Noman Ali, 39, delivered a match-winning performance with his bowling to hand Pakistan a convincing 93-run victory in the opening Test match against the reigning World Test Champions, South Africa. With this victory, Pakistan opened their WTC 2025-27 cycle with a victory and moved to the second spot in the points table. It was Noman Ali’s performance that grabbed the eyeballs. His 10-wicket haul etched his name into the history books, adding him with legendary Saqlain Mushtaq on the list of Pakistani bowlers with the most ten-wicket hauls in Test cricket. Also Read: Hazlewood, Marsh & Maxwell Troll India Over Pakistan Handshake Refusal With his cunning spin deliveries and extracting good turn from the pitches, Ali has been riding high on his success since 2024. He bagged his first-ever 10-wicket haul against England and then delivered a similar performance against the West Indies earlier this year. Noman added six wickets in the first innings and then went on to scalp another four wickets in the second innings while conceding only 79 runs. Former Pakistani legendary pacer and captain Imran Khan holds the top spot in the most 10-fers, taking 6 ten-wicket hauls in his Test career. Noman Ali now has an equal number of 10-fers as the legendary Saqlain Mushtaq and Mushtaq Ahmed. Most 10-wicket hauls for Pakistan in Test Cricket Bowlers 10-fers in Test Cricket Imran Khan 6 Abdul Qadir 5 Waqar Younis 5 Wasim Akram 5 Fazal Mahmood 4 Saeed Ajmal 4 Mushtaq Ahmed 3 Noman Ali 3 Saqlain Mushtaq 3 Saqlain took 49 Test matches to achieve this feat, while Noman reached this milestone in just 20 Test matches in his career. At the age of 39, he has been defying all the odds to deliver the best for his team. In 20 Test matches, he has taken 93 wickets at a bowling average of just 24.15.