Test Cricket Records: Wicket in the first ball: Afghan bowler who wrote the record
A rare Test Cricket Records record has been created in the ongoing Test match between Bangladesh and Afghanistan in Mirpur. One such special record was written by Afghanistan pacer Nizat Masood.
In this match, Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bowl. Bangladesh started the innings accordingly and collected 6 runs in the first over. In the absence of Rashid Khan, the young pacer Nizat Masood, who was included in the team, came to bowl the 2nd over.
Nizat Masood became the first bowler of Afghanistan to take a wicket in the first ball of the first match in Test cricket.
He also became the 7th bowler in the world to achieve this feat. The first bowler in the world to achieve this feat was Richard Illingworth. In 1991, England bowler Richard Illingworth set a world record by taking a wicket on the first ball of the debut match.
An Indian bowler has also achieved this feat. Nilesh Kulkarni, who made his Test debut against Sri Lanka in 1997, dismissed opener Marwan Atapattu on his first delivery.
Also, the last time this achievement was achieved in Test cricket was in 2016. South African fast bowler Hardus Willon set a record by dismissing England’s Alastair Cook on the first ball of his first Test match.
Now after 7 years, Afghan pacer Nizat Masood has achieved this feat in Test cricket. Also, in the first innings of this match against Bangladesh, he scored 79 runs and took 5 wickets.
