Pakistan wicket keepers effecting five or more dismissals behind the stumps in a test innings

Pakistan wicket keepers effecting five or more dismissals behind the stumps in a test innings

Sarfraz Ahmed of Pakistan effected five dismissals behind the wicket in England’s first innings in the ongoing fourth test at Birmingham to provide the 18th occasion of a Pakistan wicket keeper effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Imtiaz Ahmed 5 4 1 2 v Australia Lahore 21 Nov 1959
2 Wasim Bari 5 5 0 1 v England Leeds 08 Jul 1971
3 Wasim Bari 7 7 0 1 v New Zealand Auckland 23 Feb 1979
4 Saleem Yousuf 5 5 0 3 v Sri Lanka Karachi 07 Nov 1985
5 Saleem Yousuf 5 5 0 4 v New Zealand Faisalabad 26 Oct 1990
6 Moin Khan 5 4 1 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 23 Apr 1993
7 Rashid Latif 5 5 0 2 v Zimbabwe Lahore 16 Dec 1993
8 Rashid Latif 5 5 0 3 v New Zealand Auckland 10 Feb 1994
9 Rashid Latif 5 4 1 2 v Australia Sydney 30 Nov 1995
10 Rashid Latif 5 4 1 2 v New Zealand Christchurch 08 Dec 1995
11 Rashid Latif 6 6 0 1 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 14 Mar 1998
12 Kamran Akmal 5 4 1 3 v West Indies Bridgetown 26 May 2005
13 Kamran Akmal 5 5 0 2 v West Indies Kingston 03 Jun 2005
14 Kamran Akmal 5 4 1 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 04 Jul 2009
15 Adnan Akmal 6 6 0 1 v New Zealand Wellington 15 Jan 2011
16 Adnan Akmal 5 4 1 1 v Sri Lanka Abu Dhabi 31 Dec 2013
17 Sarfraz Ahmed 5 5 0 2 v England Dubai (DSC) 22 Oct 2015
18 Sarfraz Ahmed 5 5 0 1 v England Birmingham 03 Aug 2016

Sarfraz Ahmed’s feat provides the third such occasion against England in test innings. Sarfraz Ahmed is became the only Pakistan wicket keeper to effect five dismissals in a test innings against England – He had effected five dismissals against England at Dubai {DSC} in Oct 2015 prior to his feat at Birmingham. Wasim Bari’s five at Leeds provides the first occasion of a Pakistan wicket keeper effecting five dismissals against England. Sarfraz Ahmed’s five at Dubai and at Birmingham provide the seond and third such occasion against England. Al the three occasions are listed below

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Wasim Bari 5 5 0 1 v England Leeds 08 Jul 1971
2 Sarfraz Ahmed 5 5 0 2 v England Dubai (DSC) 22 Oct 2015
3 Sarfraz Ahmed 5 5 0 1 v England Birmingham 03 Aug 2016

 

 

 

 

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