Pakistan off-spinner Sajid Khan made history in the second Test match against England at the Multan Cricket Stadium as he picked up 7 wickets, breaking the 24-year-old record previously held by legendary Saqlain Mushtaq.
Sajid Khan grabbed seven wickets to bundle England for 291 on the morning of day three of the second Test on Thursday.
With bowling figures of 7-111, Sajid became the first Pakistani off-spinner to take five or more wickets on home ground since Saqlain Mushtaq achieved this feat in 2000 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium against the same opponents.
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Meanwhile, Noman Ali took the remaining three wickets for Pakistan, justifying the management’s decision to play one pacer and three spinners.
Earlier, England resumed their innings on Day 3 at 239-6 with Jamie Smith (12*) and Brydon Carse (2*) on the crease.
However, they could only add nine runs in the morning before Sajid Khan removed Carse. The off-spinner soon removed Matthew Potts (6) while Smith fell prey to Noman after scoring 21.
Jack Leach played a crucial unbeaten knock of 25 runs, adding 29 runs for the last wicket with Shoaib Bashir (9) before Sajid wrapped up the innings.
Pakistan’s Playing XI: Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood (c), Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel (vc), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Aamir Jamal, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Zahid Mahmood.
England’s Playing XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Brydon Carse, Matt Potts, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir.
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