LAHORE – Pakistan’s left-arm spearhead Naseem Shah is building hisreputation in the ongoing Test series against Australia. He has joined theillustrious list of bowlers who have taken four or more wickets in aninning against Australia.
Shah and Shaheen Afridi knocked over eight wickets and restricted visitorsto 391 of series-deciding Test in Lahore.
The 19-year-old rewrote history years after former leg-spinner ShahidAfridi and former pacer Mohammad Amir claimed the unique records.
Boom Boom made the record with five wickets in his debut Test match againstAustralia in 1998 while Amir recorded exceptional figures of 5/15 at theMelbourne Cricket Ground in December 2009.
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Naseem Shah, who recorded figures of 4/58 in the Lahore Test, dismissedSteve Smith for 59. He claimed the wickets of Travis Head and Cameron Greenand later outclassed Nathan Lyon.
The red ball series remains a tie between Shaheens and Kangaroos at 0-0 asthe two teams are pulling all efforts to bag the final one.
