Captains who have captured five or more wickets in a test innings and captured ten or more wickets in a test match
PJ Cummins of Australia captured five wickets in an innings in both innings of a match against Pakistan at Melbourne in the second test to provide the 134th occasion of a captain capturing five or more wickets in an innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 24th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | G Giffen | 78.2 | 21 | 155 | 6 | 3 | Eng | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1894 |
| 2 | G Giffen | 28.0 | 11 | 076 | 5 | 2 | Eng | Adelaide | 11 Jan 1895 |
| 3 | G Giffen | 15.0 | 07 | 026 | 5 | 3 | Eng | Sydney | 01 Feb 1895 |
| 4 | H Trumble | 25.0 | 04 | 062 | 5 | 2 | Eng | Melbourne | 28 Feb 1902 |
| 5 | MA Noble | 41.1 | 10 | 100 | 7 | 1 | Eng | Sydney | 26 Feb 1904 |
| 6 | IWG Johnson | 22.2 | 10 | 044 | 7 | 3 | Win | Georgetown | 26 Apr 1955 |
| 7 | R Benaud | 33.4×8 | 10 | 083 | 5 | 1 | Eng | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 |
| 8 | R Benaud | 27.0×8 | 06 | 091 | 5 | 2 | Eng | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 |
| 9 | R Benaud | 49.5 | 17 | 093 | 5 | 1 | Pak | Karachi | 04 Dec 1959 |
| 10 | R Benaud | 46.0 | 18 | 076 | 5 | 3 | Ind | Delhi | 12 Dec 1959 |
| 11 | R Benaud | 32.1 | 14 | 43 | 5 | 2 | Ind | Chennai | 13 Jan 1960 |
| 12 | R Benaud | 27.0 | 05 | 096 | 5 | 1 | Win | Adelaide | 27 Jan 1961 |
| 13 | R Benaud | 32.0 | 11 | 070 | 6 | 4 | Eng | Manchester | 27 Jul 1961 |
| 14 | R Benaud | 42.0 | 12 | 115 | 6 | 2 | Eng | Brisbane | 30 Nov 1962 |
| 15 | R Benaud | 33.0 | 10 | 068 | 5 | 2 | SAF | Brisbane | 06 Dec 1963 |
| 16 | AR Border | 26.0 | 10 | 046 | 7 | 1 | Win | Sydney | 26 Jan 1989 |
| 17 | AR Border | 30.0 | 11 | 068 | 5 | 2 | Win | Georgetown | 23 Mar 1991 |
| 18 | MJ Clarke | 23.0 | 01 | 086 | 5 | 4 | Win | Roseau | 23 Apr 2012 |
| 19 | PJ Cummins | 13.1 | 03 | 038 | 5 | 1 | Eng | Brisbane | 08 Dec 2021 |
| 20 | PJ Cummins | 24.0 | 08 | 056 | 5 | 2 | Pak | Lahore | 21 Mar 2022 |
| 21 | PJ Cummins | 12.4 | 03 | 042 | 5 | 3 | SAF | Brisbane | 17 Dec 2022 |
| 22 | PJ Cummins | 18.0 | 01 | 091 | 6 | 2 | Eng | Leeds | 06 Jul 2023 |
| 23 | PJ Cummins | 20.0 | 01 | 048 | 5 | 2 | Pak | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2023 |
| 24 | PJ Cummins | 18.0 | 02 | 049 | 5 | 4 | Pak | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2023 |
PJ Cummins of Australia captured five wickets in an innings in both innings of a match to provide the fifth occasion of his capturing five or more wickets in a test innings. He became the second Australian captain to capture five or more wickets in an innings on five or more occasions. R Benaud has accomplished the feat on nine occasions.
