Aussie Captains capturing five plus wickets in a test innings
PJ Cummins of Australia captured five for 56 in Pakistan’s first innings in the ongoing third test at Lahore to provide the 129th occasion of a captain capturing five or more wickets in a test innings. It also provides the 20th occasion of an Australian captain capturing five or more wickets in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | W-R | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | G Giffen | 6-155 | 3 | Aua | Eng | Melbourne | Dec 1894 |
| 2 | G Giffen | 5-076 | 2 | Aua | Eng | Adelaide | Jan 1895 |
| 3 | G Giffen | 5-026 | 3 | Aua | Eng | Sydney | Feb 1895 |
| 4 | H Trumble | 5-062 | 2 | Aua | Eng | Melbourne | Feb 1902 |
| 5 | MA Noble | 7-100 | 1 | Aua | Eng | Sydney | Feb 1904 |
| 6 | IWG Johnson | 7-044 | 3 | Aua | Win | Guyana | Apr 1955 |
| 7 | R Benaud | 5-083 | 1 | Aua | Eng | Sydney | Jan 1959 |
| 8 | R Benaud | 5-091 | 2 | Aua | Eng | Adelaide | Jan 1959 |
| 9 | R Benaud | 5-093 | 1 | Aua | Pak | Karachi | Dec 1959 |
| 10 | R Benaud | 5-076 | 3 | Aua | Ind | Delhi | Dec 1959 |
| 11 | R Benaud | 5-043 | 2 | Aua | Ind | Chennai | Jan 1960 |
| 12 | R Benaud | 5-096 | 1 | Aua | Win | Adelaide | Jan 1961 |
| 13 | R Benaud | 6-070 | 4 | Aua | Eng | Man’ter | Jul 1961 |
| 14 | R Benaud | 6-115 | 2 | Aua | Eng | Brisbane | Nov 1962 |
| 15 | R Benaud | 5-068 | 2 | Aua | SAF | Brisbane | Dec 1963 |
| 16 | AR Border | 7-046 | 1 | Aua | Win | Sydney | Jan 1989 |
| 17 | AR Border | 5-068 | 2 | Aua | Win | Guyana | Mar 1991 |
| 18 | MJ Clarke | 5-036 | 4 | Aua | Win | Roseau | Apr 2012 |
| 19 | PJ Cummins | 5-038 | 1 | Aua | Eng | Brisbane | Dec 2021 |
| 20 | PJ Cummins | 5-056 | 2 | Aua | Pak | Lahore | Mar 2022 |
It also provides the 20th occasion of a captain capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against Pakistan. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | W-R | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | MH Mankad | 5-064 | 3 | Ind | Pak | Peshawar | Feb 1955 |
| 2 | R Benaud | 5-093 | 1 | Aus | Pak | Karachi | Dec 1959 |
| 3 | N Kapil Dev | 5-068 | 2 | Ind | Pak | Bengaluru | Sep 1983 |
| 4 | CA Walsh | 5-073 | 2 | Win | Pak | Peshawar | Nov 1997 |
| 5 | CA Walsh | 5-143 | 2 | Win | Pak | Rawalpindi | Nov 1997 |
| 6 | A Kumble | 5-060 | 4 | Ind | Pak | Bengaluru | Dec 2007 |
| 7 | DJG Sammy | 5-029 | 4 | Win | Pak | Providence | May 2011 |
| 8 | JO Holder | 5-030 | 3 | Win | Pak | Sharjah | Oct 2016 |
| 9 | PJ Cummins | 5-056 | 2 | Aus | Pak | Lahore | Mar 2022 |
It also provides the second occasion of an Australian captain capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against Pakistan. Both the occasions are tabulated below. PJ Cummins’ 5 for 56 represent the best bowling figures in an innings by an Australian captain against Pakistan. He also became the first Australian captain pace bowler to capture five or more wickets in a test innings against Pakistan.
| No | Player | W-R | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | R Benaud | 5-093 | 1 | Aus | Pak | Karachi | Dec 1959 |
| 2 | PJ Cummins | 5-056 | 2 | Aus | Pak | Lahore | Mar 2022 |
PJ Cummins of Australia captured five for 56 in Pakistan’s first innings in the ongoing third test at Lahore to provide the sixth occasion of a captain- pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against Pakistan.
| No | Player | W-R | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | N Kapil Dev | 5-068 | 2 | Ind | Pak | Bengaluru | Sep 1983 |
| 2 | CA Walsh | 5-073 | 2 | Win | Pak | Peshawar | Nov 1997 |
| 3 | CA Walsh | 5-143 | 2 | Win | Pak | Rawalpindi | Nov 1997 |
| 4 | DJG Sammy | 5-029 | 4 | Win | Pak | Providence | May 2011 |
| 5 | JO Holder | 5-030 | 3 | Win | Pak | Sharjah | Oct 2016 |
| 6 | PJ Cummins | 5-056 | 2 | Aus | Pak | Lahore | Mar 2022 |