Eight plus wicket hauls in a test innings in a losing cause – D Bishoo of West Indies joins the list
D Bishoo of West Indies captured 8 for 49 against Pakistan in the recently concluded test at Dubai-DSC. His effort was in a losing cause as West Indies lost the test by 56 runs. It provides the 21st occasion of a bowlers eight plus wickets in a losing cause in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed chronologically.
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GA Lohmann | 43.2 | 18 | 58 | 8 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 29 Jan 1892 |
| 2 | T Richardson | 36.1 | 7 | 94 | 8 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 26 Feb 1898 |
| 3 | H Trumble | 31.0 | 13 | 65 | 8 | 2 | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 11 Aug 1902 |
| 4 | LC Braund | 29.1 | 6 | 81 | 8 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 05 Mar 1904 |
| 5 | AL Valentine | 50.0 | 14 | 104 | 8 | 1 | Win | Eng | Manchester | 08 Jun 1950 |
| 6 | SP Gupte | 34.3 | 11 | 102 | 9 | 1 | Ind | Win | Kanpur | 12 Dec 1958 |
| 7 | JM Noreiga | 49.4 | 16 | 95 | 9 | 2 | Win | Ind | Port of Spain | 06 Mar 1971 |
| 8 | BS Chandrasekhar | 41.5 | 18 | 79 | 8 | 2 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 20 Dec 1972 |
| 9 | MHN Walker | 42.2×8 | 7 | 143 | 8 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 08 Feb 1975 |
| 10 | N Kapil Dev | 30.3 | 6 | 83 | 9 | 3 | Ind | Win | Ahmedabad | 12 Nov 1983 |
| 11 | IT Botham | 27.4 | 6 | 103 | 8 | 2 | Eng | Win | Lord’s | 28 Jun 1984 |
| 12 | GF Lawson | 40.0 | 7 | 112 | 8 | 1 | Aus | Win | Adelaide | 07 Dec 1984 |
| 13 | JR Ratnayeke | 23.2 | 5 | 83 | 8 | 2 | Srl | Pak | Sialkot | 27 Oct 1985 |
| 14 | NA Foster | 46.2 | 15 | 107 | 8 | 2 | Eng | Pak | Leeds | 02 Jul 1987 |
| 15 | MG Hughes | 37.0 | 9 | 87 | 8 | 3 | Aus | Win | Perth | 02 Dec 1988 |
| 16 | ARC Fraser | 16.1 | 2 | 53 | 8 | 2 | Eng | Win | Port of Spain | 05 Feb 1998 |
| 17 | J Srinath | 27.0 | 6 | 86 | 8 | 3 | Ind | Pak | Kolkata | 16 Feb 1999 |
| 18 | PA Strang | 51.5 | 12 | 109 | 8 | 2 | Zim | NZl | Bulawayo | 12 Sep 2000 |
| 19 | JJ Krejza | 43.5 | 1 | 215 | 8 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Nagpur | 06 Nov 2008 |
| 20 | MG Johnson | 24.0 | 4 | 61 | 8 | 2 | Aus | SAF | Perth | 17 Dec 2008 |
| 21 | D Bishoo | 13.5 | 1 | 49 | 8 | 3 | Win | Pak | Dubai (DSC) | 13 Oct 2016 |
D Bishoo of West Indies captured 8 for 49 against Pakistan in the recently concluded test at Dubai-DSC. His effort was in a losing cause as West Indies lost the test by 56 runs. It provides the third occasion of a West Indies bowlers’ eight plus wickets haul in a losing cause in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed chronologically.
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AL Valentine | 50.0 | 14 | 104 | 8 | 1 | Win | Eng | Manchester | 08 Jun 1950 |
| 2 | JM Noreiga | 49.4 | 16 | 95 | 9 | 2 | Win | Ind | Port of Spain | 06 Mar 1971 |
| 3 | D Bishoo | 13.5 | 1 | 49 | 8 | 3 | Win | Pak | Dubai (DSC) | 13 Oct 2016 |
D Bishoo of West Indies captured 8 for 49 against Pakistan in the recently concluded test at Dubai-DSC. His effort was in a losing cause as West Indies lost the test by 56 runs. It provides the fourth occasion of a bowlers’ eight plus wickets haul in a losing cause against Pakistan in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed chronologically.
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | JR Ratnayeke | 23.2 | 5 | 83 | 8 | 2 | Srl | Pak | Sialkot | 27 Oct 1985 |
| 2 | NA Foster | 46.2 | 15 | 107 | 8 | 2 | Eng | Pak | Leeds | 02 Jul 1987 |
| 3 | J Srinath | 27.0 | 6 | 86 | 8 | 3 | Ind | Pak | Kolkata | 16 Feb 1999 |
| 4 | D Bishoo | 13.5 | 1 | 49 | 8 | 3 | Win | Pak | Dubai (DSC) | 13 Oct 2016 |