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | R Benaud | 33.4×8 | 10 | 083 | 5 | 1 | Eng | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 |
| 2 | R Benaud | 27.0×8 | 06 | 091 | 5 | 2 | Eng | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 |
| 3 | R Benaud | 49.5 | 17 | 093 | 5 | 1 | Pak | Karachi | 04 Dec 1959 |
| 4 | R Benaud | 46.0 | 18 | 076 | 5 | 3 | Ind | Delhi | 12 Dec 1959 |
| 5 | R Benaud | 32.1 | 14 | 43 | 5 | 2 | Ind | Chennai | 13 Jan 1960 |
| 6 | R Benaud | 27.0 | 05 | 096 | 5 | 1 | Win | Adelaide | 27 Jan 1961 |
| 7 | R Benaud | 32.0 | 11 | 070 | 6 | 4 | Eng | Manchester | 27 Jul 1961 |
| 8 | R Benaud | 42.0 | 12 | 115 | 6 | 2 | Eng | Brisbane | 30 Nov 1962 |
| 9 | R Benaud | 33.0 | 10 | 068 | 5 | 2 | SAF | Brisbane | 06 Dec 1963 |
| 1 | PJ Cummins | 13.1 | 03 | 038 | 5 | 1 | Eng | Brisbane | 08 Dec 2021 |
| 2 | PJ Cummins | 24.0 | 08 | 056 | 5 | 2 | Pak | Lahore | 21 Mar 2022 |
| 3 | PJ Cummins | 12.4 | 03 | 042 | 5 | 3 | SAF | Brisbane | 17 Dec 2022 |
| 4 | PJ Cummins | 18.0 | 01 | 091 | 6 | 2 | Eng | Leeds | 06 Jul 2023 |
| 5 | PJ Cummins | 20.0 | 01 | 048 | 5 | 2 | Pak | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2023 |
| 6 | PJ Cummins | 18.0 | 02 | 049 | 5 | 4 | Pak | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2023 |
The following table lists the Australian captains who have captured five or more wickets in an innings on home soil.
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | G Giffen | 78.2 | 21 | 155 | 6 | 3 | Eng | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1894 |
| 2 | G Giffen | 28.0 | 11 | 076 | 5 | 2 | Eng | Adelaide | 11 Jan 1895 |
| 3 | G Giffen | 15.0 | 07 | 026 | 5 | 3 | Eng | Sydney | 01 Feb 1895 |
| 4 | H Trumble | 25.0 | 04 | 062 | 5 | 2 | Eng | Melbourne | 28 Feb 1902 |
| 5 | MA Noble | 41.1 | 10 | 100 | 7 | 1 | Eng | Sydney | 26 Feb 1904 |
| 6 | R Benaud | 33.4×8 | 10 | 083 | 5 | 1 | Eng | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 |
| 7 | R Benaud | 27.0×8 | 06 | 091 | 5 | 2 | Eng | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 |
| 8 | R Benaud | 27.0 | 05 | 096 | 5 | 1 | Win | Adelaide | 27 Jan 1961 |
| 9 | R Benaud | 42.0 | 12 | 115 | 6 | 2 | Eng | Brisbane | 30 Nov 1962 |
| 10 | R Benaud | 33.0 | 10 | 068 | 5 | 2 | SAF | Brisbane | 06 Dec 1963 |
| 11 | AR Border | 26.0 | 10 | 046 | 7 | 1 | Win | Sydney | 26 Jan 1989 |
| 12 | PJ Cummins | 13.1 | 03 | 038 | 5 | 1 | Eng | Brisbane | 08 Dec 2021 |
| 13 | PJ Cummins | 12.4 | 03 | 042 | 5 | 3 | SAF | Brisbane | 17 Dec 2022 |
| 14 | PJ Cummins | 20.0 | 01 | 048 | 5 | 2 | Pak | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2023 |
| 15 | PJ Cummins | 18.0 | 02 | 049 | 5 | 4 | Pak | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2023 |
Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney are the three grounds to witness four occasions of Australian bowlers capturing five or more wickets in an innings.
