Abrar Ahmed breaks former Pakistan pacer's Test record

Pakistan's mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed made history by being the first bowler from that nation ever to have 15 wickets in his first two Test matches.

He also shattered the 70-year-old record of Pakistan's legendary pacer Fazal Mahmood, overtaking him to the top of the list of Pakistan bowlers with the most wickets after two Tests.

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Fazal, in the first two Tests — both against India in 1952 — had amassed 14 wickets.

Abrar has one more bowling innings left in the Karachi Test to add to his record of wickets in two Tests. Whatever his total is, it will stand as the best ever total wickets by a Pakistan bowler in two Tests.

Other Pakistan players in this list include Zahid Mehmood and Arif Butt (13 each), Yasir Shah, Wasim Akram, and Mohammad Zahid (12), and Iqbal Qasim and Abdur Rehman (11 each) after the first two Tests.

India's Narendra Hirwani holds the record for most wickets after two Tests, having taken 24 in the first two Tests in 1988.