Left arm pace bowlers capturing six or more wickets in a test innings
Shaheen Shah Afridi of Pakistan captured six for 51 in West Indies’ first innings in the ongoing second test at Kingston to provide the 83rd occasion of a left arm pace bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings. in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | W | R | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | T Emmett | 7 | 68 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 02 Jan 1879 |
| 2 | RG Barlow | 7 | 40 | 4 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 26 Jan 1883 |
| 3 | RG Barlow | 7 | 44 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Manchester | 05 Jul 1886 |
| 4 | WH Ashley | 7 | 95 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Cape Town | 25 Mar 1889 |
| 5 | F Martin | 6 | 50 | 1 | Eng | Aus | The Oval | 11 Aug 1890 |
| 6 | F Martin | 6 | 52 | 3 | Eng | Aus | The Oval | 11 Aug 1890 |
| 7 | WJ Whitty | 6 | 17 | 4 | Aus | SAF | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1910 |
| 8 | WJ Whitty | 6 | 104 | 3 | Aus | SAF | Adelaide | 07 Jan 1911 |
| 9 | FR Foster | 6 | 91 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1911 |
| 10 | AE Hall | 7 | 63 | 4 | SAF | Eng | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1923 |
| 11 | AE Hall | 6 | 82 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Jo’burg | 09 Feb 1923 |
| 12 | AE Hall | 6 | 100 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Jo’burg | 28 Jan 1928 |
| 13 | NA Quinn | 6 | 92 | 2 | SAF | Eng | Leeds | 13 Jul 1929 |
| 14 | W Voce | 7 | 70 | 4 | Eng | Win | Port of Spain | 01 Feb 1930 |
| 15 | W Voce | 6 | 41 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Brisbane | 04 Dec 1936 |
| 16 | ERH Toshack | 6 | 82 | 3 | Aus | Eng | Brisbane | 29 Nov 1946 |
| 17 | ERH Toshack | 6 | 29 | 3 | Aus | Ind | Brisbane | 28 Nov 1947 |
| 18 | AK Davidson | 6 | 34 | 3 | Aus | SAF | Jo’burg | 23 Dec 1957 |
| 19 | AK Davidson | 6 | 64 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1958 |
| 20 | I Meckiff | 6 | 38 | 3 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1958 |
| 21 | AK Davidson | 7 | 93 | 3 | Aus | Ind | Kanpur | 19 Dec 1959 |
| 22 | AK Davidson | 6 | 87 | 3 | Aus | Win | Brisbane | 09 Dec 1960 |
| 23 | AK Davidson | 6 | 53 | 2 | Aus | Win | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1960 |
| 24 | AK Davidson | 6 | 75 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1962 |
| 25 | IJ Jones | 6 | 118 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Adelaide | 28 Jan 1966 |
| 26 | TL Goddard | 6 | 53 | 4 | SAF | Aus | Jo’burg | 23 Dec 1966 |
| 27 | GJ Gilmour | 6 | 85 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Leeds | 14 Aug 1975 |
| 28 | RO Collinge | 6 | 63 | 1 | NZl | Ind | Ch’church | 05 Feb 1976 |
| 29 | JK Lever | 7 | 46 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Delhi | 17 Dec 1976 |
| 30 | G Dymock | 7 | 67 | 3 | Aus | Ind | Kanpur | 02 Oct 1979 |
| 31 | G Dymock | 6 | 34 | 4 | Aus | Eng | Perth | 14 Dec 1979 |
| 32 | GB Troup | 6 | 95 | 3 | NZl | Win | Auckland | 29 Feb 1980 |
| 33 | Azeem Hafeez | 6 | 46 | 2 | Pak | Ind | Lahore | 17 Oct 1984 |
| 34 | Wasim Akram | 6 | 91 | 2 | Pak | Win | Faisalabad | 24 Oct 1986 |
| 35 | MR Whitney | 7 | 89 | 2 | Aus | Win | Adelaide | 03 Feb 1989 |
