Abrar Ahmed of Pakistan captured eleven wickets conceding 234 runs in the just concluded Multan test against England was in losing cause to provide the 78^th occasion of a bowler’s ten wicket haul in a test match going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	FR Spofforth	92.1	4	42	117	11	Aus	Eng	Sydney	26 Jan 1883
2	CTB Turner	88.0	4	50	87	12	Aus	Eng	Sydney	10 Feb 1888
3	GA Lohmann	94.2	6	32	142	10	Eng	Aus	Sydney	29 Jan 1892
4	T Richardson	110.3	5	39	244	13	Eng	Aus	Manchester	16 Jul 1896
5	H Trumble	65.0	5	19	89	12	Aus	Eng	The Oval	10 Aug 1896
6	T Richardson	57.5	6	8	204	10	Eng	Aus	Sydney	26 Feb 1898
7	SF Barnes	80.1	6	22	163	13	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1902
8	WH Lockwood	37.1	6	10	76	11	Eng	Aus	Manchester	24 Jul 1902
9	H Trumble	64.5	6	17	173	12	Aus	Eng	The Oval	11 Aug 1902
10	CB Llewellyn	49.5	6	12	116	10	SAF	Aus	Johannesburg	18 Oct 1902
11	HV Hordern	62.0	6	13	161	10	Aus	Eng	Sydney	23 Feb 1912
12	AE Hall	62.3	6	20	112	11	SAF	Eng	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923
13	MW Tate	89.0	8	19	228	11	Eng	Aus	Sydney	19 Dec 1924
14	CV Grimmett	62.0	6	10	201	10	Aus	Eng	Nottingham	13 Jun 1930
15	K Farnes	65.2	6	13	179	10	Eng	Aus	Nottingham	08 Jun 1934
16	J Cowie	55.5	6	12	140	10	NZl	Eng	Manchester	24 Jul 1937
17	AL Valentine	106.0	6	36	204	11	Win	Eng	Manchester	08 Jun 1950
18	GE Gomez	36.2	8	6	113	10	Win	Aus	Sydney	25 Jan 1952
19	Ghulam Ahmed	49.3	6	11	130	10	Ind	Aus	Eden Gardens	02 Nov 1956
20	SP Gupte	57.3	6	13	223	10	Ind	Win	Kanpur	12 Dec 1958
21	AK Davidson	77.4	6	30	124	12	Aus	Ind	Kanpur	19 Dec 1959
22	SF Burke	81.0	6	29	196	11	SAF	NZl	Cape Town	01 Jan 1962
23	RG Nadkarni	72.4	6	27	122	11	Ind	Aus	Chennai	02 Oct 1964
24	NJN Hawke	52.4	6	15	115	10	Aus	Win	Georgetown	14 Apr 1965
25	BS Chandrasekhar	92.5	6	24	235	11	Ind	Win	Brabourne	13 Dec 1966
26	EAS Prasanna	71.0	6	27	174	10	Ind	Aus	Chennai	24 Dec 1969
27	AME Roberts	42.3	6	11	121	12	Win	Ind	Chennai	11 Jan 1975
28	DL Underwood	55.0	8	8	215	11	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	25 Jan 1975
29	BS Bedi	61.2	8	12	194	10	Ind	Aus	Perth	16 Dec 1977
30	RM Hogg	47.5	8	11	122	10	Aus	Eng	Perth	15 Dec 1978
31	G Dymock	63.4	6	12	166	12	Aus	Ind	Kanpur	02 Oct 1979
32	IT Botham	80.5	6	23	176	11	Eng	Aus	Perth	14 Dec 1979
33	Iqbal Qasim	72.5	6	29	175	10	Pak	Ind	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979
34	RJ Bright	57.5	6	22	111	10	Aus	Pak	Karachi	27 Feb 1980
35	MA Holding	38.3	6	8	107	11	Win	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981
36	N Kapil Dev	57.3	6	15	135	10	Ind	Win	Ahmedabad	12 Nov 1983
37	NGB Cook	44.0	6	20	83	11	Eng	Pak	Karachi	02 Mar 1984
