England’s debutant leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed accomplished a five-wicket haul on Test debut in Karachi within the third and closing Test of the sequence in opposition to Pakistan, changing into the youngest Test bowler in historical past to get a fifer on debut. At 18 years and 126 days, Rehan grew to become the youngest bowler in males’s Test historical past to take a five-wicket haul on debut. The leg-spinner beat the file held by Pat Cummins when he picked up his fifth wicket on day three of the Karachi Test. Cummins was 18 years, and 193 days outdated when he took 6/79 in opposition to South Africa again in 2011.
Babar Azam and Saud Shakeel have been placing collectively a positive partnership for Pakistan when Rehan turned the benefit firmly in England’s approach with the wickets of Azam (54), Mohammad Rizwan (7), and Shakeel (53) in a six-over stretch.
He cleaned up the final two scalps of Mohammad Wasim and Agha Salman to complete with a five-for on debut as Pakistan have been bowled out for 216 of their second innings, setting England a goal of 167.
Earlier, electing to bat first, Pakistan had posted 304 of their first innings, with fifties by skipper Babar Azam (78) and Agha Salman (56). Spinner Jack Leach (4/140) was the choose of the bowlers for England.
England gained a 50-run lead within the match and so they have been bundled out for 354 of their first innings. Harry Brook (111) and Ben Foakes (64) have been the main batters for the guests. Nauman Ali (4/126) and Abrar Ahmed (4/150) have been standout bowlers for Pakistan.
Rehan grew to become the 53rd England bowler to take a five-wicket haul on Test debut, a feat that Will Jacks had achieved earlier within the sequence.
However, Rehan’s age made him the youngest to the feat on Test debut. Rehan had earlier change into England’s youngest Test debutant when he was handed a cap for the third Test of the sequence.
Earlier this 12 months, Ahmed impressed within the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup as England’s second-highest wicket-taker with 12 wickets in 4 matches at a mean of 12.58.
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