Pakistani spinner Sajid Khan achieves big honour in Test Cricket

Pakistani spinner Sajid Khan achieves big honour in Test Cricket

Sajid Khan’s magnificent performance in the second Test match againstBangladesh handed Pakistan a monumental victory over their opponents andhelped Pakistan achieve crucial points for the ongoing World TestChampionship. The off-spinner was on song throughout the Test match andbundled out the Bangladeshi batting line-up twice in the last two days ofthe Test match.

Sajid took 8 wickets in the first innings as the Bangladesh team wasknocked over for only 87 runs and then he returned in the second innings topick up four crucial wickets as Pakistan wrapped up the match with just afew overs to go on the final day of the Test.

The 28-year old finished with figures of 12/128 in the Test match which isthe seventh-best for a Pakistani bowler in Test cricket history. Sajidjoined an elite list of players with his magnificent performance and isonly the 12th bowler in Pakistan history to have taken 12 or more wicketsin a Test match.

Here are the best Test bowling figures by Pakistani bowlers:*Player* *Figures* *Opponent* *Venue* *Date*Imran Khan 14/116 Sri Lanka Lahore 1982Yasir Shah 14/184 New Zealand Dubai 2018Abdul Qadir 13/101 England Lahore 1987Fazal Mahmood 13/114 Australia Karachi 1956Waqar Younis 13/135 Zimbabwe Karachi 1993Danish Kaneria 12/94 Bangladesh Multan 2001Sajid Khan 12/128 Bangladesh Dhaka 2021