Spin bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a test against New Zealand
NM Lyon of Australia captured ten wickets conceding 108 runs in the just concluded Wellington Test against New Zealand to provide the 28th occasion of a spin bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Zulfiqar Ahmed | 83.5 | 40 | 079 | 11 | Pak | NZl | Karachi | 13 Oct 1955 |
| 2 | GAR Lock | 53.3 | 33 | 065 | 11 | Eng | NZl | Leeds | 03 Jul 1958 |
| 3 | GAR Lock | 54.2 | 28 | 084 | 11 | Eng | NZl | Christchurch | 27 Feb 1959 |
| 4 | S Venkataraghavan | 112.3 | 56 | 152 | 12 | Ind | NZl | Delhi | 19 Mar 1965 |
| 5 | DL Underwood | 60.3 | 34 | 070 | 11 | Eng | NZl | Lord’s | 24 Jul 1969 |
| 6 | DL Underwood | 64.3 | 27 | 101 | 12 | Eng | NZl | The Oval | 21 Aug 1969 |
| 7 | Intikhab Alam | 95.4 | 39 | 182 | 10 | Pak | NZl | Dhaka | 08 Nov 1969 |
| 8 | DL Underwood | 44.1 | 14 | 097 | 12 | Eng | NZl | Christchurch | 25 Feb 1971 |
| 9 | Intikhab Alam | 39.4 | 05 | 130 | 11 | Pak | NZl | Dunedin | 07 Feb 1973 |
| 10 | EAS Prasanna | 47.0×8 | 10 | 140 | 11 | Ind | NZl | Auckland | 24 Jan 1976 |
| 11 | RG Holland | 88.0 | 35 | 174 | 10 | Aus | NZl | Sydney | 22 Nov 1985 |
| 12 | PCR Tufnell | 85.1 | 35 | 147 | 11 | Eng | NZl | Christchurch | 18 Jan 1992 |
| 13 | Mushtaq Ahmed | 65.2 | 17 | 171 | 10 | Pak | NZl | Christchurch | 08 Dec 1995 |
| 14 | Mushtaq Ahmed | 54.1 | 12 | 143 | 10 | Pak | NZl | Lahore | 21 Nov 1996 |
| 15 | AG Huckle | 72.4 | 12 | 255 | 11 | Zim | NZl | Bulawayo | 25 Sep 1997 |
| 16 | A Kumble | 59.4 | 17 | 134 | 10 | Ind | NZl | Kanpur | 22 Oct 1999 |
| 17 | PA Strang | 72.3 | 15 | 158 | 10 | Zim | NZl | Bulawayo | 12 Sep 2000 |
| 18 | M Muralidaran | 46.2 | 12 | 118 | 10 | Srl | NZl | Wellington | 15 Dec 2006 |
| 19 | R Ashwin | 43.2 | 14 | 085 | 12 | Ind | NZl | Hyderabad | 23 Aug 2012 |
| 20 | HMRKB Herath | 48.0 | 08 | 108 | 11 | Srl | NZl | Galle | 17 Nov 2012 |
| 21 | GP Swann | 41.0 | 13 | 132 | 10 | Eng | NZl | Leeds | 24 May 2013 |
| 22 | R Ashwin | 66.2 | 12 | 225 | 10 | Ind | NZl | Kanpur | 22 Sep 2016 |
| 23 | R Ashwin | 41.1 | 07 | 140 | 13 | Ind | NZl | Indore | 08 Oct 2016 |
| 24 | Yasir Shah | 57.2 | 10 | 184 | 14 | Pak | NZl | Dubai (DSC) | 24 Nov 2018 |
| 25 | NM Lyon | 47.3 | 14 | 118 | 10 | Aus | NZl | Sydney | 03 Jan 2020 |
| 26 | MJ Leach | 70.5 | 20 | 166 | 10 | Eng | NZl | Leeds | 23 Jun 2022 |
| 27 | Taijul Islam | 70.1 | 17 | 184 | 10 | Ban | NZl | Sylhet | 28 Nov 2023 |
| 28 | NM Lyon | 35.1 | 09 | 108 | 10 | Aus | NZl | Wellington | 29 Feb 2024 |
It also provides the eighth occasion of a spin bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against New Zealand in New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GAR Lock | 54.2 | 28 | 084 | 11 | Eng | NZl | Christchurch | 27 Feb 1959 |
