Pakistan vs West Indies, 2nd Test: 20-Wicked Day in Multan Breaks 118-year-old test record | Cricket News

Pakistan Spinner Noman Ali (photo source: x)

A dramatic opening day for 2. Test between Pakistan and the West Indies in Multan On Saturday, 20 wickets experienced when both sides were bowled out in their respective first place, leaving the hosts behind with nine races.

Out of the 20 wickets that fell a day, 16 were taken by spinners, which is most of the type of bowling on the opening day of a test. The previous record was of 14 wickets during the 1907 Leeds Test between England and South Africa.
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Spinners dominated the day from start to stumps, led by Pakistan left fraving Noman Ali6 for 41, which included a historic hat trick. Pakistan helped to toast the visitors in 163.

It was then West Indies -Spinner’s turn when Jomel Warrican claimed 4 for 43 and Gudakesh Motie took 3 for 49 to reject Pakistan in 154 before the end of the game.
Pakistan’s batting fought when only Mohammad Rizwan (49) and Saud Shakeel (32) showed resilience and formed a 68-race partnership for the fifth wicket. The team’s collapse from 119 for 4 to 154 everyone out saw them losing six wickets while adding only 35 races.
The opening saver by Muhammad Hurraira (9) and Shan Masood (15) fell to Kemar Roach’s Tempo Bowling, while Motie claimed Wickets of Babar Azam (1) and Kamran Ghulam (16), reducing Pakistan to 51 for 4.

After tea, Warrican secured two crucial wickets: Shakeel, caught brilliantly by a wounded roach in the depths, and Rizwan, which was blunted.
Innings ended with Motie dismissing Salman Agha for nine, while Kashif Ali was running out for nothing.
The West Indies were in serious alleys of 38 for 7, when Sajid Khan 2 for 64 and novel caused destruction with the ball.
The situation could have been more uncertain for the visiting team, but Motie’s career-best 55 and his crucial 68-driven partnership for the last wicket with Warrican, who remained undefeated at 36 with two sixes, gave some resistance.

Before lunch, Motie and Roach (25) contributed a valuable 41-race stand for the ninth wicket. Then novel claimed the last two wickets and secured its eighth five-wicket feature in a lap.
Following their 127-driven victory in the first test on Multan, Pakistan continued with their spin-focused strategy, where the pitch offers reversal from the opening.