Arafat Minhas Creates History VS England, Sets Stunning World Record With Rarest Of Rare Double

Arafat Minhas created history vs England

Arafat Minhas created history for Pakistan during their victory against England in the second match of the ongoing tri-series, which also involves Sri Lanka. The Men in Green now have two wins in as many games, beating their Asian rivals in the tournament opener on Sunday (October 18).

In today's game, Minhas walked out to bat at number seven with the hosts in trouble at 110-6 and scored a vital knock of 59 runs off 58 balls, which allowed the Shaheen Shah Afridi-led side to post a huge total of 302 on the board. Later, he turned the fate of the game with the ball as England went from 120-1 to 215 all out to ensure a huge 87-run victory for the home team.

The left-arm spinner got the wickets of Tom Banton (57), Harry Brook (5), Jordon Cox (18), Will Jacks (19), Jamie Overton (1), and Adil Rashid (0). Playing only his fifth ODI for Pakistan, this is the 21-year-old's second five-wicket haul in ODI cricket.

Minhas has become only the 7th player in the history of ODI cricket (5th from a full-member nation) to complete the double of taking six wickets in a match and also scoring a half-century in the same match. The Pakistan all-rounder is the first player to achieve the feat against England and also the youngest player on the elusive list. Only Shahid Afridi had achieved the feat before for Pakistan.

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Meanwhile, Minhas is only the second player to complete the double of a half-century and a five-wicket haul against England after Afridi in 2000. He is the third player from Pakistan to register the incredible feat after Afridi (thrice) and Abdul Razzaq.

Aayush Kataria is a Senior Copy Editor at Times Network with five years of experience, having started his career in the organisation. He is a key memb...