MELBOURNE – Pakistan’s Haris Rauf makes a big bang at the Big Bash League.
Pakistan’s emerging fast bowler Haris Rauf has kicked-off his Big BashLeague (BBL) with a bang with a 5-fer in his second game for MelbourneStars.
After taking two wickets on his Big Bash debut, Rauf finished with 5-27 inthe match against Hobart Hurricanes to help Melbourne Stars win by 52 runs.
The Qalandars pacer picked up the wickets of Ben McDermott, MacalisterWright, Thomas Rogers, Nathan Ellis and Qais Ahmed to bowl Hurricanes outfor 111 in response to the Stars 163-4.
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The five-wicket haul has also helped Rauf climb to the top position inleading wicket takers of ongoing BBL with seven wickets in two games at anaverage of 6.71. His figures of 5-27 are also the best by any Pakistanibowler in BBL competitions.
In an earlier interview, Rauf had shared he had never played proper cricketbefore being picked by Qalandars.
