Abrar Ahmed of Pakistan captured eleven wickets conceding 234 runs on his test debut in the just concluded Multan test against England was in losing cause to provide the sixth occasion of a bowler’s ten wicket haul on debut in a test match going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AE Hall	62.3	6	20	112	11	SAF	Eng	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923
2	K Farnes	65.2	6	13	179	10	Eng	Aus	Nottingham	8 Jun 1934
3	AL Valentine	106.0	6	36	204	11	Win	Eng	Manchester	08 Jun 1950
4	SF Burke	81.0	6	29	196	11	SAF	NZl	Cape Town	01 Jan 1962
5	JJ Krejza	74.5	6	4	358	12	Aus	Ind	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
6	Abrar Ahmed	51.0	6	4	234	11	Pak	Eng	Multan	09 Dec 2022

He became the third bowler to witness ten wicket haul in a losing cause in a test against England. The following table list the three bowlers

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AE Hall	62.3	6	20	112	11	SAF	Eng	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923
2	AL Valentine	106.0	6	36	204	11	Win	Eng	Manchester	08 Jun 1950
3	Abrar Ahmed	51.0	6	4	234	11	Pak	Eng	Multan	09 Dec 2022

The immediate previous occasion of a bowler’s ten wicket haul against England going in vain was AL Valentine’s 11 for 204 at Manchester in Jun 1950. The interval between the Valentine’s effort  and Abrar Ahmed’s effort is 72 years and five months

No	Player	Overs	BPO	M	Runs	W	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Abrar Ahmed	51.0	6	4	234	11	Pak	Eng	Multan	09 Dec 2022
2	AL Valentine	106.0	6	36	204	11	Win	Eng	Manchester	08 Jun 1950