Abrar Ahmed of Pakistan captured seven wickets conceding 114 runs against England in the ongoing test at Multan on his test debut. His performance has the following interesting points.

He became the eighth bowler to capture seven wicket in an innings on debut in the first innings of a test

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	WH Ashley	43.1	4	18	95	7	1	SAF	Eng	Cape Town	25 Mar 1889
2	AV Bedser	29.1	6	11	49	7	1	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	22 Jun 1946
3	JC Laker	37.0	6	9	103	7	1	Eng	Win	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948
4	AL Valentine	50.0	6	14	104	8	1	Win	Eng	Manchester	08 Jun 1950
5	RAL Massie	32.5	6	7	84	8	1	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	22 Jun 1972
6	JJ Krejza	43.5	6	1	215	8	1	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
7	M de Lange	23.2	6	3	81	7	1	SAF	Srl	Durban	26 Dec 2011
8	Abrar Ahmed	22.0	6	1	114	7	1	Pak	Eng	Multan	09 Dec 2022

He became the fourth bowler to capture seven wickets in an innings on test debut conceding 100 plus runs. He also became the first Pakistan bowler to capture seven wickets on test debut conceding 100 plus runs

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	JC Laker	37.0	6	9	103	7	1	Eng	Win	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948
2	AL Valentine	50.0	6	14	104	8	1	Win	Eng	Manchester	08 Jun 1950
3	Abrar Ahmed	22.0	6	1	114	7	1	Pak	Eng	Multan	09 Dec 2022
4	JJ Krejza	43.5	6	1	215	8	1	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008

He became the second Pakistan bowler to capture seven wickets in an innings on debut on home soil. Mohd Zahid had captured seven for 66 on debut in the third innings of a test on debut against New Zealand at Rawalpindi in Nov 1996.

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Mohd Zahid	20.0	6	3	66	7	3	Pak	NZl	Rawalpindi	28 Nov 1996
2	Abrar Ahmed	22.0	6	1	114	7	1	Pak	Eng	Multan	09 Dec 2022

He became the first Pakistan bowler to capture seven wickets in an innings on debut in the first innings of a test. He also became the first Pakistan bowler to perform such a feat in the first innings of a test against England.

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Mohd Nazir	30.1	6	3	99	7	2	Pak	NZl	Karachi	24 Oct 1969
2	Mohd Zahid	20.0	6	3	66	7	3	Pak	NZl	Rawalpindi	28 Nov 1996
3	Abrar Ahmed	22.0	6	1	114	7	1	Pak	Eng	Multan	09 Dec 2022

He also became the fourth bowler to perform such a feat in the first innings of a test against England.

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	RAL Massie	32.5	6	7	84	8	1	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	22 Jun 1972
1	WH Ashley	43.1	4	18	95	7	1	SAF	Eng	Cape Town	25 Mar 1889
3	AL Valentine	50.0	6	14	104	8	1	Win	Eng	Manchester	08 Jun 1950
4	Abrar Ahmed	22.0	6	1	114	7	1	Pak	Eng	Multan	09 Dec 2022

Abrar Ahmed captured five wickets in an extended first session. He became the second bowler to capture five wickets in the first session on the first day. The other bowler to perform such a feat was AL Valentine of West Indies against England at Manchester in 1950

There are two more debutants who have captured five or more wickets in the first session on the first day. CTB Turner of Australia took six wickets against England at Sydney in 1887 {in the session between Lunch and Tea, as there was no play till Lunch}. F Martin of England took five wickets against Australia at The Oval in 1890Abrar Ahmed accounted for the first seven England batmen on his test debut. The only other bowler to account for first seven or more batsman on test debut was AL Valentine. He accounted for the first eight England batsmen on his test debut against England at Manchester in 1950.

His effort of seven for 114 on test debut has come in least number of overs bowled by a bowler who has performed the feat in first innings of a test. He captured 7-114 in 22.0 overs. Previously this record was held by South African bowler M de Lange who had figures of 23.4-3-81-7 in the first innings of the test against Sri Lanka at Durban in Dec 2011

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	M de Lange	23.2	6	3	81	7	1	SAF	Srl	Durban	26 Dec 2011
2	Abrar Ahmed	22.0	6	1	114	7	1	Pak	Eng	Multan	09 Dec 2022

Abrar Ahmed became the ninth bowler to capture seven or more wickets in an innings on test debut in less than 22.0 overs or 22.0 overs

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	KJ Abbott	11.4	6	4	29	7	2	SAF	Pak	Centurion	22 Feb 2013
2	ND Hirwani	15.2	6	3	75	8	4	Ind	Win	Chennai	11 Jan 1988
3	James Langridge	17.0	6	4	56	7	3	Eng	Win	Manchester	22 Jul 1933
4	ND Hirwani	18.3	6	3	61	8	2	Ind	Win	Chennai	11 Jan 1988
5	DG Cork	19.3	6	5	43	7	4	Eng	Win	Lord’s	22 Jun 1995
6	Mohd Zahid	20.0	6	3	66	7	3	Pak	NZl	Rawalpindi	28 Nov 1996
7	L Klusener	21.3	6	4	64	8	4	SAF	Ind	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996
8	DJG Sammy	21.3	6	2	66	7	3	Win	Eng	Manchester	07 Jun 2007
9	Abrar Ahmed	22.0	6	1	114	7	1	Pak	Eng	Multan	09 Dec 2022

Abrar Ahmed became the second bowler to capture seven or more wickets in an innings on test debut against England in less than 22.0 overs or 22.0 overs. Prior to this DJG Sammy of West Indies had figures of 21.3-2-66-7 against England in Jun 2007 in the third innings of a test

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	DJG Sammy	21.3	6	2	66	7	3	Win	Eng	Manchester	07 Jun 2007
2	Abrar Ahmed	22.0	6	1	114	7	1	Pak	Eng	Multan	09 Dec 2022