Pakistan spin bowlers capturing six or more wickets in a test innings

Pakistan spin bowlers capturing six or more wickets in a test innings

Noman Ali of Pakistan captured six wickets conceding 112 runs in South Africa’s first innings in the just concluded test at Lahore to provide the 58th occasion of a Pakistan spin bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerOversBPOMRWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1Zulfiqar Ahmed46.362104263v New ZealandKarachi13 Oct 1955
2Haseeb Ahsan84.061920262v IndiaChennai13 Jan 1961
3Mohammad Nazir30.160309972v New ZealandKarachi24 Oct 1969
4Pervez Sajjad40.061507472v New ZealandLahore30 Oct 1969
5Intikhab Alam21.080305272v New ZealandDunedin07 Feb 1973
6Intikhab Alam30.080412762v New ZealandAuckland16 Feb 1973
7Abdul Qadir24.080804462v EnglandHyderabad (Sind)02 Jan 1978
8Iqbal Qasim28.561404063v IndiaWankhede16 Dec 1979
9Iqbal Qasim42.062204973v AustraliaKarachi27 Feb 1980
10Iqbal Qasim32.260508963v West IndiesFaisalabad08 Dec 1980
11Iqbal Qasim65.061814161v Sri LankaFaisalabad14 Mar 1982
12Abdul Qadir50.561214273v AustraliaFaisalabad30 Sep 1982
13Tauseef Ahmed15.060704563v Sri LankaKandy23 Feb 1986
14Abdul Qadir9.360101664v West IndiesFaisalabad24 Oct 1986
15Abdul Qadir44.461509672v EnglandThe Oval06 Aug 1987
16Abdul Qadir37.061305691v EnglandLahore25 Nov 1987
17Abdul Qadir58.161816062v New ZealandAuckland24 Feb 1989
18Mushtaq Ahmed34.461305674v New ZealandChristchurch08 Dec 1995
19Mushtaq Ahmed37.061007863v EnglandThe Oval22 Aug 1996
20Mushtaq Ahmed32.060808463v New ZealandLahore21 Nov 1996
21Mushtaq Ahmed30.060308761v New ZealandRawalpindi28 Nov 1996
22Mushtaq Ahmed37.061307864v South AfricaDurban26 Feb 1998
23Saqlain Mushtaq24.060804662v AustraliaHobart18 Nov 1999
24Saqlain Mushtaq74.062016481v EnglandLahore15 Nov 2000
25Danish Kaneria13.060304261v BangladeshMultan29 Aug 2001
26Danish Kaneria15.060305263v BangladeshMultan29 Aug 2001
27Danish Kaneria19.460407773v BangladeshDhaka09 Jan 2002
28Saqlain Mushtaq25.560206671v ZimbabweBulawayo16 Nov 2002
29Danish Kaneria60.062011873v Sri LankaKarachi28 Oct 2004
30Danish Kaneria49.360718872v AustraliaSydney02 Jan 2005
31Danish Kaneria53.461215062v IndiaMohali08 Mar 2005
32Danish Kaneria53.061016872v New ZealandNapier11 Dec 2009
33Saeed Ajmal23.560604263v West IndiesProvidence12 May 2011
34Saeed Ajmal24.360705571v EnglandDubai (DICS)17 Jan 2012
35Abdur Rehman10.160402564v EnglandAbu Dhabi25 Jan 2012
36Saeed Ajmal42.060909662v South AfricaCape Town14 Feb 2013
37Saeed Ajmal32.360409572v ZimbabweHarare03 Sep 2013
38Saeed Ajmal55.560815162v South AfricaDubai (DICS)23 Oct 2013
39Yasir Shah30.160607673v Sri LankaGalle17 Jun 2015
40Yasir Shah41.360509662v Sri LankaColombo (PSS)25 Jun 2015
41Yasir Shah29.060607262v EnglandLord’s14 Jul 2016
42Yasir Shah39.060512464v West IndiesAbu Dhabi21 Oct 2016
43Yasir Shah21.460406363v West IndiesKingston21 Apr 2017
44Yasir Shah39.561209473v West IndiesBridgetown30 Apr 2017
45Yasir Shah55.560918461v Sri LankaDubai (DICS)06 Oct 2017
46Bilal Asif21.360703662v AustraliaDubai (DICS)07 Oct 2018
47Yasir Shah12.360104182v New ZealandDubai (DICS)24 Nov 2018
48Yasir Shah44.560914363v New ZealandDubai (DICS)24 Nov 2018
49Sajid Khan15.060404282v BangladeshMirpur04 Dec 2021
50Noman Ali38.160910762v AustraliaRawalpindi04 Mar 2022
51Abrar Ahmed22.060111471v EnglandMultan09 Dec 2022
52Noman Ali23.060807073v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)24 Jul 2023
53Sajid Khan26.260111172v EnglandMultan15 Oct 2024
54Noman Ali16.360104684v EnglandMultan15 Oct 2024
55Sajid Khan29.260412861v EnglandRawalpindi24 Oct 2024
56Noman Ali18.260204263v EnglandRawalpindi24 Oct 2024
57Noman Ali15.160304161v West IndiesMultan25 Jan 2025
58Noman Ali35.060311262v South AfricaLahore12 Oct 2025

Noman Ali of Pakistan captured six wickets conceding 112 runs in South Africa’s first innings in the just concluded test at Lahore to provide the fourth occasion of a Pakistan spin bowler capturing six or more wickets in an innings against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerOversBPOMRWIOppositionGroundStart Date
1Mushtaq Ahmed37.061307864v South AfricaDurban26 Feb 1998
2Saeed Ajmal42.060909662v South AfricaCape Town14 Feb 2013
3Saeed Ajmal55.560815162v South AfricaDubai (DICS)23 Oct 2013
4Noman Ali35.060311262v South AfricaLahore12 Oct 2025
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