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Pak vs Ban: Sajid Khan etches name in history with record bowling figures
Taking 8 wickets is no easy feat and by achieving it, Sajid has etched his name in history alongside some of the greatest of the game that Pakistan has ever produced.
Dhaka: Pakistani off-spinner Sajid Khan claimed a career-best 8-42 as Pakistan reduced hosts to 87 in the first innings of the rain-affected second Test against Bangladesh that was being played in Dhaka.
Sajid Khan took 8-42, becoming Pakistan’s fourth-best figure in Test cricket and achieved a unique milestone in the Test as he surpassed Saqlain Mushtaq’s eight for 164.
Taking 8 wickets is no easy feat and by achieving it, Sajid has etched his name in history alongside some of the greatest of the game that Pakistan has ever produced.
Khan followed Muttiah Muralitharan’s 9-51 who achieved the feat against Zimbabwe in Kandy in 2002.
The 28-year-old— who was the player of the day on Tuesday, took six important wickets.
After heavy rain had washed out most of the opening three days, Pakistan declared on 300-4 on day four before restricting Bangladesh to 76-7 at close.
They needed just six overs to wrap up Bangladesh's first innings in Dhaka as the hosts were bowled out for 87.
Pakistan leads the two-Test series 1-0 after an eight-wicket win in Chittagong.
Pakistan Squad
Babar Azam (c), Abid Ali, Abdullah Shafique, Azhar Ali, Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan , Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Sajid Khan, Nauman Ali, Shaheen Afridi
Bangladesh Squad
Mominul Haque (c), Shadman Islam, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das, Mahedi Hasan, Taijul Islam, Ebadot Hossain, Khaled Ahmed