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Off-spinner Sajid Khan takes a brilliant catch off his own bowling to get away Calvin Hodge Pakistan and West Indies meet on day two of the first Test in Multan. A brilliant diving catch by Sajid gave his team a big wicket.
Sajid Khan bowled a flying delivery outside off stump and Hodge came down the track to the pitch. However, he was beaten in flight as the batsman tried to dig out the ball and hit it directly to the left of the bowler.
Sajid sprints to his left and catches the ball low with one hand. But instead of the ball sticking cleanly to his hands, it popped out of them. However, instead of letting the ball fall to the ground, he caught it cleanly.
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After catching the ball, Sajid immediately stepped forward to celebrate. He was excited after taking the big wicket and was congratulated by his teammates. It was brilliant bowling from the top West Indies batsmen.
Sajid Khan destroys West Indies top order
Sajid Khan took West Indies’ first four wickets and dismissed the top four batsmen in the batting order. He delivered a perfect back-spin ball to opener Mikyle Louis through the gate.
This is exactly the chance Pakistan needs as Sajid dismisses demand Kissi Carty The next ball is a golden duck. It was a brilliant catch from debutant Muhammad Hurraira, who flitted to short leg to his right.
Sajid did not stop there as he took the big wicket of West Indies captain Craig Brathwaite in the next game. Kevem Hodge took his fourth wicket of the match and was dismissed for just 4 runs. Sajid Khan ended with figures of 4-65 in 12 overs, but he was eventually taken away with a few runs.
Noman Ali completes five-wicket haul
While Sajid claimed four wickets, he was well supported by left-arm spinner Noman Ali with a superb five-wicket haul. Norman finished with 5-39 in 11 overs. Norman disrupted West Indies’ middle-order. leg spinner Abra Ahmed Pick up the remaining wickets.
Earlier in the day, West Indies defeated Pakistan by 230 runs in their first innings. Pakistan started at 143-4 with Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan leading the way. After early resistance, offspinner Kevin Sinclair Shakir was dismissed on 84 off 157 balls.
Salman Ali Agha was also dismissed cheaply for just 2 runs. Pakistan’s tail-enders failed to contribute much to the scoreboard and were bowled out for just 230 balls. Rizwan scored 71 goals in 133 balls.
