlain Mushtaq | 25.5 | 2 | 66 | 7 | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 16 Nov 2002 |
| 13 | Danish Kaneria | 49.3 | 7 | 188 | 7 | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 02 Jan 2005 |
| 14 | Danish Kaneria | 53.0 | 10 | 168 | 7 | 2 | v New Zealand | Napier | 11 Dec 2009 |
| 15 | Saeed Ajmal | 24.3 | 7 | 55 | 7 | 1 | v England | Dubai (DSC) | 17 Jan 2012 |
| 16 | Saeed Ajmal | 32.3 | 4 | 95 | 7 | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 03 Sep 2013 |
| 17 | Yasir Shah | 30.1 | 6 | 76 | 7 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 17 Jun 2015 |
Yasir Shah’s 7 for 76 spun Pakistan to a ten wicket win against Sri Lanka at Galle in the recently concluded first test provide the third occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing seven or more wickets in a test innings against Sri Lanka. It also provides the first such occasion against Sri Lanka on away soil. The complete list is shown below
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Imran Khan | 29.3 | 8 | 58 | 8 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Lahore | 22 Mar 1982 |
| 2 | Danish Kaneria | 60.0 | 20 | 118 | 7 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Karachi | 28 Oct 2004 |
| 3 | Yasir Shah | 30.1 | 6 | 76 | 7 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 17 Jun 2015 |
Yasir Shah’s 7 for 76 spun Pakistan to a ten wicket win against Sri Lanka at Galle in the recently concluded first test provide the twenty third occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing seven or more wickets in a test innings and the performance resulting in a test win for Pakistan. All such occasions are liste below.
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Fazal Mahmood | 27.3 | 11 | 42 | 7 | 3 | v India | Lucknow | 23 Oct 1952 |
| 2 | Fazal Mahmood | 48.0 | 17 | 80 | 7 | 3 | v Australia | Karachi | 11 Oct 1956 |
| 3 | Intikhab Alam | 21.0×8 | 3 | 52 | 7 | 2 | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 07 Feb 1973 |
| 4 | Sarfraz Nawaz | 35.4×8 | 7 | 86 | 9 | 4 | v Australia | Melbourne | 10 Mar 1979 |
| 5 | Iqbal Qasim | 42.0 | 22 | 49 | 7 | 3 | v Australia | Karachi | 27 Feb 1980 |
| 6 | Imran Khan | 29.3 | 8 | 58 | 8 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Lahore | 22 Mar 1982 |
| 7 | Abdul Qadir | 50.5 | 12 | 142 | 7 | 3 | v Australia | Faisalabad | 30 Sep 1982 |
| 8 | Imran Khan | 20.1 | 4 | 60 | 8 | 3 | v India | Karachi | 23 Dec 1982 |
| 9 | Imran Khan | 19.1 | 5 | 40 | 7 | 3 | v England | Leeds | 02 Jul 1987 |
| 10 | Abdul Qadir | 37.0 | 13 | 56 | 9 | 1 | v England | Lahore | 25 Nov 1987 |
| 11 | Imran Khan | 22.4 | 2 | 80 | 7 | 1 | v West Indies | Georgetown | 02 Apr 1988 |
| 12 | Waqar Younis | 37.5 | 11 | 86 | 7 | 3 | v New Zealand | Lahore | 18 Oct 1990 |
| 13 | Waqar Younis | 30.2 | 13 | 76 | 7 | 2 | v New Zealand | Faisalabad | 26 Oct 1990 |
| 14 | Waqar Younis | 34.1 | 8 | 91 | 7 | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Karachi | 01 Dec 1993 |
| 15 | Wasim Akram | 37.0 | 7 | 119 | 7 | 3 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 17 Feb 1994 |
| 16 | Mushtaq Ahmed | 34.4 | 13 | 56 | 7 | 4 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 08 Dec 1995 |
| 17 | Mohammad Zahid | 20.0 | 3 | 66 | 7 | 3 | v New Zealand | Rawalpindi | 28 Nov 1996 |
| 18 | Danish Kaneria | 19.4 | 4 | 77 | 7 | 3 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 09 Jan 2002 |
| 19 | Saqlain Mushtaq | 25.5 | 2 | 66 | 7 | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 16 Nov 2002 |
| 20 | Danish Kaneria | 60.0 | 20 | 118 | 7 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Karachi | 28 Oct 2004 |
| 21 | Saeed Ajmal | 24.3 | 7 | 55 | 7 | 1 | v England | Dubai (DSC) | 17 Jan 2012 |
| 22 | Saeed Ajmal | 32.3 | 4 | 95 | 7 | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 03 Sep 2013 |
| 23 | Yasir Shah | 30.1 | 6 | 76 | 7 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 17 Jun 2015 |
Yasir Shah’s 7 for 76 in Galle test provides the third occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing seven wickets in a test innings against Sri Lanka. On all these three occasions, Pakistan coasted to test win on the peroformances of these three bowlers
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Imran Khan | 29.3 | 8 | 58 | 8 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Lahore | 22 Mar 1982 |
| 2 | Danish Kaneria | 60.0 | 20 | 118 | 7 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Karachi | 28 Oct 2004 |
| 3 | Yasir Shah | 30.1 | 6 | 76 | 7 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 17 Jun 2015 |