Karachi [Pakistan]: England’s debutant leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed completed a five-wicket haul on Test launching in Karachi in the third and last Test of the series versus Pakistan, becoming the youngest Test bowler in background to obtain a fifer on debut.
At 18 years as well as 126 days, Rehan came to be the youngest bowler in men’s Test background to take a five-wicket haul on launching. The leg-spinner beat the record held by Pat Cummins when he grabbed his fifth wicket on day three of the Karachi Test. Cummins was 18 years, 193 days old when he took 6/79 versus South Africa back in 2011. Babar Azam and Saud Shakeel were assembling a fine collaboration for Pakistan when Rehan transformed the benefit strongly in England’s method with the wickets of Azam (54 ), Mohammad Rizwan (7) as well as Shakeel (53) in a six-over stretch.
He tidied up the last two scalps of Mohammad Wasim as well as Agha Salman to completed with a five-for on launching as Pakistan were bowled out for 216 in their second innings, establishing England a target of 167.
Previously, electing to bat initially, Pakistan had actually posted 304 in their first innings, with fifties by skipper Babar Azam (78) and Agha Salman (56 ). Rewriter Jack Leach (4/140) was the choice of the bowlers for England.
England acquired a 50-run lead in the match and they were bundled out for 354 in their very first innings. Harry Creek (111) and Ben Foakes (64) were the leading batters for the visitors. Nauman Ali (4/126) as well as Abrar Ahmed (4/150) were standout bowlers for Pakistan.
Rehan ended up being the 53rd England bowler to take a five-wicket haul on Test launching, an accomplishment that Will Jacks had actually accomplished previously in the series.
Nevertheless, Rehan’s age made him the youngest to the feat on Test debut. Rehan had previously end up being England’s youngest Test debutant when he was handed a cap for the 3rd Test of the collection.
Earlier this year, Ahmed thrilled in the ICC U19 Male’s Cricket World Mug as England’s second-highest wicket-taker with 12 gates in 4 suits at approximately 12.58.
