Justin Greaves sets new cricket bowling record with five wicket maiden

Greaves, a West Indies paceman, becomes the archetypal subordinate successful Test past to vessel 5 consecutive wicket maidens.

West Indies all-rounder Justin ‌Greaves made Test cricket past connected Monday by becoming the archetypal ⁠bowler successful the ⁠recorded epoch to instrumentality wickets successful 5 consecutive maiden overs during the opening Test against Pakistan successful Tarouba.

The 32-year-old returned figures of ⁠5-27 connected the 3rd day, producing a spell that helped plaything the World Test Championship contention successful the hosts’ favour.

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Greaves surpassed the erstwhile grounds of 4 ⁠consecutive wicket maidens, acceptable by erstwhile England accelerated bowler Stuart Broad against South Africa successful Johannesburg successful 2016.

Playing successful his 17th Test, the Barbadian claimed his maiden five-wicket haul arsenic Pakistan were bowled retired for 282 successful reply to West Indies’ ‌first-innings full of 311.

“When I came on, skipper Roston Chase conscionable said ‘continue to beryllium disciplined successful what you are doing’ and to spot if I tin get immoderate wickets for the team,” Greaves said.

“The shot nipped astir and I got immoderate reward. Anytime I get the shot successful manus the squad looks to maine to beryllium that coagulated subordinate for them [and] effort ⁠to excavation america retired of situations.

“To get 5 wickets ⁠for the archetypal clip successful Test cricket, I’m truly happy, but there’s inactive a batch of enactment to bash successful the game.”

Pakistan were successful bid astatine 244-3, with Shan Masood having reached a ⁠century, earlier Greaves triggered a melodramatic collapse.

The seamer dismissed Masood for 109 and past struck successful consecutive maiden overs to ⁠remove Aamer Jamal, Ali Usman and Mohammad Rizwan ⁠without conceding a run, leaving Pakistan struggling astatine 267-8 astatine lunch.

Greaves completed the historical feat aft the interruption erstwhile helium had Mohammad Abbas caught behind, giving him 5 wickets from 5 successive maiden ‌overs. Pakistan were yet bowled retired for 282, trailing by 29 runs successful the archetypal innings.

Pakistan fought backmost precocious successful the day, reducing West Indies to ‌126-7 ‌in their 2nd innings by stumps. The hosts nevertheless held an wide pb of 155 runs heading into the 4th day.