Sajid Khan takes the blindside off his own bowling and dismisses Kavem Hodge in the first Test
Offspinner Sajid Khan took a fantastic catch off his own bowling to get rid of Kavem Hodge on the second day of the first Test between Pakistan and West Indies in Multan. It was an excellent diving catch by Sajid who secured a big wicket for his team.
Sajid Khan bowled a ball that flew outside the off stump as Hodge came down the track to reach the ball. However, he was beaten in flight as the batsman tried to pull the ball out and play a straight shot to the bowler’s left.
Sajid dived full length to the left and got down low to catch the ball with one hand. But the ball did not hold well in his hands and bounced out of it. However, he did not let the ball fall to the ground and somehow caught it well.
Watch: Sajid Khan takes the blind to dismiss Kavem Hodge
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After taking the catch, Sajid immediately went up and celebrated the wicket. He was in high spirits after getting a big wicket and was congratulated by his teammates. It was a brilliant piece of bowling from the offspinner who was in the West Indies top.
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 hit a perfect offspinner’s delivery to opener Mikyle Louis to bowl him through the wicket.
It was just the opening Pakistan needed as Sajid dismissed Keacy Carty off the next ball for a golden duck. It was an outstanding catch by debutant Muhammad Hurraira, who flew to his right at short leg and took a brilliant catch.
Sajid didn’t stop there and picked up the big wicket of West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite in his next over. Kevem Hodge was his fourth wicket of the match and was dismissed for just 4 runs. Sajid Khan finished with 4-65 in 12 overs as he was eventually taken for a couple of runs.
Noman Ali finishes with five wickets
While Sajid picked up a four-wicket haul, left-arm spinner Noman Ali gave him good support with a fantastic five-wicket haul. Noman finished with 5-39 in 11 overs. Noman ravaged the middle and lower order of the West Indies. Legspinner Abrar Ahmed picked up the remaining wicket.
Earlier in the day, West Indies bowled out Pakistan for 230 in the first innings. Pakistan started their day on 143-4 with Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan at the helm. After early resistance, offspinner Kevin Sinclair dismissed Shakeel for 84 off 157 balls.
Salman Ali Agha was also dismissed cheaply for just 2 runs. Pakistan’s tails could not contribute much to the score and were all out for 230. Rizwan scored 71 off 133 balls.
