A dramatic opening day of the 2nd Test between Pakistan and West Indies in Multan on Saturday saw 20 wickets falling, as both the sides were bowled out in their respective first innings, leaving the hosts trailing by nine runs.
Out of the 20 wickets that fell in the day, 16 were taken by spinners, which is the most by that type of bowling on the opening day of a Test. The previous record was of 14 wickets during the 1907 Leeds Test between England and South Africa.
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. Spinners dominated the day from start to stumps, led by Pakistan left-armer Noman Ali's 6 for 41, which included a historic hat-trick. It helped Pakistan bowl the visitors out for 163.
It was then the turn of West Indies spinners, as Jomel Warrican claimed 4 for 43 and Gudakesh Motie took 3 for 49 to dismiss Pakistan for 154 before close of play.
Pakistan's batting struggled as only Mohammad Rizwan (49) and Saud Shakeel (32) showed resilience, forming a 68-run partnership for the fifth wicket. The team's collapse from 119 for 4 to 154 all out saw them lose six wickets while adding just 35 runs.
The opening pair of Muhammad Hurraira (9) and Shan Masood (15) fell to Kemar Roach's pace bowling, while Motie claimed the wickets of Babar Azam (1) and Kamran Ghulam (16), reducing Pakistan to 51 for 4.
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