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Mohammad Abbas Sets Asian Bowling Record at Lord’s
Mohammad Abbas set several records while playing a Test match at Lord’s.
He is from Asia and is 36 years old.
His bowling figures are now the best by an Asian bowler at the famous ground.
He also became the first Asian player to take nine wickets in a match there.
Abbas achieved an eight-wicket haul in a Test at Lord’s for the second time.
No other Asian player had done that before him.
Kapil Dev had been the first Asian fast bowler to take eight wickets at Lord’s.
He achieved that feat 44 years earlier.
Abbas has now moved past that mark in the record books.
Mohammad Abbas surpassed a 72-year-old record attributed to Vinoo Mankad.
Abbas now has the best bowling figures by an Asian bowler at Lord’s.
He became the first Asian bowler to take nine wickets in a match there.
The 36-year-old is the first Asian player to record two eight-wicket Test hauls at Lord’s.
Kapil Dev was the first Asian quick to take eight wickets at the venue, 44 years ago.
- Who
- Mohammad Abbas, a 36-year-old Asian bowler; the records also reference Vinoo Mankad and Kapil Dev.
- What
- Abbas set Asian bowling records at Lord’s, including the best bowling figures by an Asian bowler there and nine wickets in a match.
- Where
- Lord’s.
- When
- During the reported Test match; the article does not provide an exact date.
- Why
- Abbas’s bowling performance produced an eight-wicket Test haul and record-setting figures at the venue.
Key facts
- Player
- Mohammad Abbas
- Age
- 36
- Venue
- Lord’s
- Asian match record
- First Asian player to take nine wickets in a match at Lord’s
- Test achievement
- First Asian player to take an eight-wicket haul in a Test at Lord’s twice
- Previous milestone
- Kapil Dev was the first Asian quick to take eight wickets at Lord’s, 44 years earlier
- Older record
- A 72-year-old record attributed in the article to Vinoo Mankad
Sources
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