Pakistani cricketers praise Imad’s historic five-for against Windies

Left-armer became first Pakistani spinner to bag a five-for in the shortest format

Sports Desk September 24, 2016
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Imad Wasim became first Pakistani spinner to bag a five-for in T20Is. PHOTO: AFP
Pakistani cricket fraternity on Friday felicitated left-arm spinner Imad Wasim for his historic spell, where he bagged five wickets for just 14 runs in his four overs, against West Indies in the first of three-match T20I series in Dubai.

Pakistan T20I captain used Imad as his opening bowler and the 27-year-old worked wonders with the ball.

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In the first over, Imad sent Evin Lewis packing who tried to clear midwicket off the left-armer.



In his very next over, Imad fired a straighter one towards Andre Fletcher who was unable to decipher the pace on the ball and missed it.



Two balls later in the third over, Marlon Samuels was given LBW off Imad’s appeal.


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Mohammad Nawaz and Hasan Ali dismissed the next two batsmen but Imad came back for his remaining two overs and in the eleventh over, cleaned up the dangerous Keiron Pollard.



Windies captain Carlos Brathwaite was Imad’s fifth scalp. The tall right-hand batsman tried to sweep the left-armer towards fine leg but was caught in the process.

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With five wickets to his name, Imad became the first Pakistani spinner ever to bag a five-for in the shortest format of the game.

Here is what his fellow cricketers had to say on Pakistan’s victory and Imad's feat



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NKAli | 8 years ago | Reply We have to congratulate the team for their shining performance. Also, for the new faces and their compassion to play and win cricket for the country. Nevertheless, we have to remember what happens when they face Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa. Against England they drew the Test series, and the ODIs were almost a complete washout. The consolation was the one-off T20 win against England. We extol sky-high but what will be the case against Australia and New Zealand? A caveat: Let's not be over confident and blow hot all over the country. Salams
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