Spinner stuns cricket world with 'ball of the century' replica
One of Yasir Shah’s 10 wickets against New Zealand looked awfully similar to Shane Warne’s famous ‘Gatting Ball’.
The star leg-spinner took 10 wickets in the day as Pakistan took control of the second Test in Dubai.
The 32-year-old took 8-41 as New Zealand slipped from 1-61 to 90 all out in the first innings, before adding both scalps as the Black Caps ended day three 2-131 following on, still 197 behind.
His third scalp in the first innings was an absolute beauty of a ball that completely bamboozled Ross Taylor.
The perfect leg-break drifted in towards Taylor’s pads, squaring him up before ripping back past his outside edge and rocking off stump.
The delivery looked very similar to Warnie’s ‘ball of the century’, and had fans in absolute raptures.
Yasir Shah in the dismissal of Ross Taylor produced a peach of a delivery that pitched on the middle and leg stump line & passed the bat of Taylor to hit the off stump, that reminded of the dream delivery bowled by Shane Warne to Mike Gatting, the golden ball of that year.
— Ram (@ram574) November 26, 2018
what a spell by Yasir Shah. Bring back Warne memories#YasirShah #YasirShahDay https://t.co/COCGmnsMWS
— Arsalan Ahmed (@Arsalan956_) November 26, 2018
Unplayable stuff from Yasir Shah. Ross Taylor departs as well! Two wickets in three deliveries and Pakistan right on top again. NZ reeling at 61/3. #PAKvNZ #PAKvsNZ
— Bihan Sengupta (@BihanSengupta91) November 26, 2018
If legspin would all about only legspinner then yasir shah would've been the king of legspinner alongside shane warne. Treat to watch. He dont have proper wrong one usually he is bowling a top spinner for variation.his action dont let him get that. #PAKvNZ
— Abdul Majeed (@immajeed6) November 26, 2018
shane warne of #Pakistan 👏
"Yasir Shah"— majid Allah Bandah (@icuddowidalass) November 26, 2018
Ten wickets in a day. Yasir Shah is a machine 🔥 – Shane Warne-esque
— Billy بلال (@BilalAsif_11) November 26, 2018
Yasir shah is Shane warne of Pakistan. ..love to watch his bowling .@cricbuzz
— Mohsin Gohill (@GohilMohsin) November 26, 2018
Yasir Shah, the only rightful heir to the throne of Shane Warne. #PAKvNZ https://t.co/u9iMvvFi8q
— Zaaviar (@ZaaviarKhan) November 26, 2018
Responding to Pakistan’s 5-418, New Zealand put on 50 without loss in their first knock before Yasir removed Jeet Raval for his first scalp.
But it was his superb triple-wicket maiden that sparked the collapse as he accounted for Tom Latham, Taylor and Henry Nicholls in the 28th over.
It was soon 8-72 as Hasan Ali and Yasir combined to run out BJ Watling in the 30th over, Hasan trapped Colin De Grandhomme lbw in the next before Ish Sodhi and Neil Wagner fell to Yasir in the 34th.
Number three Kane Williamson remained unbeaten on 28 but Yasir soon polished off the tail and then struck seven balls into his first spell of the second innings to have Raval stumped for two.
Yasir claimed his 10th wicket of the day when he broke a 56-run stand between Williamson and Latham, the former shown to have edged behind after a DRS review, but Taylor (48 not out) combined with Latham (44no) for an unbeaten 65-run partnership by stumps.
with AAP