Pakistan bowlers with five or more wickets in an innings on test debut
Asif Afridi of Pakistan captured six wickets conceding 79 runs in the just concluded Rawalpindi Test against South Africa to provide the 15th occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Overs | BPO | M | Runs | W | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Arif Butt | 21.3 | 8 | 1 | 89 | 6 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 04 Dec 1964 |
| 2 | Mohammad Nazir | 30.1 | 6 | 3 | 99 | 7 | 2 | v New Zealand | Karachi | 24 Oct 1969 |
| 3 | Shahid Nazir | 22.4 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 5 | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Sheikhupura | 17 Oct 1996 |
| 4 | Mohammad Zahid | 20.0 | 6 | 3 | 66 | 7 | 3 | v New Zealand | Rawalpindi | 28 Nov 1996 |
| 5 | Shahid Afridi | 23.3 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 5 | 1 | v Australia | Karachi | 22 Oct 1998 |
| 6 | Mohammad Sami | 15.0 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 08 Mar 2001 |
| 7 | Shabbir Ahmed | 18.1 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 5 | 3 | v Bangladesh | Karachi | 20 Aug 2003 |
| 8 | Yasir Arafat | 39.0 | 6 | 5 | 161 | 5 | 1 | v India | Bengaluru | 08 Dec 2007 |
| 9 | Wahab Riaz | 18.0 | 6 | 6 | 63 | 5 | 1 | v England | The Oval | 18 Aug 2010 |
| 10 | Tanvir Ahmed | 28.0 | 6 | 6 | 120 | 6 | 1 | v South Africa | Abu Dhabi | 20 Nov 2010 |
| 11 | Bilal Asif | 21.3 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 6 | 2 | v Australia | Dubai (DICS) | 07 Oct 2018 |
| 12 | Noman Ali | 25.3 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Karachi | 26 Jan 2021 |
| 13 | Abrar Ahmed | 22.0 | 6 | 1 | 114 | 7 | 1 | v England | Multan | 09 Dec 2022 |
| 14 | Aamer Jamal | 20.2 | 6 | 1 | 111 | 6 | 1 | v Australia | Perth | 14 Dec 2023 |
| 15 | Asif Afridi | 34.3 | 6 | 6 | 79 | 6 | 2 | v South Africa | Rawalpindi | 20 Oct 2025 |
Asif Afridi of Pakistan captured six wickets conceding 79 runs in the just concluded Rawalpindi Test against South Africa to provide the third occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings on test debut against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below. Asif Afridi’s six for 79 in this test represents the best innings bowling figures by a Pakistan bowler against South Africa.
| No | Player | Overs | BPO | M | Runs | W | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Tanvir Ahmed | 28.0 | 6 | 6 | 120 | 6 | 1 | v South Africa | Abu Dhabi | 20 Nov 2010 |
| 2 | Noman Ali | 25.3 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Karachi | 26 Jan 2021 |
| 3 | Asif Afridi | 34.3 | 6 | 6 | 79 | 6 | 2 | v South Africa | Rawalpindi | 20 Oct 2025 |