Noman Ali, a left-arm spinner of Pakistan made cricket history on Saturday by becoming the first spinner from his country to record a hat-trick against West Indies.
On the first day of the second and final Test match against the West Indies at the Multan Cricket Stadium, Noman Ali accomplished this incredible achievement. By the end of the morning session, the visitors were reeling at 44 for 7 and Noman’s hat-trick proved a turning point in the game.
With his hat-trick, Noman joined an exclusive group of Pakistani bowlers and became the fifth player in the history of the country to reach the milestone in Test cricket. Legendary bowlers like Wasim Akram, the first Pakistani fast bowler to take a Test hat-trick in 1997 and Naseem Shah, the last Pakistani to do it in 2020 against Bangladesh were among those he followed.
Noman Ali joins an exclusive club
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On a Multan surface that was conducive to spin, Noman entered as the first-change bowler and proceeded to demolish the West Indies batting order with accuracy and cunning. When he hit West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite with a strike that crushed the visitors’ spirits in his second over, he made his first breakthrough.
