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BY: Varsha Saini
Pakistan's spin pair Noman Ali and Sajid Khan made a spectacular comeback against the visitors in the Test series against England. After suffering a crushing defeat in the first Test, Pakistan won by 152 runs on 18 October, marking their incredible comeback. Both Noman and Sajid, who have been recalled to the team after much debate, took all 20 wickets for Pakistan.
Then in an amazing display of skill, captain Shan Masood did not use any other bowlers apart from the spin duo, who bowled all 33.3 overs, leaving the English team all out for just 144 runs. This was the first time since 1956 that a spin pair took all the wickets in a Test innings,
Pakistan's spinners crush England, series level 1-1
At the start of the fourth day, England needed 261 runs to win with eight wickets still in hand. Their aggressive baseball approach had led them to a spectacular victory in the first Test in Multan, but this time it faltered dramatically. Five of England's batsmen were out on single-digit scores and the team was bowled out in just 33.3 overs. The top scorer for the visiting team was Ben Stokes, who scored 37 runs in 36 balls, but he was dismissed by Noman Ali in the 28th over, when he tried to hit a six, but could not recognize the ball and ultimately Rizwan He was stumped out, ending England's hopes.
Sajid Khan and Noman Ali were last seen in the Pakistan team in July 2023 and January 2024 respectively. Upon their return to the team, the duo of Sajid and Noman garnered a lot of negative headlines among the fans as they came at the expense of powerhouse fast bowlers Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah. However, on both occasions, they proved indispensable; The same thing is also said about Shan Masood's option of playing with a pair of spinners in the last innings.
Noman Ali took 3 wickets in the first innings and Sajid Khan took 7 wickets in the second innings. This magical pair led to England's defeat as Sajid Khan took 2 wickets and Noman Ali took 8 wickets. Both the bowlers wove a web from which England could never get out.
Sajid Khan took wickets in both innings: 9
Noman Ali took wickets in both the innings- 11
Kamran Ghulam's incredible century
Pakistan had struggled in the beginning of the match, batting first and losing wickets in quick succession, but debutant Kamran Ghulam and young talent Sam Ayub took over the team with a brilliant partnership of 149 runs and made the situation much easier. Made it. Kamran replaced Babar Azam, who had not scored a half-century in his previous 18 innings, and scored a patient century from the No. 4 position and effectively countered England's spin attack.
Even though Ben Duckett played a good century of 114 runs in 129 balls, no batsman from his team could do the same.
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