Pakistan leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed bowled fantastically in his maiden worldwide recreation. On Day 1 of the second Test between Pakistan and England in Multan, Abrar picked seven wickets for 114 runs in 22 overs. He despatched Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Ollie Pope, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes and Will Jacks again to the pavilion.
Pakistan bundled out England for 281 as Zahid Mahmood claimed the final three wickets. For England, Duckett (63) and Pope (60) scored half-centuries, nevertheless it was debutant Abrar who grabbed the eye of followers and specialists along with his sensational bowling efficiency.
Abrar cleaned up Stokes with a peach of a delivery
The spotlight of Abrar’s seven scalps was the dismissal of Stokes, who was on the receiving finish of an unplayable delivery.
It all occurred in the forty third of England’s first innings as Abrar drew Stokes into the ahead protection. The ball spun away and beat the surface fringe of Stokes’ bat earlier than hitting the highest of off-stump.
The England captain was left shell-shocked by the peach of a delivery from Abrar. Stokes couldn’t consider the quantity of flip the ball needed to evade his bat.
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After the top of the day’s play, Abrar spoke about his dialog with former Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed forward of becoming a member of the nationwide workforce’s squad. The teenager additionally revealed that he had a dialog with the senior cricketer forward of the second Test on Friday.
“Saifi bhai se achha talluk hain, bohot kareebi hain. Vo ye hi bolte the ki Abrar, jaise bhi khelo, ghabraana nahi hai. Jaise Sindh ke liye ho vaise hi khelna hai. Kamyaabi milegi. (I have good relations with Sarfaraz bhai. He keeps telling me to not worry. I need to play the same way I play for Sindh, and I will get success),” Abrar mentioned in the press convention.