| 36 | Wasim Akram | 6 | 62 | 1 | Pak | Aus | Melbourne | 12 Jan 1990 |
| 37 | BA Reid | 6 | 97 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1990 |
| 38 | BA Reid | 7 | 51 | 3 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1990 |
| 39 | BA Reid | 6 | 66 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1991 |
| 40 | BA Reid | 6 | 60 | 3 | Aus | Ind | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1991 |
| 41 | MR Whitney | 7 | 27 | 4 | Aus | Ind | Perth | 01 Feb 1992 |
| 42 | Wasim Akram | 6 | 67 | 1 | Pak | Eng | The Oval | 06 Aug 1992 |
| 43 | Wasim Akram | 6 | 43 | 3 | Pak | NZl | Auckland | 10 Feb 1994 |
| 44 | Wasim Akram | 7 | 119 | 3 | Pak | NZl | Wellington | 17 Feb 1994 |
| 45 | WPUJC Vaas | 6 | 87 | 2 | Srl | NZl | Dunedin | 18 Mar 1995 |
| 46 | Wasim Akram | 6 | 48 | 1 | Pak | Zim | Faisalabad | 24 Oct 1996 |
| 47 | Wasim Akram | 6 | 61 | 2 | Pak | Win | St John’s | 25 May 2000 |
| 48 | WPUJC Vaas | 6 | 73 | 2 | Srl | Eng | Col-SSC | 15 Mar 2001 |
| 49 | Manjural Islam | 6 | 81 | 2 | Ban | Zim | Bulawayo | 19 Apr 2001 |
| 50 | WPUJC Vaas | 7 | 120 | 1 | Srl | Win | Col-SSC | 29 Nov 2001 |
| 51 | WPUJC Vaas | 7 | 71 | 3 | Srl | Win | Col-SSC | 29 Nov 2001 |
| 52 | PT Collins | 6 | 76 | 3 | Win | NZl | Bridgetown | 21 Jun 2002 |
| 53 | PT Collins | 6 | 53 | 3 | Win | Ban | Kingston | 04 Jun 2004 |
| 54 | WPUJC Vaas | 6 | 29 | 4 | Srl | SAF | Col-SSC | 11 Aug 2004 |
| 55 | IK Pathan | 6 | 51 | 3 | Ind | Ban | Dhaka | 10 Dec 2004 |
| 56 | JEC Franklin | 6 | 119 | 2 | NZl | Aus | Auckland | 26 Mar 2005 |
| 57 | WPUJC Vaas | 6 | 108 | 2 | Srl | NZl | Wellington | 11 Apr 2005 |
| 58 | WPUJC Vaas | 6 | 22 | 2 | Srl | Win | Kandy | 22 Jul 2005 |
| 59 | IK Pathan | 7 | 59 | 1 | Ind | Zim | Harare | 20 Sep 2005 |
| 60 | RJ Sidebottom | 6 | 49 | 3 | Eng | NZl | Hamilton | 05 Mar 2008 |
| 61 | RJ Sidebottom | 7 | 47 | 2 | Eng | NZl | Napier | 22 Mar 2008 |
| 62 | RJ Sidebottom | 6 | 67 | 3 | Eng | NZl | Nottingham | 05 Jun 2008 |
| 63 | MG Johnson | 8 | 61 | 2 | Aus | SAF | Perth | 17 Dec 2008 |
| 64 | Z Khan | 7 | 87 | 3 | Ind | Ban | Dhaka | 24 Jan 2010 |
| 65 | MG Johnson | 6 | 73 | 4 | Aus | NZl | Hamilton | 27 Mar 2010 |
| 66 | Mohd Amir | 6 | 84 | 1 | Pak | Eng | Lord’s | 26 Aug 2010 |
| 67 | MG Johnson | 6 | 38 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Perth | 16 Dec 2010 |
| 68 | MA Starc | 6 | 154 | 3 | Aus | SAF | Perth | 30 Nov 2012 |
| 69 | Rahat Ali | 6 | 127 | 1 | Pak | SAF | Centurion | 22 Feb 2013 |
| 70 | TA Boult | 6 | 68 | 2 | NZl | Eng | Auckland | 22 Mar 2013 |
| 71 | MG Johnson | 7 | 40 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Adelaide | 05 Dec 2013 |
| 72 | TA Boult | 6 | 40 | 2 | NZl | Win | Wellington | 11 Dec 2013 |
| 73 | MG Johnson | 7 | 68 | 2 | Aus | SAF | Centurion | 12 Feb 2014 |
| 74 | MA Starc | 6 | 111 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Nottingham | 06 Aug 2015 |
| 75 | N Wagner | 6 | 106 | 2 | NZl | Aus | Ch’church | 20 Feb 2016 |
| 76 | N Wagner | 6 | 41 | 1 | NZl | Zim | Bulawayo | 28 Jul 2016 |
| 77 | MA Starc | 6 | 50 | 3 | Aus | Srl | Galle | 04 Aug 2016 |
| 78 | Mohd Amir | 6 | 44 | 1 | Pak | Win | Kingston | 21 Apr 2017 |
| 79 | N Wagner | 7 | 39 | 1 | NZl | Win | Wellington | 01 Dec 2017 |
| 80 | TA Boult | 6 | 32 | 1 | NZl | Eng | Auckland | 22 Mar 2018 |
