Bilal Asif of Pakistan returned with figures of 6 for 36 in Australia’s first innings in the ongoing test between the two teams at Dubai-DSC to provide the eleventh occasion of Pakistan bowler capturing five or more wickets on test debut. All such occasions are listed below
| No |
Player |
Overs |
M |
Runs |
W |
Inns |
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 |
3 |
99 |
7 |
2 |
v New Zealand |
Karachi |
24 Oct 1969 |
| 3 |
Shahid Nazir |
22.4 |
3 |
53 |
5 |
1 |
v Zimbabwe |
Sheikhupura |
17 Oct 1996 |
| 4 |
Mohammad Zahid |
20.0 |
3 |
66 |
7 |
3 |
v New Zealand |
Rawalpindi |
28 Nov 1996 |
| 5 |
Shahid Afridi |
23.3 |
6 |
52 |
5 |
1 |
v Australia |
Karachi |
22 Oct 1998 |
| 6 |
Mohammad Sami |
15.0 |
4 |
36 |
5 |
4 |
v New Zealand |
Auckland |
08 Mar 2001 |
| 7 |
Shabbir Ahmed |
18.1 |
2 |
48 |
5 |
3 |
v Bangladesh |
Karachi |
20 Aug 2003 |
| 8 |
Yasir Arafat |
39.0 |
5 |
161 |
5 |
1 |
v India |
Bengaluru |
08 Dec 2007 |
| 9 |
Wahab Riaz |
18.0 |
6 |
63 |
5 |
1 |
v England |
The Oval |
18 Aug 2010 |
| 10 |
Tanvir Ahmed |
28.0 |
6 |
120 |
6 |
1 |
v South Africa |
Abu Dhabi |
20 Nov 2010 |
| 11 |
Bilal Asif |
21.3 |
7 |
36 |
6 |
2 |
v Australia |
Dubai (DSC) |
07 Oct 2018 |
Bilal Asif of Pakistan returned with figures of 6 for 36 in Australia’s first innings in the ongoing test between the two teams at Dubai-DSC to provide the fifth occasion of Pakistan bowler capturing six or more wickets on test debut. All such occasions are listed below
| No |
Player |
Overs |
M |
Runs |
W |
Inns |
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 |
3 |
99 |
7 |
2 |
v New Zealand |
Karachi |
24 Oct 1969 |
| 3 |
Mohammad Zahid |
20.0 |
3 |
66 |
7 |
3 |
v New Zealand |
Rawalpindi |
28 Nov 1996 |
| 4 |
Tanvir Ahmed |
28.0 |
6 |
120 |
6 |
1 |
v South Africa |
Abu Dhabi |
20 Nov 2010 |
| 5 |
Bilal Asif |
21.3 |
7 |
36 |
6 |
2 |
v Australia |
Dubai (DSC) |
07 Oct 2018 |
Bilal Asif became the third Pakistan bowler to capture five or more wickets on test debut against Australia in test innings. Others are – Arif Butt and Shahid Afridi. The performance of these three bowlers are listed below
| No |
Player |
Overs |
M |
Runs |
W |
Inns |
Opposition |
Ground |
Start Date |
| 1 |
Arif Butt |
21.3×8 |
1 |
89 |
6 |
2 |
v Australia |
Melbourne |
04 Dec 1964 |
| 2 |
Shahid Afridi |
23.3 |
6 |
52 |
5 |
1 |
v Australia |
Karachi |
22 Oct 1998 |
| 3 |
Bilal Asif |
21.3 |
7 |
36 |
6 |
2 |
v Australia |
Dubai (DSC) |
07 Oct 2018 |
Bilal Asif’s 6 for 36 represent the best bowling figures by a Pakistan bowler on Test debut against Australia. The previous best was 6 for 89 by Arif Butt at Melbourne in Dec 1964.
| No |
Player |
Overs |
M |
Runs |
W |
Inns |
Opposition |
Ground |
Start Date |
| 1 |
Bilal Asif |
21.3 |
7 |
36 |
6 |
2 |
v Australia |
Dubai (DSC) |
07 Oct 2018 |
| 2 |
Arif Butt |
21.3×8 |
1 |
89 |
6 |
2 |
v Australia |
Melbourne |
04 Dec 1964 |
Bilal Asif became the third Pakistan spin bowler to capture five or more wickets on test debut. The performance of these three bowlers are listed below
| No |
Player |
Overs |
M |
Runs |
W |
Inns |
Opposition |
Ground |
Start Date |
| 1 |
Mohammad Nazir |
30.1 |
3 |
99 |
7 |
2 |
v New Zealand |
Karachi |
24 Oct 1969 |
| 2 |
Shahid Afridi |
23.3 |
6 |
52 |
5 |
1 |
v Australia |
Karachi |
22 Oct 1998 |
| 3 |
Bilal Asif |
21.3 |
7 |
36 |
6 |
2 |
v Australia |
Dubai (DSC) |
07 Oct 2018 |
Bilal Asif became the second Pakistan spin bowler to capture five or more wickets on test debut against Australia. The performance of these two bowlers are listed below
| No |
Player |
Overs |
M |
Runs |
W |
Inns |
Opposition |
Ground |
Start Date |
| 1 |
Mohammad Nazir |
30.1 |
3 |
99 |
7 |
2 |
v New Zealand |
Karachi |
24 Oct 1969 |
| 2 |
Shahid Afridi |
23.3 |
6 |
52 |
5 |
1 |
v Australia |
Karachi |
22 Oct 1998 |
| 3 |
Bilal Asif |
21.3 |
7 |
36 |
6 |
2 |
v Australia |
Dubai (DSC) |
07 Oct 2018 |
Bilal Asif’s 6 for 36 represent the best bowling figures by a Pakistan spin bowler on Test debut against Australia. The previous best was 5 for 52 by Shahid Afridi at Karachi on 22.10.98.
| No |
Player |
Overs |
M |
Runs |
W |
Inns |
Opposition |
Ground |
Start Date |
| 1 |
Bilal Asif |
21.3 |
7 |
36 |
6 |
2 |
v Australia |
Dubai (DSC) |
07 Oct 2018 |
| 2 |
Shahid Afridi |
23.3 |
6 |
52 |
5 |
1 |
v Australia |
Karachi |
22 Oct 1998 |