Noman Ali in motion© AFP
Pakistan left-arm spinner Noman Ali has been introduced because the ICC Males’s Participant of the Month award for October on Tuesday following his distinctive efficiency within the not too long ago concluded three-match Take a look at sequence towards England. His heroics throughout the sequence have been sufficient to edge South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada and New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner to say the month-to-month award and change into the primary males’s winner from Pakistan since Babar Azam was rewarded in August final 12 months.
Noman paid tribute to his teammates, who helped Pakistan struggle again from an early defeat to clinch the sequence towards England.
“I’m delighted to be named the ICC Males’s Participant of the Month and deeply grateful to all my teammates who helped me put my greatest performances ahead to assist Pakistan win a historic house Take a look at sequence towards England. It’s at all times thrilling to be part of such memorable wins in your nation,” Noman Ali stated as quoted by the ICC.
Noman produced two game-changing spells throughout his two Take a look at appearances in October, ending with match figures of 11/147 and 9/130 as Pakistan overturned their defeat within the first Take a look at to finish their three-year drought for a Take a look at sequence win at house.
With the Pakistan batters setting a 297-run goal for England within the second Take a look at, Noman wreaked havoc on the guests in his aspect’s defence.
The left-arm orthodox bowler helped himself to his greatest Take a look at figures, claiming 8/46 to information Pakistan to their first Take a look at win on house soil since 2021.
Noman backed his heroics within the second Take a look at with an excellent efficiency within the sequence’ last contest in Rawalpindi.
Strolling in at No.9 with the scorecard studying 177/7 within the third Take a look at, Noman got here up trumps with the bat, enjoying a resilient 45-run knock to assist his aspect to a vital 77-run lead within the first innings. Pakistan went on to win the ultimate Take a look at by 9 wickets with the skilled spinner following up his efforts with the bat, with a game-changing six-wicket haul to bowl out England for simply 112.
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