Bowlers capturing ten or more wickets on test debut – P Jayawickrama joins the elite list
P Jayawickrama of Sri Lanka captured eleven wickets conceding 178 runs against Bangladesh in the just concluded test to provide the 16th occasion od a bowler capturing ten or more wickets on test debut in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below. He is the first Sri Lankan bowler to perform such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | W-R | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | F Martin | 12-102 | Eng | Aus | The Oval | 11 Aug 1890 |
| 2 | T Richardson | 10-156 | Eng | Aus | Manchester | 24 Aug 1893 |
| 3 | AE Hall | 11-112 | SAF | Eng | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1923 |
| 4 | CV Grimmett | 11-082 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 27 Feb 1925 |
| 5 | CS Marriott | 11-096 | Eng | Win | The Oval | 12 Aug 1933 |
| 6 | K Farnes | 10-179 | Eng | Aus | Nottingham | 08 Jun 1934 |
| 7 | AV Bedser | 11-145 | Eng | Ind | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1946 |
| 8 | HHH Johnson | 10-096 | Win | Eng | Kingston | 27 Mar 1948 |
| 9 | AL Valentine | 11-204 | Win | Eng | Manchester | 08 Jun 1950 |
| 10 | SF Burke | 11-196 | SAF | NZl | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1962 |
| 11 | RAL Massie | 16-137 | Aus | Eng | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1972 |
| 12 | JK Lever | 10-070 | Eng | Ind | Delhi | 17 Dec 1976 |
| 13 | ND Hirwani | 16-136 | Ind | Win | Chennai | 11 Jan 1988 |
| 14 | Mohd Zahid | 11-130 | Pak | NZl | Rawalpindi | 28 Nov 1996 |
| 15 | JJ Krejza | 12-398 | Aus | Ind | Nagpur | 06 Nov 2008 |
| 16 | Jayawickrama | 11-178 | Srl | Ban | Pallekele | 29 Apr 2021 |
He became the fifth left arm bowler to capture ten or more wickets on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below. JK Lever of England was the last left arm bowler to perform such a feat. He had returned with figures of 10 for 70 against India at Delhi in Dec 1976. Thus it took 45 years four months for another left arm bowler to perform the feat of capturing ten plus wickets on test debut.
| No | Player | W-R | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | F Martin | 12-102 | Eng | Aus | The Oval | 11 Aug 1890 |
| 2 | AE Hall | 11-112 | SAF | Eng | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1923 |
| 3 | AL Valentine | 11-204 | Win | Eng | Manchester | 08 Jun 1950 |
| 4 | JK Lever | 10-070 | Eng | Ind | Delhi | 17 Dec 1976 |
| 5 | Jayawickrama | 11-178 | Srl | Ban | Pallekele | 29 Apr 2021 |
P Jayawickrama became the second left arm spinner to capture ten or more wickets on test debut after AL Valentine of West Indies. AL Valentine had returned with figures of 11 for 204 against England at Manchester in Jun 1950 on test debut. Thus it took 70 years and ten months for another bowler to emulate AL Valentine. P Jayawickrama has the best match figures for a left arm spinner on test debut.
| No | Player | W-R | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AL Valentine | 11-204 | Win | Eng | Manchester | 08 Jun 1950 |
| 2 | Jayawickrama | 11-178 | Srl | Ban | Pallekele | 29 Apr 2021 |