Pak vs SA: Imran Butt dove to his left to take a amazing catch at second slip.© Twitter
Pakistan batsman Imran Butt’s Test debut got off to a dream get started as he took a amazing catch diving to his left to send South Africa opener Aiden Markram back to the pavilion in Karachi. Pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi bowled at a excellent length going across the ideal-hander and drew the edge from Markram’s bat, and Butt, standing at second slip, dove to his left to grab the ball low to send the batsman packing. “An unforgettable debut already for Imran Butt,” the International Cricket Council wrote on Twitter, sharing the video.
Watch Imran Butt’s amazing grab right here:
An unforgettable debut currently for Imran Butt #PAKvSA pic.twitter.com/Qpv5IEJvaw
— ICC (@ICC) January 26, 2021Fellow debutant Nauman Ali also impressed, taking two wickets as Pakistan bowled the guests out for 220 soon after South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.Ali got the vital wickets of South Africa captain Quinton de Kock and half-centurion Dean Elgar in consecutive overs as the hosts dominated Day 1 of the initial Test in Karachi.Yasir Shah also picked up 3 wickets, when South Africa also suffered due to two run-outs.Elgar was the choose of the batsmen for South Africa, for his 58. Their next most effective batsman was spinner George Linde, who produced 35.Kagiso Rabada, in return, got South Africa off to a excellent get started, removing Pakistan openers Abid Ali and Imran Butt early.While Rabada sent Abid Ali’s off-stump cartwheeling soon after creating 4 runs, Butt gloved a brief delivery up to leg gully for a score of 9 in his initial Test inning, leaving Pakistan reeling at 15/2. Pakistan completed the day at 33/4, with Keshav Maharaj trapping Babar Azam in front of the stumps and Anrich Nortje knocking more than evening-watchman Shaheen Afridi’s stumps.
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