The third day of the second Test between Pakistan and New Zealand in Dubai was completely dominated by star leg-spinner Yasir Shah who picked up 10 wickets in a day (8 wickets in the first innings and 2 wickets in the second innings).
His sensational bowling rattled New Zealand as the visitors lost their 10 wickets for 40 runs and were bowled out for just 90 runs in their first innings. Pakistan enforced the follow-on and New Zealand ended the third day on 131/2 and are still trailing by 197 runs. Both wickets were taken by Yasir Shah and thus he took a total of 10 wickets in a day and became the first Pakistani bowler to achieve this feat.
List of records which Yasir Shah created on the third day of Dubai Test -
8/41 - Yasir Shah's bowling figures in the first innings - best bowling figures of his Test career and third best for Pakistan.
Best bowling figures in an innings for Pakistan in Tests -
9/56 - Abdul Qadir vs England at Lahore, 1987
9/86 - Sarfraz Nawaz vs Australia at Melbourne, 1979
8/41 - Yasir Shah vs New Zealand at Dubai, 2018
8/58 - Imran Khan vs Sri Lanka at Lahore, 1982
8/60 - Imran Khan vs India at Karachi, 1982
Best bowling figures in an innings in Tests in UAE -
8/41 - Yasir Shah vs NZ at Dubai, 2018
8/49 - Devendra Bishoo vs PAK at Dubai, 2016
7/55 - Saeed Ajmal vs ENG at Dubai, 2012
7/94 - Mark Craig vs PAK at Sharjah, 2014
6/25 - Abdur Rahman vs ENG at Dubai, 2012
10 - Yasir Shah took total 10 wickets in a day - the first Pakistani and overall ninth bowler to take 10 or more wickets in a day in Test cricket.
Most wickets in a day in Test cricket -
15 - Johnny Briggs (ENG) vs SA, 1889
14 - Headley Verity (ENG) vs AUS, 1934
12 - Johnny Briggs (ENG) vs AUS, 1892
11 - Vinoo Mankad (IND) vs PAK, 1952
10 - George Lohmann (ENG) vs SA, 1896
10 - Sydney Barnes (ENG) vs AUS, 1902
10 - Jim Laker (ENG) vs AUS, 1956
10 - Anil Kumble (IND) vs PAK, 1999
10 - Yasir Shah (PAK) vs NZ, 2018
105 - Yasir Shah became the first bowler to take 100 Test wickets in UAE. He has taken 105 wickets at an average of 24.44 in just 16 Tests with 7 five wickets haul and 2 ten wickets haul.
Most Test wickets in UAE -
105* - Yasir Shah (16 Tests)
67 - Saeed Ajmal (12 Tests)
45 - Zulfiqar Babar (12 Tests)
40 - Rangana Herath (8 Tests)
38 - Abdur Rahman (8 Tests)
New Zealand 90 all out -
New Zealand was bowled out for just 90 runs in their first innings which is the third lowest total in Test cricket in UAE.
Lowest totals in Test in UAE -
59 - Pakistan vs Australia at Sharjah, 2002
72 - England vs Pakistan at Abu Dhabi, 2012
90 - New Zealand vs Pakistan at Dubai, 2018
96 - Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Dubai, 2017
99 - Pakistan vs England at Dubai, 2012
99 - Pakistan vs South Africa at Dubai, 2013
40 - New Zealand collapsed from 50 without loss to 90 all out and thus lost their 10 wickets for just 40 runs.
10 wickets falling for fewest runs after being 50 plus without loss in Tests -
40 - New Zealand (50/0 to 90/10) vs Pakistan at Dubai, 2018
40 - New Zealand (91/0 to 131/10) vs Pakistan at Auckland, 2001
43 - South Africa (60/0 to 103/10) vs England at Durban, 1938
44 - Australia (75/0 to 119/10) vs England at The Oval, 1896
44 - New Zealand (58/0 to 102/10) vs Sri Lanka at Colombo, 1992
