Bowling Most Wickets Series

Most wickets in a series for Pakistan in Tests

Most wickets in a series

Player	Mat	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Inns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Imran Khan (PAK)	6	1339	223.1	69	10	558	40	8/60	13.95	2.50	33.47	-	4	2
India in Pakistan Test Series, 1982/83
HJ Tayfield (SA)	5	2280	285.0	105	10	636	37	9/113	17.18	1.67	61.62	1	4	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1956/57
AEE Vogler (SA)	5	1349	224.5	33	10	783	36	7/94	21.75	3.48	37.47	2	4	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10
AA Donald (SA)	5	1460	243.2	69	10	653	33	6/88	19.78	2.68	44.24	1	4	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1998
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	3	1408	234.4	68	6	437	30	9/56	14.56	1.86	46.93	2	3	2
England in Pakistan Test Series, 1987/88
HJ Tayfield (SA)	5	2228	278.4	58	9	843	30	7/81	28.10	2.27	74.26	2	2	1
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1952/53
Waqar Younis (PAK)	3	868	144.4	50	6	315	29	7/76	10.86	2.17	29.93	1	3	2
New Zealand in Pakistan Test Series, 1990/91
SM Pollock (SA)	5	1184	197.2	44	10	483	29	5/43	16.65	2.44	40.82	1	3	-
West Indies in South Africa Test Series, 1998/99
Yasir Shah (PAK)	3	1145	190.5	37	6	552	29	8/41	19.03	2.89	39.48	1	3	1
Pakistan v New Zealand Test Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2018/19
SJ Pegler (SA)	6	1388	231.2	40	8	619	29	7/65	21.34	2.67	47.86	2	2	-
Triangular Tournament (Australia, England, South Africa in England), 1912
M Ntini (SA)	4	1121	186.5	45	8	620	29	5/49	21.37	3.31	38.65	1	3	-
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2003/04
GA Faulkner (SA)	5	1255	209.1	45	9	635	29	6/87	21.89	3.03	43.27	1	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10
GB Lawrence (SA)	5	1334	222.2	62	9	512	28	8/53	18.28	2.30	47.64	2	2	-
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1961/62
Waqar Younis (PAK)	3	784	130.4	31	5	373	27	7/91	13.81	2.85	29.03	1	4	1
Zimbabwe in Pakistan Test Series, 1993/94
AE Hall (SA)	4	1505	250.5	82	8	501	27	7/63	18.55	1.99	55.74	2	2	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23
MJ Procter (SA)	4	858	143.0	50	8	353	26	6/73	13.57	2.46	33.00	1	1	-
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1969/70
TL Goddard (SA)	5	1533	255.3	101	10	422	26	6/53	16.23	1.65	58.96	-	1	-
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1966/67
HJ Tayfield (SA)	5	1881	313.3	124	8	568	26	5/60	21.84	1.81	72.34	1	3	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1955
NAT Adcock (SA)	5	1578	263.0	69	9	587	26	6/65	22.57	2.23	60.69	1	2	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1960
Wasim Akram (PAK)	3	958	159.4	41	6	431	25	7/119	17.24	2.69	38.32	1	2	1
Pakistan in New Zealand Test Series, 1993/94
CB Llewellyn (SA)	3	796	132.4	23	6	448	25	6/92	17.92	3.37	31.84	-	4	1
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1902/03
GF Bissett (SA)	4	989	164.5	28	8	469	25	7/29	18.76	2.84	39.56	2	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1927/28
TL Goddard (SA)	5	1894	315.4	148	9	528	25	5/31	21.12	1.67	75.76	1	2	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1955
Yasir Shah (PAK)	3	1130	188.2	40	6	549	25	7/94	21.96	2.91	45.20	-	3	-
Pakistan in West Indies Test Series, 2017
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	5	1510	251.4	60	9	613	25	6/76	24.52	2.43	60.40	-	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23
M Ntini (SA)	5	1329	221.3	49	10	627	25	4/50	25.08	2.83	53.16	2	-	-
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05
RO Schwarz (SA)	5	1006	167.4	19	9	651	25	6/47	26.04	3.88	40.24	2	2	-
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1910/11
PM Pollock (SA)	5	1275	159.3	11	9	710	25	6/95	28.40	3.34	51.00	-	2	-
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1963/64
Imran Khan (PAK)	5	1417	236.1	54	10	790	25	6/90	31.60	3.34	56.68	1	1	-
Pakistan in West Indies Test Series, 1976/77
JT Partridge (SA)	5	1980	247.4	33	10	833	25	7/91	33.32	2.52	79.20	2	2	-
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1963/64
D Olivier (SA)	3	528	88.0	16	6	353	24	6/37	14.70	4.01	22.00	1	3	1
Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2018/19
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	3	882	147.0	39	6	353	24	7/55	14.70	2.40	36.75	2	1	1
Pakistan v England Test Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2011/12
