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.
No | Player | Overs | BPO | M | R | W | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
1 | Zulfiqar Ahmed | 46.3 | 6 | 21 | 042 | 6 | 3 | v New Zealand | Karachi | 13 Oct 1955 |
2 | Haseeb Ahsan | 84.0 | 6 | 19 | 202 | 6 | 2 | v India | Chennai | 13 Jan 1961 |
3 | Mohammad Nazir | 30.1 | 6 | 03 | 099 | 7 | 2 | v New Zealand | Karachi | 24 Oct 1969 |
4 | Pervez Sajjad | 40.0 | 6 | 15 | 074 | 7 | 2 | v New Zealand | Lahore | 30 Oct 1969 |
5 | Intikhab Alam | 21.0 | 8 | 03 | 052 | 7 | 2 | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 07 Feb 1973 |
6 | Intikhab Alam | 30.0 | 8 | 04 | 127 | 6 | 2 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 16 Feb 1973 |
7 | Abdul Qadir | 24.0 | 8 | 08 | 044 | 6 | 2 | v England | Hyderabad (Sind) | 02 Jan 1978 |
8 | Iqbal Qasim | 28.5 | 6 | 14 | 040 | 6 | 3 | v India | Wankhede | 16 Dec 1979 |
9 | Iqbal Qasim | 42.0 | 6 | 22 | 049 | 7 | 3 | v Australia | Karachi | 27 Feb 1980 |
10 | Iqbal Qasim | 32.2 | 6 | 05 | 089 | 6 | 3 | v West Indies | Faisalabad | 08 Dec 1980 |
11 | Iqbal Qasim | 65.0 | 6 | 18 | 141 | 6 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 |
12 | Abdul Qadir | 50.5 | 6 | 12 | 142 | 7 | 3 | v Australia | Faisalabad | 30 Sep 1982 |
13 | Tauseef Ahmed | 15.0 | 6 | 07 | 045 | 6 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 23 Feb 1986 |
14 | Abdul Qadir | 9.3 | 6 | 01 | 016 | 6 | 4 | v West Indies | Faisalabad | 24 Oct 1986 |
15 | Abdul Qadir | 44.4 | 6 | 15 | 096 | 7 | 2 | v England | The Oval | 06 Aug 1987 |
16 | Abdul Qadir | 37.0 | 6 | 13 | 056 | 9 | 1 | v England | Lahore | 25 Nov 1987 |
17 | Abdul Qadir | 58.1 | 6 | 18 | 160 | 6 | 2 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 24 Feb 1989 |
18 | Mushtaq Ahmed | 34.4 | 6 | 13 | 056 | 7 | 4 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 08 Dec 1995 |
19 | Mushtaq Ahmed | 37.0 | 6 | 10 | 078 | 6 | 3 | v England | The Oval | 22 Aug 1996 |
20 | Mushtaq Ahmed | 32.0 | 6 | 08 | 084 | 6 | 3 | v New Zealand | Lahore | 21 Nov 1996 |
21 | Mushtaq Ahmed | 30.0 | 6 | 03 | 087 | 6 | 1 | v New Zealand | Rawalpindi | 28 Nov 1996 |
22 | Mushtaq Ahmed | 37.0 | 6 | 13 | 078 | 6 | 4 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Feb 1998 |
23 | Saqlain Mushtaq | 24.0 | 6 | 08 | 046 | 6 | 2 | v Australia | Hobart | 18 Nov 1999 |
24 | Saqlain Mushtaq | 74.0 | 6 | 20 | 164 | 8 | 1 | v England | Lahore | 15 Nov 2000 |
25 | Danish Kaneria | 13.0 | 6 | 03 | 042 | 6 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Multan | 29 Aug 2001 |
26 | Danish Kaneria | 15.0 | 6 | 03 | 052 | 6 | 3 | v Bangladesh | Multan | 29 Aug 2001 |
27 | Danish Kaneria | 19.4 | 6 | 04 | 077 | 7 | 3 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 09 Jan 2002 |
28 | Saqlain Mushtaq | 25.5 | 6 | 02 | 066 | 7 | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 16 Nov 2002 |
29 | Danish Kaneria | 60.0 | 6 | 20 | 118 | 7 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Karachi | 28 Oct 2004 |
30 | Danish Kaneria | 49.3 | 6 | 07 | 188 | 7 | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 02 Jan 2005 |
