Bowlers capturing five or more wickets in the fourth innings on test debut
AY Patel of New Zealand captured five for 59 against Pakistan in the just concluded test at Abu Dhabi to provide the 161st occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings on Test debut. It also provides the 19th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in the fourth innings on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | TK Kendall | 33.1×4 | 12 | 55 | 7 | 4 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 15 Mar 1877 |
| 2 | AE Trott | 27.0 | 10 | 43 | 8 | 4 | Aus | Eng | Adelaide | 11 Jan 1895 |
| 3 | JDA O’Connor | 21.0 | 6 | 40 | 5 | 4 | Aus | Eng | Adelaide | 10 Jan 1908 |
| 4 | HV Hordern | 14.2 | 2 | 66 | 5 | 4 | Aus | SAF | Melbourne | 17 Feb 1911 |
| 5 | AE Hall | 37.3 | 12 | 63 | 7 | 4 | SAF | Eng | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1923 |
| 6 | CV Grimmett | 19.4×8 | 3 | 37 | 6 | 4 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 27 Feb 1925 |
| 7 | CN McCarthy | 12.0×8 | 2 | 43 | 6 | 4 | SAF | Eng | Durban | 16 Dec 1948 |
| 8 | PM Pollock | 20.3 | 8 | 38 | 6 | 4 | SAF | NZl | Durban | 08 Dec 1961 |
| 9 | ND Hirwani | 15.2 | 3 | 75 | 8 | 4 | Ind | Win | Chennai | 11 Jan 1988 |
| 10 | DG Cork | 19.3 | 5 | 43 | 7 | 4 | Eng | Win | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1995 |
| 11 | L Klusener | 21.3 | 4 | 64 | 8 | 4 | SAF | Ind | Kolkata | 27 Nov 1996 |
| 12 | PJ Wiseman | 46.5 | 17 | 82 | 5 | 4 | NZl | Srl | Colombo (RPS) | 27 May 1998 |
| 13 | Mohammad Sami | 15.0 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | Pak | NZl | Auckland | 08 Mar 2001 |
| 14 | RJ Kirtley | 16.2 | 7 | 34 | 6 | 4 | Eng | SAF | Nottingham | 14 Aug 2003 |
| 15 | Mahmudullah | 15.0 | 4 | 51 | 5 | 4 | Ban | Win | Kingstown | 09 Jul 2009 |
| 16 | DAJ Bracewell | 25.0 | 2 | 85 | 5 | 4 | NZl | Zim | Bulawayo | 01 Nov 2011 |
| 17 | L Ngidi | 12.2 | 3 | 39 | 6 | 4 | SAF | Ind | Centurion | 13 Jan 2018 |
| 18 | A Dananjaya | 5.0 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 4 | Srl | Ban | Dhaka | 08 Feb 2018 |
| 19 | AY Patel | 23.4 | 4 | 59 | 5 | 4 | NZl | Pak | Abu Dhabi | 16 Nov 2018 |
AY Patel became the third New Zealand bowler to capture five wickets in the fourth innings on test debut after PJ Wiseman and DAJ Bracewell. The performance of these three bowlers is detailed below.
