Abrar Ahmed joined the elite list of Pakistan bowlers with a five-wicket haul today
09 December, 2022
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Mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed became the 13th Pakistan cricketer to bag a five-wicket haul on Test debut before lunch on the first morning of the second Test against England in Multan.
The 24-year-old executed his magic brilliantly, removing all five England batters. The visitors are 180/5 at Lunch. Abrar has bowled 13 overs and conceded 70 runs.
Abrar joined the elite list of Pakistan bowlers with a five-wicket haul. He is the 13th bowler to do so in a debut Test.
Arif Butt was the first Pakistani player to take a five-wicket haul on his Test debut, he took six wickets for 89 runs against Australia in 1964.
Mohammad Nazir and Mohammad Zahid are the only bowlers to have taken seven wickets each. Butt and Tanvir Ahmed have taken six wickets each and six others have taken five wickets on debut.
Zahid took seven wickets for 66 runs, the best bowling figures by a Pakistani bowler on debut, against New Zealand in 1996, at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
He accumulated 11 wickets for 130 runs in the match, the only Pakistani to take 10 or more wickets in a Test match on debut.
Amongst the bowlers, Bilal Asif is the most economical, with 1.67 runs per over, and Zahid has the best strike rate.
As of 2021, the most recent bowler to achieve the feat was Nauman Ali. At the National Stadium, he took five wickets for 35 runs against South Africa in 2021.
