DHAKA – Pakistani speedster Hasan Ali has equaled former Pakistan captainImran Khan and legend player Waqar Younis’s record for most wickets in aTest match.
Hasan, 27, delivered a match-winning performance against Bangladesh withfive-wicket hauls in Test cricket by a Pakistani fast pitcher in a calendaryear.
With the latest figures, Hasan not only managed to be the pick of thePakistani bowlers during the first innings but also etched his name inhistory books with some of the greatest names.
Hassan Ali is now a part of five-fers in Test cricket within a calendaryear, earlier the same records were made in 1982, 1990 and, 1993.
The young pacer earlier garnered much hate after his ‘costly mistake’ inT20 World Cup but he bounced back in the limited over series against TheTigers and now, he proved himself for another time with a 5-wicket haul inthe first innings of the first Test match at Chittagong.
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He broke the resistance of the opponent in the first session of the secondday, when they resumed on 253-4. The talented bowler was the man behindBangladesh’s lower-order batting collapse earlier today as he took quickwickets to ensure a cautious Bangladesh were restricted to 330 runs intheir first innings.
Hasan has so far claimed 37 wickets in seven Test matches this year, whichincludes two fifers against South Africa, two five-wicket hauls againstZimbabwe, and a five-wicket haul in the ongoing series against The Tigers.
Meanwhile, Men in Green scored 117 after 45 overs on the second day. Babarled side is set for a big score with this partnership built by AsadShafique and Abid Ali.