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | PJ Wiseman | 46.5 | 17 | 82 | 5 | 4 | NZl | Srl | Colombo (RPS) | 27 May 1998 |
| 2 | DAJ Bracewell | 25.0 | 2 | 85 | 5 | 4 | NZl | Zim | Bulawayo | 01 Nov 2011 |
| 3 | AY Patel | 23.4 | 4 | 59 | 5 | 4 | NZl | Pak | Abu Dhabi | 16 Nov 2018 |
AY Patel became the ninth New Zealand bowler to capture five or more wickets in an innings on Test debut. The following table lists the performance of these the nine bowlers
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GF Cresswell | 41.2 | 6 | 168 | 6 | 2 | NZl | Eng | The Oval | 13 Aug 1949 |
| 2 | AM Moir | 56.3 | 16 | 155 | 6 | 2 | NZl | Eng | Christchurch | 17 Mar 1951 |
| 3 | BR Taylor | 23.5 | 2 | 86 | 5 | 2 | NZl | Ind | Kolkata | 05 Mar 1965 |
| 4 | PJ Wiseman | 46.5 | 17 | 82 | 5 | 4 | NZl | Srl | Colombo (RPS) | 27 May 1998 |
| 5 | MR Gillespie | 30.0 | 7 | 136 | 5 | 2 | NZl | SAF | Centurion | 16 Nov 2007 |
| 6 | TG Southee | 23.1 | 8 | 55 | 5 | 1 | NZl | Eng | Napier | 22 Mar 2008 |
| 7 | DAJ Bracewell | 25.0 | 2 | 85 | 5 | 4 | NZl | Zim | Bulawayo | 01 Nov 2011 |
| 8 | C de Grandhomme | 15.5 | 5 | 41 | 6 | 1 | NZl | Pak | Christchurch | 17 Nov 2016 |
| 9 | AY Patel | 23.4 | 4 | 59 | 5 | 4 | NZl | Pak | Abu Dhabi | 16 Nov 2018 |
AY Patel became the twelfth bowler to capture five or more wickets in an innings on Test debut against Pakistan. The following table lists the performance of these twelve bowlers
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | R Appleyard | 17.0 | 5 | 51 | 5 | 1 | Eng | Pak | Nottingham | 01 Jul 1954 |
| 2 | JO Taylor | 36.5 | 6 | 109 | 5 | 2 | Win | Pak | Port of Spain | 26 Mar 1958 |
| 3 | VV Kumar | 37.5 | 21 | 64 | 5 | 2 | Ind | Pak | Delhi | 08 Feb 1961 |
| 4 | LJ Coldwell | 41.0 | 13 | 85 | 6 | 3 | Eng | Pak | Lord’s | 21 Jun 1962 |
| 5 | JDF Larter | 25.0 | 4 | 57 | 5 | 2 | Eng | Pak | The Oval | 16 Aug 1962 |
| 6 | AK Kuruppuarachchi | 14.5 | 2 | 44 | 5 | 1 | Srl | Pak | Colombo (CCC) | 14 Mar 1986 |
| 7 | NA Mallender | 23.0 | 7 | 50 | 5 | 3 | Eng | Pak | Leeds | 23 Jul 1992 |
| 8 | UDU Chandana | 47.5 | 7 | 179 | 6 | 2 | Srl | Pak | Dhaka | 12 Mar 1999 |
| 9 | KJ Abbott | 11.4 | 4 | 29 | 7 | 2 | SAF | Pak | Centurion | 22 Feb 2013 |
| 10 | AU Rashid | 18.5 | 3 | 64 | 5 | 3 | Eng | Pak | Abu Dhabi | 13 Oct 2015 |
| 11 | C de Grandhomme | 15.5 | 5 | 41 | 6 | 1 | NZl | Pak | Christchurch | 17 Nov 2016 |
| 12 | AY Patel | 23.4 | 4 | 59 | 5 | 4 | NZl | Pak | Abu Dhabi | 16 Nov 2018 |
AY Patel became the second New Zealand bowler to capture five or more wickets in an innings on Test debut against Pakistan after C de Grandhomme. C de Grandhomme had captured six for 41 at Christchurch in Nov 2016. The following table lists the performance of these two bowlers
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | C de Grandhomme | 15.5 | 5 | 41 | 6 | 1 | NZl | Pak | Christchurch | 17 Nov 2016 |
| 2 | AY Patel | 23.4 | 4 | 59 | 5 | 4 | NZl | Pak | Abu Dhabi | 16 Nov 2018 |
AY Patel earned the distinction of becoming the fifth bowler to capture five or more wickets in an innings on Test debut at a neutral venue. The following table details the performance of these five bowlers.
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | UDU Chandana | 47.5 | 7 | 179 | 6 | 2 | Srl | Pak | Dhaka | 12 Mar 1999 |
| 2 | Tanvir Ahmed | 28.0 | 6 | 120 | 6 | 1 | Pak | SAF | Abu Dhabi | 20 Nov 2010 |
| 3 | AU Rashid | 18.5 | 3 | 64 | 5 | 3 | Eng | Pak | Abu Dhabi | 13 Oct 2015 |
| 4 | Bilal Asif | 21.3 | 7 | 36 | 6 | 2 | Pak | Aus | Dubai (DSC) | 07 Oct 2018 |
| 5 | AY Patel | 23.4 | 4 | 59 | 5 | 4 | NZl | Pak | Abu Dhabi | 16 Nov 2018 |