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| Sri Lanka defeated by innings, 222 runs in the second Test: 'Numan Ali's performance destroyed Lanka' |
Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by an innings and 222 runs in the second Test match.
The highlight of the second test match was the bowling of left-arm spinner Nauman Ali, thanks to which Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka in the second test match and won the series two-nil.
Noman Ali guided the seven players to the pavilion. On the fourth day of the Test, Nouman Ali bowled 23 overs, eight of which were maidens.
Thus, Pakistan whitewashed Sri Lanka by defeating them in the second Test played in Colombo. Earlier, Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka in the first Test match played in Galle.
While the Pakistani bowlers played an important role in defeating Lanka in the second Test match, the Pakistani batsmen set up a mountain of targets and removed them, due to which Sri Lanka suffered a defeat by innings.
Nouman takes a look at the Test match before discussing Ali's career.
Sri Lankan batting history
On the fourth day of the Galle Test, Pakistan started batting, but the visiting team opened only two overs and declared an innings total of 576 runs. During these two overs played, Muhammad Rizwan completed his half-century.
The mountain of 576 runs made by Pakistan for the loss of five wickets was difficult to overcome after watching the performance of the Sri Lankan team.
In the second innings as well, the Pakistani bowlers did not let the Sri Lankan players freeze and wickets continued to fall.
In the second innings, Angelo Mathews of Sri Lanka fought well against the Pakistan bowlers and managed to score a half-century. He remained unbeaten by scoring 63 runs.
Nauman Ali showed a good performance and took seven wickets for 70 runs while Naseem Shah took three bowlers to the pavilion for 44 runs and Pakistan reached 222 runs one innings long before the end of the fourth day. was able to defeat
It should be remembered that in the first innings too, no Sri Lankan could perform well and only Dhananjaya De Silva managed to score a half-century and this was the reason why the entire Sri Lankan team scored 166 runs in the first innings of the second Test match. was out.
On the other hand, the highlight of Pakistan's innings was opener Abdullah Shafiq's double century for which he also got the man of the match award in the Colombo Test.
Who is Noman Ali, the lift sniper who took seven wickets in the Colombo Test?
When Nouman Ali, 36 years old, from Khapro, Taluk of Sanghar, Sindh province of Pakistan, when was 13 years old, his family moved to Hyderabad due to his father's job, where Nouman Ali joined Fazlur Rehman Club as a regular club. Started cricket.
Nauman Ali became fond of cricket after watching his uncle Rizwan Ahmed, who has represented Pakistan in one-day internationals.
Nauman Ali used to bowl fast in tape ball but on the advice of his uncle, he started bowling spin.
Nauman Ali has represented Hyderabad RL and Northern teams in first-class cricket while playing grade two cricket for UBL.
He has also played for Multan Sultans in the Pakistan Super League. He has also played Bradford League cricket in England.
Noman Ali has been second in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy with 61 wickets while playing for Northern in 2021. He took five or more wickets in an innings six times while he managed to take ten or more wickets in a match three times.
In 2020, Nauman Ali was also able to take the highest 54 wickets in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, including a career-best 8 for 71 runs.
On the occasion of the Pakistani team's tour of New Zealand, it was said that Nauman Ali would definitely get a chance, but it did not happen.
Nauman Ali says that at that time he must have regretted not joining the team, but he believes that hard work does not go in vain.
To the question, at the age of 36, don't you think that you don't have much time left for international cricket?
Noman Ali says age is just a number if you are fit and performing well on the field then age is irrelevant.
Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq have also been playing international cricket while staying fit and age has not come in their way.
Reaction on social media: 'These were the moments we've been waiting for a long time
Several users also praised Babar Azam's captaincy for whitewashing the Sri Lankan team on Sri Lankan soil.
A user named Ehtesham Siddique shared a photo of Captain Babar Azam with the trophy and wrote, "These were the moments we were waiting for a long time."
Commenting on the Test match series, Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah wrote in one of his tweets, "What a beautiful journey it was!" Thanks to hard work, dedication, and teamwork, we have been able to achieve this memorable victory.
He thanked all the fans and said that this victory is for all of you.
A user named Saad Irfan has written that captain Babar Azam was criticized for Nouman Ali's selection, but NoumanAli has proved all these critics wrong once again. According to him, never doubt Big One, Babar Azam.
Former Pakistan sniper Saeed Ajmal has congratulated Pakistan on this victory. He particularly praised the bowling of Nouman Ali, Abrar, and Naseem Shah and the batting of Saud Shakeel, Abdullah Shafiq, and Salman Agha.