Junaid Aziz took 5 wickets in 10 balls for Bahrain
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What's going on in cricket these days. If you ask, I will say – leg spinner. here, West Indies Indian captain in T20 series against Rohit Sharma Taking two or two leg spinners on the field. On the other hand, in the qualifier matches of the T20 World Cup, only the leg-spinner is visible. The match was between Germany and Bahrain. 28 year old leg spinner playing for Bahrain in this match Junaid Aziz He woven such a magic with his balls that what happened then, understand that it has been seen for the first time in any T20 cricket.
Right-arm Bahrain leg-spinner Junaid Aziz did this amazing 5 wickets in the match against Germany. Now you will say that 5 wickets in T20 cricket have already been taken. So your point is absolutely valid. But, the difference here is that Aziz has got these 5 wickets in his first 10 balls in the match. Meaning he did not even bowl 2 overs of his quota and half of Germany's team reached the dugout.
1.4 overs, 5 runs, 5 wickets… and the record was made
Junaid Aziz bowled only 1.4 overs against Germany and in this he took 5 wickets for 5 runs. With this, Junaid Aziz has become the first bowler in T20 cricket to take 5 wickets in a match by putting in less than 2 overs. Apart from this, he has also become the first bowler to take 5 wickets for Bahrain in T20 International.
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