Pakistan bowler’s six plus wickets in a test innings in a losing cause
Noman Ali’s 6 for 41 against West Indies at Multan in the recently concluded test was in vain to provide the 27th occasion of a Pakistan bowler’s six plus wickets in an innings going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Overs | M | R | W | I | Oppoisition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Pervez Sajjad | 40.0 | 15 | 074 | 7 | 2 | v New Zealand | Lahore | 30 Oct 1969 |
| 2 | Imran Khan | 18.0 | 02 | 090 | 6 | 1 | v West Indies | Kingston | 15 Apr 1977 |
| 3 | Iqbal Qasim | 28.5 | 14 | 040 | 6 | 3 | v India | Wankhede | 16 Dec 1979 |
| 4 | Iqbal Qasim | 32.2 | 05 | 089 | 6 | 3 | v West Indies | Faisalabad | 08 Dec 1980 |
| 5 | Imran Khan | 25.3 | 11 | 052 | 7 | 1 | v England | Birmingham | 29 Jul 1982 |
| 6 | Wasim Akram | 30.0 | 09 | 062 | 6 | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | 12 Jan 1990 |
| 7 | Waqar Younis | 19.0 | 01 | 078 | 6 | 2 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 24 Feb 1994 |
| 8 | Mushtaq Ahmed | 32.0 | 08 | 084 | 6 | 3 | v New Zealand | Lahore | 21 Nov 1996 |
| 9 | Waqar Younis | 23.0 | 06 | 078 | 6 | 1 | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 06 Mar 1998 |
| 10 | Saqlain Mushtaq | 24.0 | 08 | 046 | 6 | 2 | v Australia | Hobart | 18 Nov 1999 |
| 11 | Wasim Akram | 26.2 | 07 | 061 | 6 | 2 | v West Indies | St John’s | 25 May 2000 |
| 12 | Danish Kaneria | 49.3 | 07 | 188 | 7 | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 02 Jan 2005 |
| 13 | Mohammad Asif | 20.0 | 06 | 041 | 6 | 1 | v Australia | Sydney | 03 Jan 2010 |
| 14 | Mohammad Amir | 28.0 | 06 | 084 | 6 | 1 | v England | Lord’s | 26 Aug 2010 |
| 15 | Saeed Ajmal | 23.5 | 06 | 042 | 6 | 3 | v West Indies | Providence | 12 May 2011 |
| 16 | Saeed Ajmal | 42.0 | 09 | 096 | 6 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 14 Feb 2013 |
| 17 | Rahat Ali | 27.2 | 01 | 127 | 6 | 1 | v South Africa | Centurion | 22 Feb 2013 |
| 18 | Saeed Ajmal | 55.5 | 08 | 151 | 6 | 2 | v South Africa | Dubai (DICS) | 23 Oct 2013 |
| 19 | Yasir Shah | 41.3 | 05 | 096 | 6 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 25 Jun 2015 |
| 20 | Yasir Shah | 39.5 | 12 | 094 | 7 | 3 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 30 Apr 2017 |
| 21 | Yasir Shah | 55.5 | 09 | 184 | 6 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Dubai (DICS) | 06 Oct 2017 |
| 22 | Abrar Ahmed | 22.0 | 01 | 114 | 7 | 1 | v England | Multan | 09 Dec 2022 |
| 23 | Aamer Jamal | 20.2 | 01 | 111 | 6 | 1 | v Australia | Perth | 14 Dec 2023 |
| 24 | Aamer Jamal | 21.4 | 02 | 069 | 6 | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 03 Jan 2024 |
| 25 | Khurram Shahzad | 21.0 | 03 | 090 | 6 | 2 | v Bangladesh | Rawalpindi | 30 Aug 2024 |
| 26 | Mohammad Abbas | 19.3 | 06 | 054 | 6 | 4 | v South Africa | Centurion | 26 Dec 2024 |
| 27 | Noman Ali | 15.1 | 03 | 041 | 6 | 1 | v West Indies | Multan | 25 Jan 2025 |
Noman Ali’s 6 for 41 against West Indies at Multan in the recently concluded test was in vain to provide the sixth occasion of a Pakistan bowler’s six plus wickets in an innings against West Indies going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Overs | M | R | W | I | Oppoisition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Imran Khan | 18.0 | 02 | 090 | 6 | 1 | v West Indies | Kingston | 15 Apr 1977 |
| 2 | Iqbal Qasim | 32.2 | 05 | 089 | 6 | 3 | v West Indies | Faisalabad | 08 Dec 1980 |
| 3 | Wasim Akram | 26.2 | 07 | 061 | 6 | 2 | v West Indies | St John’s | 25 May 2000 |
| 4 | Saeed Ajmal | 23.5 | 06 | 042 | 6 | 3 | v West Indies | Providence | 12 May 2011 |
| 5 | Yasir Shah | 39.5 | 12 | 094 | 7 | 3 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 30 Apr 2017 |
| 6 | Noman Ali | 15.1 | 03 | 041 | 6 | 1 | v West Indies | Multan | 25 Jan 2025 |