2024-09-02 18:50:37
Published: 22:49, 1 September 2024
Khurram Shahzad did great with the ball in the second Test against Bangladesh. He bowled 21 overs and took 6 wickets with 90 runs including 3 maidens. Which is the best bowling figure by a Pakistani bowler in 21 years at home.
Before that in 2003, Shoaib Akhtar took 6 wickets with 50 runs against Bangladesh at home. Khurram took 6 wickets at home after 21 years.
However, international cricket was largely banned in Pakistan from 2009 to 2019. At that time another pacer Tanveer Ahmed took 6 wickets in neutral venue UAE.
Bangladesh lost 6 wickets after scoring 26 runs on the third day of the Rawalpindi Test on Sunday (September 01) at Khurram’s bowling top. He dismissed Zakir Hasan in the last ball of the sixth over. Then Sadman and Nazmul Hossain returned Shanto in the eighth over.
Then Shakib took the fourth wicket by LBWing Al Hasan. Bangladesh lost 6 wickets by 26 runs. From there, however, Mehdi Hasan Miraj and Liton Das took control of the innings and put together a record partnership of 165 runs for the seventh wicket.
He broke this pair by cutting and bowling Mirage at the head of the team’s 191 runs. Pfeiffer confirmed. Then Taskin dismissed Ahmed and took 6 wickets. Shoaib took the position after Akhtar.
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