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*Ajaz Patel joins Jim Laker (10 for 53 against Australia in 1956) and Anil Kumble (10 for 74 against Pakistan in 1999) in this exclusive list.
*The two previous instances in the second half of the Test: Laker's ten came in the third innings, and Kumble's in the fourth. Ajaz also overtook Richard Hadlee as the bowler with the best figures for New Zealand; Hadlee had taken 9 for 52 against Australia in 1985.
*Not only is this the first instance of a left-arm spinner taking ten in an innings in Tests, it's also the first instance of left-arm spinners collectively taking ten in an innings
*New Zealand bowlers who have taken ten in an innings in a first-class match. The only other bowler to perform this feat is Albert Moss, a fast bowler from Canterbury who took all ten against Wellington in 1889.