SJ Snooke (SA)	5	870	145.0	36	9	369	24	8/70	15.37	2.54	36.25	1	1	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1905/06
Yasir Shah (PAK)	3	1059	176.3	28	6	464	24	7/76	19.33	2.62	44.12	-	3	-
Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2015
NAT Adcock (SA)	5	1363	170.3	27	9	485	24	5/43	20.20	2.13	56.79	1	2	-
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1953/54
Sikander Bakht (PAK)	5	1269	211.3	47	10	641	24	8/69	26.70	3.03	52.87	-	3	1
Pakistan in India Test Series, 1979/80
AMB Rowan (SA)	5	2218	277.2	40	9	794	24	5/80	33.08	2.14	92.41	2	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
AA Donald (SA)	5	704	117.2	25	9	395	23	5/49	17.17	3.36	30.60	-	2	-
West Indies in South Africa Test Series, 1998/99
Imran Khan (PAK)	3	779	129.5	16	6	416	23	7/80	18.08	3.20	33.86	2	2	1
Pakistan in West Indies Test Series, 1987/88
K Rabada (SA)	4	845	140.5	40	8	443	23	6/54	19.26	3.14	36.73	1	2	1
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2017/18
CL Vincent (SA)	5	1336	222.4	43	9	517	23	6/131	22.47	2.32	58.08	1	1	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1927/28
AJ Bell (SA)	5	1242	207.0	28	6	624	23	5/69	27.13	3.01	54.00	1	3	-
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1931/32
M Ntini (SA)	5	1178	196.2	34	10	814	23	5/75	35.39	4.14	51.21	1	2	1
South Africa in England Test Series, 2003
Pervez Sajjad (PAK)	3	1146	191.0	71	6	342	22	7/74	15.54	1.79	52.09	1	2	-
New Zealand in Pakistan Test Series, 1969/70
Khan Mohammad (PAK)	4	1013	168.5	54	8	350	22	5/73	15.90	2.07	46.04	2	2	-
India in Pakistan Test Series, 1954/55
AA Donald (SA)	4	872	145.2	41	7	422	22	6/53	19.18	2.90	39.63	-	3	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1999/00
K Rabada (SA)	3	658	109.4	17	6	482	22	7/112	21.90	4.39	29.90	-	3	1
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2015/16
A Nel (SA)	4	958	159.4	42	8	510	22	5/87	23.18	3.19	43.54	-	1	-
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2003/04
Waqar Younis (PAK)	5	996	166.0	29	8	557	22	5/52	25.31	3.35	45.27	-	3	-
Pakistan in England Test Series, 1992
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	3	1275	212.3	48	6	562	22	7/142	25.54	2.64	57.95	1	2	1
Australia in Pakistan Test Series, 1982/83
Wasim Akram (PAK)	3	636	106.0	12	6	298	21	5/28	14.19	2.81	30.28	1	1	-
West Indies in Pakistan Test Series, 1990/91
NAT Adcock (SA)	5	1136	142.0	32	10	313	21	4/20	14.90	1.65	54.09	3	-	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1956/57
VD Philander (SA)	3	609	101.3	19	6	325	21	6/44	15.47	3.20	29.00	2	2	1
South Africa in New Zealand Test Series, 2011/12
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	3	861	143.3	47	5	333	21	6/34	15.85	2.32	41.00	1	2	1
West Indies in Pakistan Test Series, 1958/59
DW Steyn (SA)	3	744	124.0	31	6	367	21	6/50	17.47	2.95	35.42	1	2	-
India in South Africa Test Series, 2010/11
HJ Tayfield (SA)	5	1542	192.6	80	8	377	21	6/13	17.95	1.46	73.42	-	2	-
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1953/54
Imran Khan (PAK)	3	1069	178.1	48	6	390	21	7/52	18.57	2.18	50.90	-	2	-
Pakistan in England Test Series, 1982
EP Nupen (SA)	3	947	157.5	21	6	413	21	6/46	19.66	2.61	45.09	-	3	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1930/31
JH Sinclair (SA)	5	1065	177.3	49	10	418	21	4/41	19.90	2.35	50.71	2	-	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1905/06
Imran Khan (PAK)	5	1010	168.2	33	7	455	21	7/40	21.66	2.70	48.09	-	2	1
Pakistan in England Test Series, 1987
Wasim Akram (PAK)	4	1013	168.5	36	7	462	21	6/67	22.00	2.73	48.23	1	2	-
Pakistan in England Test Series, 1992
PS Heine (SA)	4	1199	199.5	46	8	494	21	5/60	23.52	2.47	57.09	1	2	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1955
SM Pollock (SA)	5	1333	222.1	83	10	503	21	4/32	23.95	2.26	63.47	2	-	-
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05
CN McCarthy (SA)	5	1285	160.5	15	9	561	21	6/43	26.71	2.61	61.19	-	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
Yasir Shah (PAK)	3	1156	192.4	38	6	564	21	6/124	26.85	2.92	55.04	1	2	1
Pakistan v West Indies Test Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2016/17
GWA Chubb (SA)	5	1425	237.3	63	8	577	21	6/51	27.47	2.42	67.85	1	2	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1951
DW Steyn (SA)	2	336	56.0	10	4	184	20	6/49	9.20	3.28	16.80	1	3	2
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 2007/08
