34-year outdated off-spinner Nauman Ali has grow to be the twelfth Pakistani to take a five-wicket haul on Check debut. Nauman rattled the South African batting line-up and completed with figures of 35 for five in 25.3 overs within the second innings of the primary Check match at Nationwide Stadium Karachi.
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Nauman on the age of 34 years and 111 days turned the seventh oldest bowler and the 4th oldest spinner to take a 5-for on his Check debut. English spinner, Charles Marriott, holds the file for the oldest participant to take a 5-for on Check debut on the age of 37 years and 332 days.
1st Pakistani left-arm spinner to take five-wicket haul on Check debut.
4th Pakistani spinner to take to take five-wicket haul on Check debut.
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Medium-fast bowler, Arif Butt, was the primary Pakistani to take a 5 wicket haul on debut. He took six wickets towards Australia in 1964. Mohammad Nazir and Mohammad Zahid each took 7 wickets on their Check debuts and each the bowlers achieved the feat towards New Zealand.
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Nauman is the fourth Pakistani spinner to achieve the hallmark. Mohammad Nazir was the primary Pakistani spinner to take action, selecting up 7 wickets for 99 runs towards New Zealand in 1969. Shahid Afridi and Bilal Asif have been the opposite two to take 5-wicket hauls, each towards Australia. He’s additionally the primary Pakistani left-arm spinner to take a five-wicket haul on Check Debut.
| Bowler | Figures | Opposition | Date | Venue |
| Arif Butt | 89 for six | Australia | 4 Dec 1964 | Melbourne |
| Mohammad Nazir | 99 for 7 | New Zealand | 24 Oct 1969 | Karachi |
| Shahid Nazir | 53 for five | Zimbabwe | 17 Oct 1996 | Sheikhupura |
| Mohammad Zahid | 66 for 7 | New Zealand | 28 Nov 1996 | Rawalpindi |
| Shahid Afridi | 52 for five | Australia | 22 Oct 1998 | Karachi |
| Mohammad Sami | 36 for five | New Zealand | 8 March 2001 | Auckland |
| Shabbir Ahmed | 48 for five | Bangladesh | 20 Aug 2003 | Karachi |
| Yasir Arafat | 161 for five | India | 8 Dec 2007 | Bengaluru |
| Wahab Riaz | 63 for five | England | 18 Aug 2010 | The Oval |
| Tanvir Ahmed | 120 for six | South Africa | 20 Nov 2010 | Abu Dhabi |
| Bilal Asif | 36 for six | Australia | 7 Oct 2018 | Dubai |
| Nauman Ali | 35 for five | South Africa | 26 Jan 2021 | Karachi |
Leg-spinner Yasir Shah picked up 4 wickets, whereas Hasan Ali picked up one wicket as South Africa solely managed to attain 245 runs within the second innings and have set Pakistan a goal of 88 to chase within the fourth innings.