List of Pakistan cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut
In cricket, a five-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a significant achievement. As of January 2020, 156 cricketers have taken a five-wicket haul on their debut in a Test match, with eleven of them being taken by Pakistani players. They have taken a five-wicket haul on debut against seven different opponents: three times against New Zealand and Australia, and once against Bangladesh, England, India, South Africa and Zimbabwe each. Of the eleven occasions, Pakistan won the match four times, and drew seven times. The players have taken five-wicket hauls at nine different venues, including six outside Pakistan; three of them have achieved the feat at the National Stadium, Karachi.
Arif Butt was the first Pakistani player to take a five-wicket haul on his Test debut, he took six wickets for 89 runs against Australia in 1964. Mohammad Nazir and Mohammad Zahid are the only bowlers to have taken seven wickets each. Butt and Tanvir Ahmed have taken six wickets each and six others have taken five wickets on debut. Zahid took seven wickets for 66 runs, the best bowling figures by a Pakistani bowler on debut, against New Zealand in 1996, at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. He accumulated 11 wickets for 130 runs in the match, the only Pakistani to take 10 or more wickets in a Test match on debut. Amongst the bowlers, Bilal Asif is the most economical, with 1.67 runs per over, and Zahid has the best strike rate. As of 2018, the most recent bowler to achieve the feat was Bilal Asif. He took six wickets for 36 runs against Australia in 2018 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
| Date | Date the match was held, or starting date of the match for Test matches |
| Inn | The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken |
| Overs | Number of overs bowled in that innings |
| Runs | Runs conceded |
| Wkts | Number of wickets taken |
| Econ | Bowling economy rate |
| Batsmen | The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul |
| Result | The result for the Pakistan team in that match |
| Bowler selected as "Man of the match" | |
| 10 wickets or more taken in the match | |
| Drawn | The match was drawn |