| 2 | DL Underwood | 44.1 | 14 | 097 | 12 | Eng | NZl | Christchurch | 25 Feb 1971 |
| 3 | Intikhab Alam | 39.4 | 05 | 130 | 11 | Pak | NZl | Dunedin | 07 Feb 1973 |
| 4 | EAS Prasanna | 47.0×8 | 10 | 140 | 11 | Ind | NZl | Auckland | 24 Jan 1976 |
| 5 | PCR Tufnell | 85.1 | 35 | 147 | 11 | Eng | NZl | Christchurch | 18 Jan 1992 |
| 6 | Mushtaq Ahmed | 65.2 | 17 | 171 | 10 | Pak | NZl | Christchurch | 08 Dec 1995 |
| 7 | M Muralidaran | 46.2 | 12 | 118 | 10 | Srl | NZl | Wellington | 15 Dec 2006 |
| 8 | NM Lyon | 35.1 | 09 | 108 | 10 | Aus | NZl | Wellington | 29 Feb 2024 |
It also provides the second occasion of an Australian spin bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against New Zealand. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also represents the best match bowling effort by an Australian spin bowler against New Zealand.
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | NM Lyon | 47.3 | 14 | 118 | 10 | Aus | NZl | Sydney | 03 Jan 2020 |
| 2 | NM Lyon | 35.1 | 09 | 108 | 10 | Aus | NZl | Wellington | 29 Feb 2024 |
It also provides the first occasion of an Australian spin bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test against New Zealand in New Zealand.
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | NM Lyon | 35.1 | 09 | 108 | 10 | Aus | NZl | Wellington | 29 Feb 2024 |
The following is the list of spin bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a test on two or more occasions.
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | DL Underwood | 60.3 | 34 | 070 | 11 | Eng | NZl | Lord’s | 24 Jul 1969 |
| 2 | DL Underwood | 64.3 | 27 | 101 | 12 | Eng | NZl | The Oval | 21 Aug 1969 |
| 3 | DL Underwood | 44.1 | 14 | 097 | 12 | Eng | NZl | Christchurch | 25 Feb 1971 |
| 1 | R Ashwin | 43.2 | 14 | 085 | 12 | Ind | NZl | Hyderabad | 23 Aug 2012 |
| 2 | R Ashwin | 66.2 | 12 | 225 | 10 | Ind | NZl | Kanpur | 22 Sep 2016 |
| 3 | R Ashwin | 41.1 | 07 | 140 | 13 | Ind | NZl | Indore | 08 Oct 2016 |
| 1 | GAR Lock | 53.3 | 33 | 065 | 11 | Eng | NZl | Leeds | 03 Jul 1958 |
| 2 | GAR Lock | 54.2 | 28 | 084 | 11 | Eng | NZl | Christchurch | 27 Feb 1959 |
| 1 | Intikhab Alam | 95.4 | 39 | 182 | 10 | Pak | NZl | Dhaka | 08 Nov 1969 |
| 2 | Intikhab Alam | 39.4 | 05 | 130 | 11 | Pak | NZl | Dunedin | 07 Feb 1973 |
| 1 | Mushtaq Ahmed | 65.2 | 17 | 171 | 10 | Pak | NZl | Christchurch | 08 Dec 1995 |
| 2 | Mushtaq Ahmed | 54.1 | 12 | 143 | 10 | Pak | NZl | Lahore | 21 Nov 1996 |
| 1 | NM Lyon | 47.3 | 14 | 118 | 10 | Aus | NZl | Sydney | 03 Jan 2020 |
| 2 | NM Lyon | 35.1 | 09 | 108 | 10 | Aus | NZl | Wellington | 29 Feb 2024 |