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | R Benaud | 42.0 | 12 | 115 | 6 | 2 | Eng | Brisbane | 30 Nov 1962 |
| 2 | R Benaud | 33.0 | 10 | 068 | 5 | 2 | SAF | Brisbane | 06 Dec 1963 |
| 3 | PJ Cummins | 13.1 | 03 | 038 | 5 | 1 | Eng | Brisbane | 08 Dec 2021 |
| 4 | PJ Cummins | 12.4 | 03 | 042 | 5 | 3 | SAF | Brisbane | 17 Dec 2022 |
| 1 | G Giffen | 78.2 | 21 | 155 | 6 | 3 | Eng | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1894 |
| 2 | H Trumble | 25.0 | 04 | 062 | 5 | 2 | Eng | Melbourne | 28 Feb 1902 |
| 3 | PJ Cummins | 20.0 | 01 | 048 | 5 | 2 | Pak | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2023 |
| 4 | PJ Cummins | 18.0 | 02 | 049 | 5 | 4 | Pak | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2023 |
| 1 | G Giffen | 15.0 | 07 | 026 | 5 | 3 | Eng | Sydney | 01 Feb 1895 |
| 2 | MA Noble | 41.1 | 10 | 100 | 7 | 1 | Eng | Sydney | 26 Feb 1904 |
| 3 | R Benaud | 33.4×8 | 10 | 083 | 5 | 1 | Eng | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 |
| 4 | AR Border | 26.0 | 10 | 046 | 7 | 1 | Win | Sydney | 26 Jan 1989 |
R Benaud {five occasions} and PJ Cummins {four occasions} are the two Australian captains who have captured five or more wickets in an innings on four or more occasions.
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | R Benaud | 33.4×8 | 10 | 083 | 5 | 1 | Eng | Sydney | 09 Jan 1959 |
| 2 | R Benaud | 27.0×8 | 06 | 091 | 5 | 2 | Eng | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1959 |
| 3 | R Benaud | 27.0 | 05 | 096 | 5 | 1 | Win | Adelaide | 27 Jan 1961 |
| 4 | R Benaud | 42.0 | 12 | 115 | 6 | 2 | Eng | Brisbane | 30 Nov 1962 |
| 5 | R Benaud | 33.0 | 10 | 068 | 5 | 2 | SAF | Brisbane | 06 Dec 1963 |
| 1 | PJ Cummins | 13.1 | 03 | 038 | 5 | 1 | Eng | Brisbane | 08 Dec 2021 |
| 2 | PJ Cummins | 12.4 | 03 | 042 | 5 | 3 | SAF | Brisbane | 17 Dec 2022 |
| 3 | PJ Cummins | 20.0 | 01 | 048 | 5 | 2 | Pak | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2023 |
| 4 | PJ Cummins | 18.0 | 02 | 049 | 5 | 4 | Pak | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2023 |
The following table lists the thirteen captains in the annals of test cricket who have captured ten wickets in a match with five or more wickets in both innings of test. It is interesting to note that PJ Cummins became the first Australian captain to accomplish the feat.
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | CA Walsh | 36.0 | 15 | 055 | 13 | Win | NZl | Wellington | 10 Feb 1995 |
| 2 | Waqar Younis | 56.0 | 15 | 135 | 13 | Pak | Zim | Karachi | 01 Dec 1993 |
| 3 | HMRKB Herath | 49.0 | 10 | 152 | 13 | Srl | Zim | Harare | 06 Nov 2016 |
| 4 | Fazal Mahmood | 45.3 | 19 | 100 | 12 | Pak | Win | Dhaka | 06 Mar 1959 |
| 5 | AER Gilligan | 34.3 | 10 | 090 | 11 | Eng | SAF | Birmingham | 14 Jun 1924 |
| 6 | JO Holder | 23.1 | 04 | 103 | 11 | Win | Ban | Kingston | 12 Jul 2018 |
| 7 | Rashid Khan | 41.3 | 09 | 104 | 11 | Afg | Ban | Chattogram | 05 Sep 2019 |
| 8 | EP Nupen | 51.4 | 04 | 150 | 11 | SAF | Eng | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1930 |
| 9 | Imran Khan | 55.5 | 15 | 180 | 11 | Pak | Ind | Faisalabad | 03 Jan 1983 |
| 10 | GOB Allen | 35.0 | 08 | 078 | 10 | Pak | Ind | Lord’s | 27 Jun 1936 |
| 11 | PJ Cummins | 38.0 | 03 | 097 | 10 | Aus | PAK | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2023 |
| 12 | Intikhab Alam | 95.4 | 39 | 182 | 10 | Pak | NZl | Dhaka | 08 Nov 1969 |
| 13 | BS Bedi | 61.2X8 | 12 | 194 | 10 | Ind | Aus | Perth | 16 Dec 1977 |
The following table lists the twenty-one captains in the annals of test cricket who have captured ten wickets in a match.
