Nauman Ali Registers a Bowling Record on Test Debut [Video]

34-year old off-spinner Nauman Ali has become the 12th Pakistani to take a five-wicket haul on Test debut. Nauman rattled the South African batting line-up and finished with figures of 35 for 5 in 25.3 overs in the second innings of the first Test match at National Stadium Karachi.

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Nauman at the age of 34 years and 111 days became the 7th oldest bowler and the 4th oldest spinner to take a 5-for on his Test debut. English spinner, Charles Marriott, holds the record for the oldest player to take a 5-for on Test debut at the age of 37 years and 332 days.

Medium-fast bowler, Arif Butt, was the first Pakistani to take a five wicket haul on debut. He took six wickets against Australia in 1964. Mohammad Nazir and Mohammad Zahid both took 7 wickets on their Test debuts and both the bowlers achieved the feat against New Zealand.

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Nauman is the fourth Pakistani spinner to reach the hallmark. Mohammad Nazir was the first Pakistani spinner to do so, picking up 7 wickets for 99 runs against New Zealand in 1969. Shahid Afridi and Bilal Asif were the other two to take 5-wicket hauls, both against Australia. He is also the first Pakistani left-arm spinner to take a five-wicket haul on Test Debut.

Leg-spinner Yasir Shah picked up 4 wickets, while Hasan Ali picked up one wicket as South Africa only managed to score 245 runs in the second innings and have set Pakistan a target of 88 to chase in the fourth innings.