Most wickets in the first over of a Test

Irfan Pathan?s three wickets in the first over of Karachi Test are now the maximum by any bowler in first over of a Test match.

Updated on: Jan 31, 2006, 10:33:00 IST

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Irfan Pathan’s three wickets in the first over of Karachi Test are now the maximum by any bowler in first over of a Test match.

The previous record was of two wickets shared by three bowlers, South Africa’s 'Tip' Snooke, India’s Javagal Srinath (twice) and New Zealand’s Chris Cairns.

The following table lists the bowlers capturing two or more wickets in first over of a Test:

2	IK Pathan (Ind)	v Pak	Karachi	2005-06
	Salman Butt, Younis Khan & Mohammad Yousuf
2	SJ Snooke (SA)	V Eng	Cape Town	1909-10
	W Rhodes & D Denton
2	J Srinath (Ind)	v Aus	Kolkata	1997-98
	MJ Slater & GS Blewet
2	J Srinath (Ind)	v NZ	Hamilton	1998-99
	MD Bell & SP Fleming
2	CL Cairns (NZ)	v Eng	Christchurch	2001-02
	ME Trescothick & MA Butcher

- Rajneesh Gupta

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