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AER Gilligan | 34.3 | 10 | 090 | 11 | Eng | SAF | Birmingham | 14 Jun 1924 |
| 2 | EP Nupen | 51.4 | 04 | 150 | 11 | SAF | Eng | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1930 |
| 3 | GOB Allen | 35.0 | 08 | 078 | 10 | Eng | Ind | Lord’s | 27 Jun 1936 |
| 4 | Fazal Mahmood | 45.3 | 19 | 100 | 12 | Pak | Win | Dhaka | 06 Mar 1959 |
| 5 | Intikhab Alam | 95.4 | 39 | 182 | 10 | Pak | NZl | Dhaka | 08 Nov 1969 |
| 6 | Intikhab Alam | 39.4X8 | 05 | 130 | 11 | Pak | NZl | Dunedin | 07 Feb 1973 |
| 7 | BS Bedi | 61.2X8 | 12 | 194 | 10 | Ind | Aus | Perth | 16 Dec 1977 |
| 8 | Imran Khan | 32.2 | 10 | 079 | 11 | Pak | Ind | Karachi | 23 Dec 1982 |
| 9 | Imran Khan | 55.5 | 15 | 180 | 11 | Pak | Ind | Faisalabad | 03 Jan 1983 |
| 10 | N Kapil Dev | 57.3 | 15 | 135 | 10 | Ind | Win | Ahmedabad | 12 Nov 1983 |
| 11 | Imran Khan | 38.1 | 08 | 077 | 10 | Pak | Eng | Leeds | 02 Jul 1987 |
| 12 | Imran Khan | 37.2 | 02 | 121 | 11 | Pak | Win | Georgetown | 02 Apr 1988 |
| 13 | AR Border | 44.4 | 13 | 096 | 11 | Aus | Win | Sydney | 26 Jan 1989 |
| 14 | Waqar Younis | 56.0 | 15 | 135 | 13 | Pak | Zim | Karachi | 01 Dec 1993 |
| 15 | CA Walsh | 36.0 | 15 | 055 | 13 | Win | NZl | Wellington | 10 Feb 1995 |
| 16 | Wasim Akram | 38.4 | 12 | 106 | 10 | Pak | Zim | Faisalabad | 24 Oct 1996 |
| 17 | SM Pollock | 48.4 | 18 | 147 | 10 | SAF | Ind | Bloemfontein | 03 Nov 2001 |
| 19 | HMRKB Herath | 49.0 | 10 | 152 | 13 | Srl | Zim | Harare | 06 Nov 2016 |
| 19 | JO Holder | 23.1 | 04 | 103 | 11 | Win | Ban | Kingston | 12 Jul 2018 |
| 20 | Rashid Khan | 41.3 | 09 | 104 | 11 | Afg | Ban | Chattogram | 05 Sep 2019 |
| 21 | PJ Cummins | 38.0 | 03 | 097 | 10 | Aus | Pak | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2023 |
It is interesting to note that PJ Cummins became the second Australian captain to accomplish the feat after AR Border
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AR Border | 44.4 | 13 | 096 | 11 | Aus | Win | Sydney | 26 Jan 1989 |
| 2 | PJ Cummins | 38.0 | 03 | 097 | 10 | Aus | Pak | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2023 |
The following table lists the eleven captains in the annals of test cricket who have captured fivr omore wickets in an innings against Pakistan.