31 | Danish Kaneria | 53.4 | 6 | 12 | 150 | 6 | 2 | v India | Mohali | 08 Mar 2005 |
32 | Danish Kaneria | 53.0 | 6 | 10 | 168 | 7 | 2 | v New Zealand | Napier | 11 Dec 2009 |
33 | Saeed Ajmal | 23.5 | 6 | 06 | 042 | 6 | 3 | v West Indies | Providence | 12 May 2011 |
34 | Saeed Ajmal | 24.3 | 6 | 07 | 055 | 7 | 1 | v England | Dubai (DICS) | 17 Jan 2012 |
35 | Abdur Rehman | 10.1 | 6 | 04 | 025 | 6 | 4 | v England | Abu Dhabi | 25 Jan 2012 |
36 | Saeed Ajmal | 42.0 | 6 | 09 | 096 | 6 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 14 Feb 2013 |
37 | Saeed Ajmal | 32.3 | 6 | 04 | 095 | 7 | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 03 Sep 2013 |
38 | Saeed Ajmal | 55.5 | 6 | 08 | 151 | 6 | 2 | v South Africa | Dubai (DICS) | 23 Oct 2013 |
39 | Yasir Shah | 30.1 | 6 | 06 | 076 | 7 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 17 Jun 2015 |
40 | Yasir Shah | 41.3 | 6 | 05 | 096 | 6 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 25 Jun 2015 |
41 | Yasir Shah | 29.0 | 6 | 06 | 072 | 6 | 2 | v England | Lord’s | 14 Jul 2016 |
42 | Yasir Shah | 39.0 | 6 | 05 | 124 | 6 | 4 | v West Indies | Abu Dhabi | 21 Oct 2016 |
43 | Yasir Shah | 21.4 | 6 | 04 | 063 | 6 | 3 | v West Indies | Kingston | 21 Apr 2017 |
44 | Yasir Shah | 39.5 | 6 | 12 | 094 | 7 | 3 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 30 Apr 2017 |
45 | Yasir Shah | 55.5 | 6 | 09 | 184 | 6 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Dubai (DICS) | 06 Oct 2017 |
46 | Bilal Asif | 21.3 | 6 | 07 | 036 | 6 | 2 | v Australia | Dubai (DICS) | 07 Oct 2018 |
47 | Yasir Shah | 12.3 | 6 | 01 | 041 | 8 | 2 | v New Zealand | Dubai (DICS) | 24 Nov 2018 |
48 | Yasir Shah | 44.5 | 6 | 09 | 143 | 6 | 3 | v New Zealand | Dubai (DICS) | 24 Nov 2018 |
49 | Sajid Khan | 15.0 | 6 | 04 | 042 | 8 | 2 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 04 Dec 2021 |
50 | Noman Ali | 38.1 | 6 | 09 | 107 | 6 | 2 | v Australia | Rawalpindi | 04 Mar 2022 |
51 | Abrar Ahmed | 22.0 | 6 | 01 | 114 | 7 | 1 | v England | Multan | 09 Dec 2022 |
52 | Noman Ali | 23.0 | 6 | 08 | 070 | 7 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 24 Jul 2023 |
53 | Sajid Khan | 26.2 | 6 | 01 | 111 | 7 | 2 | v England | Multan | 15 Oct 2024 |
54 | Noman Ali | 16.3 | 6 | 01 | 046 | 8 | 4 | v England | Multan | 15 Oct 2024 |
55 | Sajid Khan | 29.2 | 6 | 04 | 128 | 6 | 1 | v England | Rawalpindi | 24 Oct 2024 |
56 | Noman Ali | 18.2 | 6 | 02 | 042 | 6 | 3 | v England | Rawalpindi | 24 Oct 2024 |
57 | Noman Ali | 15.1 | 6 | 03 | 041 | 6 | 1 | v West Indies | Multan | 25 Jan 2025 |
58 | Noman Ali | 35.0 | 6 | 03 | 112 | 6 | 2 | v South Africa | Lahore | 12 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
No | Player | Overs | BPO | M | R | W | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
1 | Mushtaq Ahmed | 37.0 | 6 | 13 | 078 | 6 | 4 | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Feb 1998 |
2 | Saeed Ajmal | 42.0 | 6 | 09 | 096 | 6 | 2 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 14 Feb 2013 |
3 | Saeed Ajmal | 55.5 | 6 | 08 | 151 | 6 | 2 | v South Africa | Dubai (DICS) | 23 Oct 2013 |
4 | Noman Ali | 35.0 | 6 | 03 | 112 | 6 | 2 | v South Africa | Lahore | 12 Oct 2025 |