38 year old Nauman Ali made a unique record by taking 11 wickets, became the first spinner to do so in Pakistan Test history.
Pakistan vs England 2nd Test: Pakistan's 38-year-old spinner Nauman Ali created a stir with his brilliant bowling in the second Test match played against England at Multan Cricket Stadium. Nauman took a total of 11 wickets in this match. In which in the second innings he took 8 wickets for 46 runs in 16.3 overs and with this he made a special record.
First spinner of Pakistan to do so
Nauman has become the first spinner in Pakistan's 72-year-old Test history to take eight wickets in the fourth innings of a match. Before this, the record of best performance in the fourth innings was held by former fast bowler Sarfaraz Nawaz. Navas took 9 wickets for 86 runs in the fourth innings of the Test played against Australia in Melbourne in 1979.
This happened after 52 years
Apart from Nauman, his fellow spinner Sajid Khan took 9 wickets in this match. This has happened after 52 years in Test cricket when only two bowlers have taken all 20 wickets in a match.
Two bowlers who took all 20 wickets in a test match
M Noble (13) and H Trumbull (7) v England, Melbourne, 1902
C Blythe (11) and G Hurst (9) v Australia, Birmingham, 1909
B Vogler (12) and A Faulkner (8) v England, Jo'burg, 1910
J Laker (19) and T Lock (1) v Australia, Manchester, 1956
F Mahmood (13) and Khan Mohammad (7) v Australia, Karachi, 1956
B Massey (16) and Dennis Lillee (4) v England, Lord's, 1972
Nauman Ali (11), Sajid Khan (9) vs England, Multan, 2024
It is noteworthy that in the second test match, Pakistan defeated England by 152 runs and leveled the three-match series 1-1. The third and last Test match of the series will be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium from October 24.
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