PAK vs WI (WATCH): Nauman Ali writes history in Multan; He became the first Pakistani player to score a hat-trick in Test cricket

The rotation path of Multan Cricket Stadium It did the trick for Pakistan once again. Rotor duo for Noman Ali and Sajid Khan Take control again West Indies Batting lineup with killer bowling.

The most important part of the Pakistan attack, Ali had a historic feat to his name on the first day of the Test match, marking a significant milestone in his individual career and Test cricket in Pakistan.

Nauman Ali’s home run decimates West Indies

The West Indies had A terrible start to the second test. opener Mikel Lewis The first racket is first class Amir Django They were dismissed even before the visiting team could put 10 runs on the board. However, the real dominance has not yet begun. The 38-year-old started the day by dismissing the West Indies captain Craig Braithwaite Who was trying to show some resistance to the Pakistani attack.

Ali then went on to eliminate the West Indies’ remaining hope with serves Justin Graves, Tevin Imlach and Kevin Sinclair Back to the wing straight. While Greaves and Sinclair gave their wickets away only to be caught at second slip Babar AzamImlach was sent off while trying to sweep the ball, completely missing the spin delivery in the process that hit his pads instead.

With this wicket, Ali was able to achieve the remarkable feat of becoming the Pakistani player to achieve a hat-trick in Test cricket and the fifth player for his country to achieve this glorious feat overall. Just in front of him Waseem Akram, Mohamed Sami, Abdel Razzaq and Naseem Shah She managed to secure a hat-trick in Test cricket.

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The stadium remains the focus of discussion

The pitch at Multan Cricket Stadium has seen an unconventional turn and a conducive environment for bowling. the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) The team management came under heavy criticism from the cricket community given the kind of turnaround that was made for the Test series against the West Indies.

Amid mounting objections from the cricket world over deliberately taking a turning point to win the Test series, the Pakistani coach Aqib Javed He entered the discussions and defended the host nation’s decision to bowl tosses ensuring that Pakistan would have reached the World Cup finals World Test Championship (WTC) If this decision had been made earlier.

“The rule of Test cricket is to win at home. If you win at home and win 2-3 away Tests, you are a strong favorite for the final. We played in South Africa and did not send a player there due to the circumstances. Likewise, the grounds in Australia and England favor players Fast bowlers Every country prepares pitches according to their interest to win matches I don’t understand the problem of spin friendly wickets, people say cricket is progressing, but if “Spinners take wickets, they say cricket is going down. I don’t understand this.” Javid said during the pre-match press conference:

Pakistan are currently leading the two-match Test series. Their previous encounter against West Indies ended in favor of the hosts as they won the match by 127 runs.