Hassan Ali leveled the record of legend Imran Khan and Waqar Younis
National cricket team fast bowler Hassan Ali equaled the record of legend Imran Khan and Waqar Younis.
In the first Test match in Chittagong, Hassan Ali took 5 wickets for 51 runs against Bangladesh, which was his fifth fifties in a year.
Cricket expert Mazhar Arshad said in a statement on social networking site Twitter that the previous record in Pakistan was held by former cricketer and Prime Minister Imran Khan in 1982 and in 1990 in the name of fast bowler Waqar Younis while fast bowler Hassan Ali for one year. Became the third Pakistani bowler to take five wickets five times in a Test match.
Legendary cricketer Imran Khan had earlier bagged five wickets in the same year in 1982 and former bowling coach Waqar Younis in 1990.Most 5-wicket hauls in Tests in a calendar year by Pakistan fast bowlers
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) November 27, 2021
6 Waqar Younis (1993)
5 Imran Khan (1982)
5 Waqar Younis (1990)
5 HASAN ALI (2021) #BDvPak
For Pakistan, Waqar Younis has taken the most 5 wickets 6 times in a single year and he got this award in 1993.
The national fast bowler has taken a total of 37 wickets in 7 Test matches this year, including two against South Africa, two against Zimbabwe and one against Bangladesh.
The PCB also tweeted praising Hassan Ali's excellent performance in the Chittagong Test.
Hassan Ali blew the batting line of the Bangladesh team in the second day of the first Test match.Overs: 2⃣0️⃣.4⃣
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) November 27, 2021
Runs: 5️⃣1️⃣
Wickets: 5️⃣
Econ: 2️⃣.4⃣6️⃣
Well bowled @RealHa55an 👏👏
Scorecard: https://t.co/y98nWOUpXk#BANvPAK | #HarHaalMainCricket pic.twitter.com/XJYrELwFx6
The first Test match between Pakistan and Bangladesh is underway at the Zahoor Ahmed Chaudhry Stadium in Chittagong. The second day's play started in Pakistan's name while Pakistan fast bowler Hassan Ali appeared in full form today. ۔
Hassan Ali bowled well and took 4 wickets, after which he took 5 wickets in the first innings, while Layton Das, who scored a century for Bangladesh, also fell victim to Hassan Ali's ball.
Hassan Ali took the most 5 wickets for Pakistan while Shaheen Shah Afridi and Faheem Ashraf took 2 wickets each and Sajid Khan took 1 wicket.