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Pakistan's Saqib Takes Seven on Debut to Spark Sri Lanka Collapse
Debutant Saqib Khan took 7-130 as Sri Lanka lost their last six wickets for 42 runs and finished with a 12-run first-innings lead.
- On Thursday, November 12, 2026, Pakistan debutant Saqib Khan claimed seven wickets to dismiss Sri Lanka for 446 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, establishing a narrow 12-run lead in their first innings.
- Resuming the fourth day at 404-4, Sri Lanka collapsed as Pakistan's incisive swing bowling exploited perfect overcast conditions, with visitors losing their remaining six wickets for 42 runs.
- Saqib finished with 7-130, becoming the fourth Pakistani bowler to claim seven wickets on Test debut, while wicketkeeper Ghazi Ghori contributed six catches behind the stumps.
- Pakistan reached 39-1 by lunch in their second innings, holding an overall lead of 27 runs, after Asitha Fernando claimed the lone wicket of debutant Tayyab Arif.
- The second Test is scheduled for November 17, having been shifted from Lahore to Rawalpindi due to poor weather, ensuring the series continues after the current match concludes.
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Pakistan's Saqib takes seven on debut to spark Sri Lanka collapse
Pakistan's Saqib Khan took seven wickets on debut as Sri Lanka collapsed from their overnight 404-4 to 446 all out on the fourth morning of the first Test in Rawalpindi on Thursday, a first innings lead…
·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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Saqib's 7-wicket total on debut gives Sri Lanka a slender 1st-innings lead vs Pakistan
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — Debutant fast bowler Saqib Khan led Pakistan’s comeback in the first cricket test with a seven-wicket haul as Sri Lanka took a first-innings lead of 12 runs on Thursday.
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Rawalpindi Test: Saqib bags seven wickets on debut as Sri Lanka take first-innings lead
Sri Lanka were bowled out for 446 in their first innings against Pakistan on the fourth day of the Rawalpindi Test on Thursday, taking a 12-run lead as debutant Saqib Khan claimed seven wickets.Sri Lanka resumed innings on Day 4 at 404-4...
·Karachi, Pakistan
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