The Pakistan spinner took all five wickets to fall, including Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope for half-centuries.
Pope had looked comfortable on his way to 60 but then became Abrar’s fourth wicket of the day when he reverse-swept straight to backward point, with Harry Brook then sending a leading edge to mid-on to give Abrar his five-for. The same pattern played out again to give Abrar his third wicket as Joe Root, on eight, was given not out but Pakistan reviewed and DRS showed the ball was going on to hit the stumps. Pope was given out lbw by the on-field umpire when he was on 11 but he reviewed the decision immediately and it was quickly overturned, with DRS showing the ball hitting his glove rather than the pad.
Test matches are now played at 100mph. Runs and wickets were aplenty on the first morning in Multan, as England reached the break at 180-5.
And Pakistan’s advantage would be confirmed as Ahmed claimed his fifth in a dream debut. At that point, the session appeared to be ending as a score draw, but Ahmed was far from finished. But just as England seemed to be racing away, the session would become that of Ahmed’s. A leg-spinner with a touch of mystery about him, Ahmed has been one of the leading bowlers in Pakistan’s domestic cricket this season and his omission from the first Test had been a major talking point in local circles. A shot that would then dominate the next hour of proceedings. But that would change with the introduction of spin and Pakistan’s 24-year-old debutant Ahmed.
Young Pakistan bowler Abrar Ahmed stunned England in the first session of play on Day 1 of the second Test in Multan on Friday, December 9.
He made his List A debut in November 2021 against Sri Lanka A. In List A cricket, the bowler has 17 scalps at an average of 25.70, while in the T20s, he has claimed 19 wickets at a strike rate of 19.8. He has claimed 76 wickets in his first-class career at an average of 25.56 with seven five wicket-hauls. One of his brothers, Shahzad Khan, previously represented the National Bank as a pacer. Young Pakistan bowler Abrar Ahmed stunned England in the first session of play on Day 1 of the second Test in Multan on Friday, December 9. Abrar Ahmed once again gave Pakistan a much-needed breakthrough, trapping the dangerous-looking Duckett lbw.
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The 24-year-old Ahmed, 7-114, on the first day of the second test against Pakistan in Multan. He had the England opener Zak Crawley clean bowled off his ...
The Pakistan bowler claimed figures of seven for 114 in Multan as England were bowled out for 281.
Duckett’s half-century came from just 40 deliveries and he looked to accelerate further with a first six of the match. Abrar claimed five wickets in the morning session, with Zak Crawley his first scalp in the format from only his fifth ball – and he finished the innings with the 12th-best figures in a player’s debut Test innings. Abrar Ahmed starred with the ball on his Test debut with an incredible seven for 114 as England were bowled out for 281 at tea on day one in Multan.
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The Pakistan bowler claimed figures of seven for 114 in Multan as England were bowled out for 281.
The Pakistan spinner took all five wickets to fall, including Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope for half-centuries.
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Pakistan leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed takes a sensational seven wickets on debut to bowl England out for 281 on the first day of the second Test in Multan.
Pakistan's debutant spinner Abrar Ahmed took seven wickets on a fascinating opening day of the second Test in Multan.
England, meanwhile, smash the most runs scored by a team before lunch on the first day of a Test.
Affectionately known as "Harry Potter" in domestic circles, Pakistan's newest star bamboozled England with his skill and variations.
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Pakistan leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed takes a sensational seven wickets on debut to bowl England out for 281 on the first day of the second Test in Multan.
Pakistan's 'Harry Potter' wanted to be called a 'superstar' as a 15yo. He just cast a spell over England.
it was just a matter of time before he made his mark at the international level,” his brother Amjad told AFP by phone from Karachi. It’s a real knockout punch.” “He never missed a length,” Sky Sports’ Mark Butcher said. “People do call me Harry Potter, but I am not a magician. “To make his father happy, he learned the Koran by heart, but also convinced him that he has a future in cricket,” Masroor said. When Abrar Ahmed took five wickets with his beguiling spin in a club match in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi, the then-15-year-old demanded his friends start calling him “superstar”.