Mystery bowler Abrar records seven hits as Pakistan knocks England for 281

• Mystery bowler Abrar records seven hits as Pakistan knocks England for 281.
• Ahmed became the thirteenth Pakistani bowler to record five or more dismissals in a single inning.
• The final test is slated in Karachi from Dec 17.

Abrar Ahmed, a Pakistani debutant, mesmerized England on Friday, taking seven wickets as the tourists were dismissed for 281 on the first day of the second Test in Multan, shortly after lunch.

After England won the toss and chose to bat on a turning pitch, the 24-year-old, who has been dubbed “Harry Potter” by pals because he sports glasses resembling those of the legendary young wizard, worked his own kind of magic.

In the opening two hours, he fired Zak Crawley (19), Ben Duckett (63), and Joe Root (8) before letting Ollie Pope (60) and Harry Brook (9) go.

Ahmed became the thirteenth Pakistani bowler to record five or more dismissals in a single inning.

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After the first session was delayed for Friday prayers, Ben Stokes and Will Jacks were at the bat with 14 and 0 runs, respectively, at the break.

It was totally different from the first Test, in which England destroyed it 174-0 by lunch on the first day. Despite frequently losing wickets, England scored runs quickly, with Pope and Duckett each hitting five fours and a six.

Babar Azam, the captain of Pakistan, began to use spin in the ninth over, and Ahmed, bowling his fifth Test ball, struck Crawley with a crisp entering delivery.

After reviewing the on-field calls, Duckett and Root were both thrown out, but not before he had trapped them both leg-before. When Pope and Brook missed hard strokes and were caught, Ahmed increased the score to 167-5.

As paceman Naseem Shah was ruled out with a shoulder injury, Pakistan included three spinners in the lineup in an effort to tie the series after losing the first Test by a score of 74 runs.

Shaheen Shah Afridi, the hosts’ pace spearhead, is already out of the series due to appendicitis surgery, and other injuries have forced them to make three changes.

Azhar Ali, a batsman in the top of the order, and the fast bowlers Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf are out.

All-rounders Mohammad Nawaz and Faheem Ashraf, as well as untested spinner Abrar Ahmed, have taken their position on the home team.

On their first test trip of Pakistan since 2005, England defeated Pakistan in Rawalpindi by a score of 74 runs.

The final test is slated in Karachi from Dec 17.

Squads:

• Pakistan: Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam (captain), Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan, Agha Salman, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Zahid Mahmood, Abrar Ahmed, and Mohammad Ali

• England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (captain), Will Jacks, Ollie Robinson, Jack Leach, Mark Wood, and James Anderson

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