38-year-old Nauman Ali created a unique record by taking 11 wickets, becoming the first spinner to do so in Pakistan Test history

 

Pakistan vs England 2nd Test: Pakistan's 38-year-old spinner Noman Ali rocked the second Test match played against England at the Multan Cricket Stadium with his brilliant bowling. Noman took a total of 11 wickets in this match. In which he took 8 wickets for 46 runs in 16.3 overs in the second innings and with this he made a special record. 

First Pakistani spinner to do so

Nauman has become the first spinner in Pakistan's 72-year Test history to take eight wickets in the fourth innings of a match. Earlier, the record for the best performance in the fourth innings was held by former fast bowler Sarfraz Nawaz. Nawas took 9 wickets for 86 runs in the fourth innings of the Test played against Australia in Melbourne in 1979.

This happened after 52 years

Apart from Nauman, his fellow spinner Sajid Khan took 9 wickets in this match. This has happened after 52 years in Test cricket when only two bowlers have taken all 20 wickets together in a match. 

Two bowlers who took all 20 wickets in a Test match

M Noble (13) and H Trumble (7) v England, Melbourne, 1902

C Blythe (11) and G Hurst (9) v Australia, Birmingham, 1909

B Vogler (12) and A Faulkner (8) v England, Jo'burg, 1910

J Laker (19) and T Lock (1) v Australia, Manchester, 1956

F Mahmood (13) and Khan Mohammad (7) v Australia, Karachi, 1956

B Massey (16) and Dennis Lillee (4) v England, Lord's, 1972

Nauman Ali (11), Sajid Khan (9) vs England, Multan, 2024

It is worth noting that Pakistan has equaled the three-match series 1-1 by defeating England by 152 runs in the second Test match. The third and last Test match of the series will be played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium from October 24.