Pakistan's Yasir Shah took 6/72 against England on Saturday July 16,2016 to
become just the 5th leg-spinner to take six wickets in a Test innings
at Lord's.
Yasir Shah was the first leg-spinner to achieve the feat in 83 years.
The complete list of leg-spinners who have taken six or more wickets in a Lord's Test innings is as follows (haul, player, country, opposition, year):
Yasir Shah's figures were also the second-best by any Pakistan bowler in a Lord's Test, sandwiched between medium-pacer Mudassar Nazar and left-arm quick Mohammad Amir, a current team-mate of the leg-spinner. (haul, bowler, year)
Yasir Shah was the first leg-spinner to achieve the feat in 83 years.
The complete list of leg-spinners who have taken six or more wickets in a Lord's Test innings is as follows (haul, player, country, opposition, year):
- 7-128 Bert Vogler RSA v ENG 1907
- 6-32 Walter Robins ENG v WIS 1933
- 6-35 Warwick Armstrong AUS v ENG 1909
- 6-72 Yasir Shah PAK v ENG 2016
- 6-167 Clarrie Grimmett AUS v ENG 1930
Yasir Shah's figures were also the second-best by any Pakistan bowler in a Lord's Test, sandwiched between medium-pacer Mudassar Nazar and left-arm quick Mohammad Amir, a current team-mate of the leg-spinner. (haul, bowler, year)
- 6-32 Mudassar Nazar PAK v ENG 1982
- 6-72 Yasir Shah PAK v ENG 2016
- 6-84 Mohammad Amir PAK v ENG 2010
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