DW Steyn (SA)	3	692	115.2	38	6	258	20	6/8	12.90	2.23	34.60	1	2	1
Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2012/13
Noman Ali (PAK)	2	545	90.5	10	4	277	20	8/46	13.85	3.04	27.25	-	2	1
England in Pakistan Test Series, 2024/25
AA Donald (SA)	3	716	119.2	32	6	319	20	5/40	15.95	2.67	35.80	1	1	-
India in South Africa Test Series, 1996/97
BN Schultz (SA)	3	745	124.1	35	5	326	20	5/48	16.30	2.62	37.25	2	2	-
South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1993
PM Pollock (SA)	3	986	164.2	55	6	366	20	5/34	18.30	2.22	49.30	-	3	1
South Africa in England Test Series, 1965
K Rabada (SA)	3	715	119.1	23	6	381	20	4/42	19.05	3.19	35.75	2	-	-
Freedom Trophy (India in South Africa), 2021/22
DW Steyn (SA)	3	706	117.4	27	6	382	20	6/72	19.10	3.24	35.30	2	1	-
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2007/08
AA Donald (SA)	4	1050	175.0	49	7	394	20	7/84	19.70	2.25	52.50	-	2	1
India in South Africa Test Series, 1992/93
JH Kallis (SA)	5	1138	189.4	67	10	395	20	6/67	19.75	2.08	56.90	1	1	-
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa in West Indies), 2000/01
PS de Villiers (SA)	3	1016	169.2	50	6	401	20	5/61	20.05	2.36	50.80	1	2	-
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1994/95
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	2	899	149.5	38	4	403	20	5/93	20.15	2.68	44.95	-	4	2
Pakistan in India Test Series, 1998/99
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	4	990	165.0	50	5	408	20	6/46	20.40	2.47	49.50	2	2	1
Pakistan in England Test Series, 1954
M Ntini (SA)	3	702	117.0	23	6	411	20	5/35	20.55	3.51	35.10	1	3	1
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 2005/06
SM Pollock (SA)	5	1369	228.1	77	10	464	20	5/28	23.20	2.03	68.45	1	1	-
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa in West Indies), 2000/01
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	5	1374	229.0	74	7	512	20	7/42	25.60	2.23	68.70	1	2	1
Pakistan in India Test Series, 1952/53
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	5	1922	320.2	105	9	764	20	6/83	38.20	2.38	96.10	1	1	-
Pakistan in West Indies Test Series, 1957/58
N Gordon (SA)	5	1966	245.6	28	8	807	20	5/103	40.35	2.46	98.30	-	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39
Zulfiqar Ahmed (PAK)	3	1087	181.1	72	6	288	19	6/42	15.15	1.58	57.21	1	2	1
New Zealand in Pakistan Test Series, 1955/56
M Jansen (SA)	3	621	103.3	29	6	313	19	4/31	16.47	3.02	32.68	3	-	-
Freedom Trophy (India in South Africa), 2021/22
Abdur Rehman (PAK)	3	790	131.4	34	6	318	19	6/25	16.73	2.41	41.57	-	2	-
Pakistan v England Test Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2011/12
K Rabada (SA)	3	522	87.0	18	6	326	19	6/55	17.15	3.74	27.47	1	1	1
Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2016/17
Mohammad Amir (PAK)	4	798	133.0	30	7	349	19	6/84	18.36	2.62	42.00	-	2	-
Pakistan in England Test Series, 2010
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	3	755	125.5	34	6	351	19	5/76	18.47	2.78	39.73	-	2	-
Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2006/07
M Ntini (SA)	3	619	103.1	21	6	355	19	6/59	18.68	3.44	32.57	1	2	-
Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2006/07
Imran Khan (PAK)	5	914	152.2	38	8	365	19	5/63	19.21	2.39	48.10	2	2	-
Pakistan in India Test Series, 1979/80
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	3	760	126.4	33	6	376	19	5/67	19.78	2.96	40.00	3	1	-
Pakistan in New Zealand Test Series, 2009/10
Waqar Younis (PAK)	3	593	98.5	13	5	384	19	5/104	20.21	3.88	31.21	2	1	-
Pakistan in West Indies Test Series, 1992/93
SM Pollock (SA)	5	1106	184.2	69	8	396	19	4/16	20.84	2.14	58.21	2	-	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1999/00
Sajid Khan (PAK)	2	544	90.4	7	4	401	19	7/111	21.10	4.42	28.63	1	2	1
England in Pakistan Test Series, 2024/25
M Morkel (SA)	4	882	147.0	28	7	408	19	5/75	21.47	2.77	46.42	1	1	-
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2009/10
M Ntini (SA)	3	689	114.5	17	6	425	19	6/100	22.36	3.70	36.26	1	1	1
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2005/06
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	5	1030	171.4	44	7	428	19	5/83	22.52	2.49	54.21	-	1	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1913/14
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	3	1110	185.0	42	5	451	19	5/74	23.73	2.43	58.42	-	3	1
England in Pakistan Test Series, 1983/84

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