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, a

five-wicket haul In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") occurs when a bowler takes five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded by critics as a notable achievement, equivalent to a century from a batsman. Takin ...

(also known as a "five-for" or "fifer") refers to a bowler taking five or more

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s in a single

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. This is regarded as a significant achievement. As of May 2021, 159 cricketers have taken a five-wicket haul on their debut in a

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, with eleven of them being taken by Pakistani players. They have taken a five-wicket haul on debut against seven different opponents: three times against

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and

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, and once against

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and

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each. Of the eleven occasions, Pakistan won the match four times, and

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seven times. The players have taken five-wicket hauls at nine different venues, including six outside Pakistan; three of them have achieved the feat at the

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was the first Pakistani player to take a five-wicket haul on his Test debut, he took six wickets for 89 runs against Australia in 1964.

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and Mohammad Zahid are the only bowlers to have taken seven wickets each. Butt and

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have taken six wickets each and six others have taken five wickets on debut. Zahid took seven wickets for 66 runs, the best

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by a Pakistani bowler on debut, against New Zealand in 1996, at the

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. He accumulated 11 wickets for 130 runs in the match, the only Pakistani to take 10 or more wickets in a Test match on debut. Amongst the bowlers,

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is the most

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, with 1.67 runs per

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, and Zahid has the best

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. As of 2021, the most recent bowler to achieve the feat was

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. He took five wickets for 35 runs against South Africa in 2021 at the

. Abrar Ahmed became the first Pakistani bowler to five-wicket haul in the opening session of a test match and also on debut.

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