38	GF Lawson	64.0	6	13	181	11	Aus	Win	Adelaide	07 Dec 1984
39	Wasim Akram	59.0	6	17	128	10	Pak	NZl	Dunedin	09 Feb 1985
40	Maninder Singh	62.1	6	16	126	10	Ind	Pak	Bengaluru	13 Mar 1987
41	MG Hughes	73.1	6	16	217	13	Aus	Win	Perth	02 Dec 1988
42	Wasim Akram	71.4	6	21	160	11	Pak	Aus	Melbourne	12 Jan 1990
43	C Pringle	59.0	6	17	152	11	NZl	Pak	Faisalabad	26 Oct 1990
44	SK Warne	69.0	6	25	128	12	Aus	SAF	Sydney	02 Jan 1994
45	Mushtaq Ahmed	54.1	6	12	143	10	Pak	NZl	Lahore	21 Nov 1996
46	BKV PraSAF	44.0	6	10	153	10	Ind	SAF	Durban	26 Dec 1996
47	ARC Fraser	43.1	6	10	110	11	Eng	Win	Port of Spain	05 Feb 1998
48	Waqar Younis	40.4	6	10	133	10	Pak	SAF	Gqeberha	06 Mar 1998
49	Saqlain Mushtaq	82.3	6	22	216	10	Pak	Ind	Delhi	04 Feb 1999
50	J Srinath	46.0	6	10	132	13	Ind	Pak	Eden Gardens	16 Feb 1999
51	DL Vettori	60.0	6	19	149	12	NZl	Aus	Auckland	11 Mar 2000
52	Wasim Akram	56.2	6	19	110	11	Pak	Win	St John’s	25 May 2000
53	CA Walsh	40.5	6	11	117	10	Win	Eng	Lord’s	29 Jun 2000
54	PA Strang	72.3	6	15	158	10	Zim	NZl	Bulawayo	12 Sep 2000
55	M Muralidaran	77.3	6	14	212	11	Srl	Aus	Galle	08 Mar 2004
56	Harbhajan Singh	71.1	6	12	224	11	Ind	Aus	Bengaluru	06 Oct 2004
57	CD Collymore	44.2	6	7	134	11	Win	Pak	Kingston	03 Jun 2005
58	SK Warne	48.3	6	11	162	10	Aus	Eng	Birmingham	04 Aug 2005
59	M Ntini	44.5	6	6	178	10	SAF	Aus	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006
60	M Muralidaran	37.2	6	5	115	10	Srl	Eng	Birmingham	25 May 2006
61	DL Vettori	56.3	6	7	183	10	NZl	Srl	Wellington	15 Dec 2006
62	RJ Sidebottom	51.3	6	12	139	10	Eng	NZl	Hamilton	05 Mar 2008
63	BAW Mendis	55.2	6	5	209	10	Srl	Ind	Galle	31 Jul 2008
64	JJ Krejza	74.5	6	4	358	12	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
65	MG Johnson	58.2	6	9	159	11	Aus	SAF	Perth	17 Dec 2008
66	Saeed Ajmal	56.5	6	20	111	11	Pak	Win	Providence	12 May 2011
67	S Shillingford	81.5	6	16	219	10	Win	Aus	Roseau	23 Apr 2012
68	Saeed Ajmal	60.1	6	11	147	10	Pak	SAF	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013
69	TG Southee	47.2	6	12	108	10	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	16 May 2013
70	R Ashwin	42.0	6	8	160	10	Ind	Srl	Galle	12 Aug 2015
71	CR Woakes	42.0	6	13	102	11	Eng	Pak	Lord’s	14 Jul 2016
72	MA Starc	28.4	6	8	94	11	Aus	Srl	Galle	04 Aug 2016
73	D Bishoo	48.5	6	5	174	10	Win	Pak	Dub-DSC	13 Oct 2016
74	KA Maharaj	81.1	6	14	283	12	SAF	Srl	Col-SSC	20 Jul 2018
75	Taijul Islam	68.1	6	15	170	11	Ban	Zim	Sylhet	03 Nov 2018
76	L Embuldeniya	62.0	6	9	210	10	Srl	Eng	Galle	22 Jan 2021
77	AY Patel	73.5	6	15	225	14	NZl	Ind	Wankhede	03 Dec 2021
78	Abrar Ahmed	51.0	6	4	234	11	Pak	Eng	Multan	09 Dec 2022

