Saqib takes 7 wickets on debut before rain disrupts Pakistan-Sri Lanka first cricket Test
Pakistan debutant Saqib Khan took seven wickets to help his team recover against Sri Lanka on the fourth day of the first Test in Rawalpindi. Rain and bad light forced an early end to play, leaving Pakistan with a 45-run lead in their second innings.
Why it matters
The match highlights a significant individual performance by a debutant in international cricket, impacting the series momentum between Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
RAWALPINDI New fast bowler Saqib Khan's seven-wicket haul led Pakistan's comeback against Sri Lanka on a rain-affected day four of the first cricket test on Thursday. Saqib's dream figures of 7-130 on debut helped Sri Lanka collapse to 446 all out after resuming on a formidable 404-4. Sri Lanka eked out a first-innings lead of 12 runs. Pakistan reached 57-1 in 21.2 overs of its second innings midway into the second session when stumps was called at 3:05 p.m. for bad light followed by rain. Pakistan leads by 45 runs at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. At the crease were Azan Awais, on 22 after he was dropped on 17 by captain Kusal Mendis behind the wickets, and Mohammad Taha, one of Pakistan's four debutants who has followed his first innings half-century with 24 not out off 55 balls.
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