| 81 | TA Boult | 6 | 30 | 2 | NZl | Srl | Ch’church | 26 Dec 2018 |
| 82 | MA Starc | 6 | 66 | 2 | Aus | Pak | Adelaide | 29 Nov 2019 |
| 83 | S Shah Afridi | 6 | 51 | 2 | Pak | Win | Kingston | 20 Aug 2021 |
Shaheen Shah Afridi of Pakistan captured six for 51 in West Indies’ first innings in the ongoing second test at Kingston to provide the 12th occasion of a Pakistan left arm pace bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | W | R | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Azeem Hafeez | 6 | 46 | 2 | Pak | Ind | Lahore | 17 Oct 1984 |
| 2 | Wasim Akram | 6 | 91 | 2 | Pak | Win | Faisalabad | 24 Oct 1986 |
| 3 | Wasim Akram | 6 | 62 | 1 | Pak | Aus | Melbourne | 12 Jan 1990 |
| 4 | Wasim Akram | 6 | 67 | 1 | Pak | Eng | The Oval | 06 Aug 1992 |
| 5 | Wasim Akram | 6 | 43 | 3 | Pak | NZl | Auckland | 10 Feb 1994 |
| 6 | Wasim Akram | 7 | 119 | 3 | Pak | NZl | Wellington | 17 Feb 1994 |
| 7 | Wasim Akram | 6 | 48 | 1 | Pak | Zim | Faisalabad | 24 Oct 1996 |
| 8 | Wasim Akram | 6 | 61 | 2 | Pak | Win | St John’s | 25 May 2000 |
| 9 | Mohd Amir | 6 | 84 | 1 | Pak | Eng | Lord’s | 26 Aug 2010 |
| 10 | Rahat Ali | 6 | 127 | 1 | Pak | SAF | Centurion | 22 Feb 2013 |
| 11 | Mohd Amir | 6 | 44 | 1 | Pak | Win | Kingston | 21 Apr 2017 |
| 12 | S Shah Afridi | 6 | 51 | 2 | Pak | Win | Kingston | 20 Aug 2021 |
Shaheen Shah Afridi of Pakistan captured six for 51 in West Indies’ first innings in the ongoing second test at Kingston to provide the 14th occasion of a left arm pace bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against West Indies in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | W | R | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | W Voce | 7 | 70 | 4 | Eng | Win | Port of Spain | 01 Feb 1930 |
| 2 | AK Davidson | 6 | 87 | 3 | Aus | Win | Brisbane | 09 Dec 1960 |
| 3 | AK Davidson | 6 | 53 | 2 | Aus | Win | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1960 |
| 4 | GB Troup | 6 | 95 | 3 | NZl | Win | Auckland | 29 Feb 1980 |
| 5 | Wasim Akram | 6 | 91 | 2 | Pak | Win | Faisalabad | 24 Oct 1986 |
| 6 | MR Whitney | 7 | 89 | 2 | Aus | Win | Adelaide | 03 Feb 1989 |
| 7 | Wasim Akram | 6 | 61 | 2 | Pak | Win | St John’s | 25 May 2000 |
| 8 | WPUJC Vaas | 7 | 120 | 1 | Srl | Win | Col-SSC | 29 Nov 2001 |
| 9 | WPUJC Vaas | 7 | 71 | 3 | Srl | Win | Col-SSC | 29 Nov 2001 |
| 10 | WPUJC Vaas | 6 | 22 | 2 | Srl | Win | Kandy | 22 Jul 2005 |
| 11 | TA Boult | 6 | 40 | 2 | NZl | Win | Wellington | 11 Dec 2013 |
| 12 | Mohd Amir | 6 | 44 | 1 | Pak | Win | Kingston | 21 Apr 2017 |
| 13 | N Wagner | 7 | 39 | 1 | NZl | Win | Wellington | 01 Dec 2017 |
| 14 | S Shah Afridi | 6 | 51 | 2 | Pak | Win | Kingston | 20 Aug 2021 |
Shaheen Shah Afridi of Pakistan captured six for 51 in West Indies’ first innings in the ongoing second test at Kingston to provide the fourth occasion of a Pakistan left arm pace bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against West Indies in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | W | R | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Wasim Akram | 6 | 91 | 2 | Pak | Win | Faisalabad | 24 Oct 1986 |
| 2 | Wasim Akram | 6 | 61 | 2 | Pak | Win | St John’s | 25 May 2000 |
| 3 | Mohd Amir | 6 | 44 | 1 | Pak | Win | Kingston | 21 Apr 2017 |
| 4 | S Shah Afridi | 6 | 51 | 2 | Pak | Win | Kingston | 20 Aug 2021 |