It also provides the tenth occasion of a Pakistan bowler’s ten wicket haul in a test match going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Iqbal Qasim	72.5	6	29	175	10	Pak	Ind	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979
2	Wasim Akram	59.0	6	17	128	10	Pak	NZl	Dunedin	09 Feb 1985
3	Wasim Akram	71.4	6	21	160	11	Pak	Aus	Melbourne	12 Jan 1990
4	Mushtaq Ahmed	54.1	6	12	143	10	Pak	NZl	Lahore	21 Nov 1996
5	Waqar Younis	40.4	6	10	133	10	Pak	SAF	Gqeberha	06 Mar 1998
6	Saqlain Mushtaq	82.3	6	22	216	10	Pak	Ind	Delhi	04 Feb 1999
7	Wasim Akram	56.2	6	19	110	11	Pak	Win	St John’s	25 May 2000
8	Saeed Ajmal	56.5	6	20	111	11	Pak	Win	Providence	12 May 2011
9	Saeed Ajmal	60.1	6	11	147	10	Pak	SAF	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013
10	Abrar Ahmed	51.0	6	4	234	11	Pak	Eng	Multan	09 Dec 2022

It also provides the 16th occasion of a bowler’s ten wicket haul in a test match against England going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	FR Spofforth	92.1	4	42	117	11	Aus	Eng	Sydney	26 Jan 1883
2	CTB Turner	88.0	4	50	87	12	Aus	Eng	Sydney	10 Feb 1888
3	H Trumble	65.0	5	19	89	12	Aus	Eng	The Oval	10 Aug 1896
4	H Trumble	64.5	6	17	173	12	Aus	Eng	The Oval	11 Aug 1902
5	HV Hordern	62.0	6	13	161	10	Aus	Eng	Sydney	23 Feb 1912
6	AE Hall	62.3	6	20	112	11	SAF	Eng	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923
7	CV Grimmett	62.0	6	10	201	10	Aus	Eng	Nottingham	13 Jun 1930
8	J Cowie	55.5	6	12	140	10	NZl	Eng	Manchester	24 Jul 1937
9	AL Valentine	106.0	6	36	204	11	Win	Eng	Manchester	08 Jun 1950
10	RM Hogg	47.5	8	11	122	10	Aus	Eng	Perth	15 Dec 1978
11	CA Walsh	40.5	6	11	117	10	Win	Eng	Lord’s	29 Jun 2000
12	SK Warne	48.3	6	11	162	10	Aus	Eng	Birmingham	04 Aug 2005
13	M Muralidaran	37.2	6	5	115	10	Srl	Eng	Birmingham	25 May 2006
14	TG Southee	47.2	6	12	108	10	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	16 May 2013
15	L Embuldeniya	62.0	6	9	210	10	Srl	Eng	Galle	22 Jan 2021
16	Abrar Ahmed	51.0	6	4	234	11	Pak	Eng	Multan	09 Dec 2022

DL Vettori, H Trumble, M Muralidaran, Saeed Ajmal, SK Warne, T Richardson are the six bowlers to witness their ten wicket hauls in a test in a losing cause on two occasions, while Wasim Akram is the only bowler to witness his ten wicket hauls in a test in a losing cause on three occasions.

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	DL Vettori	60.0	6	19	149	12	NZl	Aus	Auckland	11 Mar 2000
2	DL Vettori	56.3	6	7	183	10	NZl	Srl	Wellington	15 Dec 2006
1	H Trumble	65.0	5	19	89	12	Aus	Eng	The Oval	10 Aug 1896
2	H Trumble	64.5	6	17	173	12	Aus	Eng	The Oval	11 Aug 1902
1	M Muralidaran	77.3	6	14	212	11	Srl	Aus	Galle	08 Mar 2004
2	M Muralidaran	37.2	6	5	115	10	Srl	Eng	Birmingham	25 May 2006
1	Saeed Ajmal	56.5	6	20	111	11	Pak	Win	Providence	12 May 2011
2	Saeed Ajmal	60.1	6	11	147	10	Pak	SAF	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013
1	SK Warne	69.0	6	25	128	12	Aus	SAF	Sydney	02 Jan 1994
2	SK Warne	48.3	6	11	162	10	Aus	Eng	Birmingham	04 Aug 2005
1	T Richardson	110.3	5	39	244	13	Eng	Aus	Manchester	16 Jul 1896
2	T Richardson	57.5	6	8	204	10	Eng	Aus	Sydney	26 Feb 1898
1	Wasim Akram	59.0	6	17	128	10	Pak	NZl	Dunedin	09 Feb 1985
2	Wasim Akram	71.4	6	21	160	11	Pak	Aus	Melbourne	12 Jan 1990
3	Wasim Akram	56.2	6	19	110	11	Pak	Win	St John’s	25 May 2000

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