Noman broke the 37-year-old Record in the Lahore Test
Noman broke the 37-year-old record in the Lahore Test against the World Test Champion, South Africa. Pakistan is hosting a two-match Test series against South Africa in 2025 from 12-24 October. The star Pakistani spinner, Noman Ali, is performing so well in Test cricket for Pakistan. Abdul Qadir, a legendary Pakistani bowler, held the record for Pakistan of taking the most wickets in consecutive 5 Test matches. He took 44 wickets for Pakistan in his five consecutive Tests from the 48th to 52nd match. Noman Ali, left-arm spinner, broke this 37-year-old record by taking 46 wickets in his last five Tests. In this way, he etched his name in the history of Pakistan’s Test cricket.
Noman Ali’s Test performance in 2025 is very significant for Pakistan’s win over the in-form South Africa. Pakistan is on the way to revive Test cricket at home conditions and is performing well with a great start. Shan Masood led the Pakistani cricket team in the two-match Test series against South Africa. Noman Ali took 10 wickets in the first Test against the Proteas, six in the first inning and 4 in the second. This gave Pakistan a dominant role in the first Test in Lahore. Noman Ali surpassed Abdul Qadir’s Test record while taking two extra wickets in the Lahore Test.
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Noman Ali’s most wickets in five consecutive Tests made him one of the most successful spinners in recent times. He performed really well in the home Tests over spin-friendly conditions. Noman’s performance in the previous home series against England was so memorable. English batters were clueless against Noman and Sajid Khan’s spin puzzle.
Noman Ali’s Career Stats
Noman has bowled in 20 Test matches for Pakistan and taken 93 wickets in these Tests. His most notable record is his five-wicket hauls in Test cricket. He took 9 five-wicket hauls in Tests, the most by any Pakistani spinner in Test cricket history. The star spinner, Noman Ali’s latest performance is his recent five-wicket haul against South Africa at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.
| Tests | Wickets | Average | Economy | Five-wicket hauls |
| 20 | 93 | 24.15 | 3.01 | 9 |
Noman Ali’s Test Match Records
Noman Ali took 10 wickets in the first Test against South Africa, and this was his 2nd consecutive 10-wicket haul. He took 10 wickets against the West Indies in Multan at the start of 2025 and now against the Proteas. This makes him the 4th Pakistani to do it in the history of Test cricket.
Most Five-wicket hauls
The 39-year-old Pakistani spinner also etched his name in the Test cricket history in terms of five-wicket hauls. Noman Ali also broke the long-standing record of Pakistan’s previous spinner, Iqbal Qasim. Iqbal Qasim held the record of 8 five-wicket hauls in Test cricket for Pakistan. Noman achieved the milestone of 9 five-fors for Pakistan in Tests. His recent five-for against South Africa made him one step ahead of Iqbal Qasim’s tally of 8 five-fors.
Noman Ali vs South Africa 2025
Noman Ali’s performance in the first Test against South Africa gave Pakistan a lead in the series. He dominated the Proteas with his bowling skills and bagged 6 wickets in the first inning. He bowled 35 overs and gave 112 runs to defend a total of 378 runs in this inning. The second inning was more important, where he took 4 wickets for 79 runs after Pakistan’s collapse for 167 runs.
Pakistan vs South Africa Lahore Test 2025
Pakistan has won its first home Test against South Africa 2025 after a batting collapse in the second inning. Batters of Pakistan have prepared well for the spin-friendly home pitches. Shan Masood selected batting after winning the toss in Lahore. Pakistan set a tough total of 378 runs for the visitors in the first inning with the help of Imam and Salman’s 186 collective runs.
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South Africa’s batters had no answer against the spin bowling of Noman and Sajid Khan in the first inning. Pakistan managed to restrict South Africa to 269 and took a huge advantage of a 109-run lead. South Africa’s spin attack stunned Pakistani batters in the second inning. Proteas’ Senuran Muthusamy took six wickets in the first half and five in the second inning. Pakistan’s batting lineup was clueless about his bowling, especially in the second inning. South Africa squeezed Pakistan’s second inning to just 167 and increased their problems.
Pakistan set the target of 277 runs for the visitors on the 3rd day of the first Test. Again, Noman Ali’s dominance restricted the Proteas’ batters to 183 in the second inning. Hence, Pakistan won the first Test by 93 runs against the world champions and started the World Test Championship 2025-27. Noman Ali was the key performer in this important Lahore Test and gave Pakistan victory.