PAK vs ENG: Abrar Ahmed achieves unique feat on Test debut

Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed has achieved a unique feat on his Test debut against England in Multan.

Abrar now has 10 wickets, which is the most taken by a Pakistani spinner on his debut test. He has surpassed Abdul Rehman, who took eight wickets on his debut in 2007 in Karachi against South Africa.

Pakistan debutant Abrar Ahmed spun a spell over England Friday, grabbing seven wickets.

The 24-year-old — nicknamed "Harry Potter" by friends because he wears glasses similar to those of the fictional boy wizard — produced magic of his own to finish with 7-114.

Abrar also has taken three wickets in the second innings of the match.

It must be noted that the most number of wickets by a Pakistani on debut is 11 by Mohammad Zahid in 1996 against New Zealand.

Earlier, left-arm spinner Jack Leach claimed three key wickets to spark a Pakistan collapse on day two of the second Test, ending the hosts´ innings for 202.

England, who scored 281 runs in their first innings, took a lead of 79 runs.

Pakistan lost their last seven wickets for 37 runs after captain Babar Azam fell for 75, with Leach getting sold assistance from Joe Root finished (2-23) and Mark Wood (2-40).

Leach led the England attack with figures of 4-98, having dismissed Abdullah Shafique on Friday, and also reached a landmark 100 wickets in his 31st Test.

England, on their first Test tour of Pakistan since 2005, won the first Test by 74 runs in Rawalpindi.

England took full advantage of winning the toss — and their batting depth — to win the first Test by 74 runs Monday on a dead wicket that offered nothing to the bowlers.

Rawalpindi yielded 1,768 runs in four innings — the third most in Test history — with seven individual centuries and five fifties.