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MH Mankad | 54.0 | 26 | 064 | 5 | 3 | Ind | Pak | Peshawar | 12 Feb 1955 |
| 2 | R Benaud | 49.5 | 17 | 093 | 5 | 1 | Aus | Pak | Karachi | 04 Dec 1959 |
| 3 | N Kapil Dev | 29.0 | 06 | 068 | 5 | 2 | Ind | Pak | Bengaluru | 14 Sep 1983 |
| 4 | CA Walsh | 32.0 | 09 | 078 | 5 | 2 | Win | Pak | Peshawar | 17 Nov 1997 |
| 5 | CA Walsh | 43.1 | 06 | 143 | 5 | 2 | Win | Pak | Rawalpindi | 29 Nov 1997 |
| 6 | A Kumble | 14.0 | 02 | 060 | 5 | 4 | Ind | Pak | Bengaluru | 08 Dec 2007 |
| 7 | DJG Sammy | 17.0 | 07 | 029 | 5 | 4 | Win | Pak | Providence | 12 May 2011 |
| 8 | JO Holder | 17.3 | 05 | 030 | 5 | 3 | Win | Pak | Sharjah | 30 Oct 2016 |
| 9 | PJ Cummins | 24.0 | 08 | 056 | 5 | 2 | Aus | Pak | Lahore | 21 Mar 2022 |
| 10 | PJ Cummins | 20.0 | 01 | 048 | 5 | 2 | Aus | Pak | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2023 |
| 11 | PJ Cummins | 18.0 | o2 | 049 | 5 | 4 | Aus | Pak | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2023 |
PJ Cummins owns the record for most five wicket hauls in an innings by a captain against Pakistan. He has achieved on three occasions. He went past CA Walsh of West Indies who had taken five wickets in an innings against Pakistan.
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | CA Walsh | 32.0 | 09 | 078 | 5 | 2 | Win | Pak | Peshawar | 17 Nov 1997 |
| 2 | CA Walsh | 43.1 | 06 | 143 | 5 | 2 | Win | Pak | Rawalpindi | 29 Nov 1997 |
| 1 | PJ Cummins | 24.0 | 08 | 056 | 5 | 2 | Aus | Pak | Lahore | 21 Mar 2022 |
| 2 | PJ Cummins | 20.0 | 01 | 048 | 5 | 2 | Aus | Pak | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2023 |
| 3 | PJ Cummins | 18.0 | o2 | 049 | 5 | 4 | Aus | Pak | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2023 |
Australia and West Indies are the two teams to have five wickets in an innings on four occasions by their captains.
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | R Benaud | 49.5 | 17 | 093 | 5 | 1 | Aus | Pak | Karachi | 04 Dec 1959 |
| 2 | PJ Cummins | 24.0 | 08 | 056 | 5 | 2 | Aus | Pak | Lahore | 21 Mar 2022 |
| 3 | PJ Cummins | 20.0 | 01 | 048 | 5 | 2 | Aus | Pak | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2023 |
| 4 | PJ Cummins | 18.0 | o2 | 049 | 5 | 4 | Aus | Pak | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2023 |
| 1 | CA Walsh | 32.0 | 09 | 078 | 5 | 2 | Win | Pak | Peshawar | 17 Nov 1997 |
| 2 | CA Walsh | 43.1 | 06 | 143 | 5 | 2 | Win | Pak | Rawalpindi | 29 Nov 1997 |
| 3 | DJG Sammy | 17.0 | 07 | 029 | 5 | 4 | Win | Pak | Providence | 12 May 2011 |
| 4 | JO Holder | 17.3 | 05 | 030 | 5 | 3 | Win | Pak | Sharjah | 30 Oct 2016 |