Fans compared the delivery with Shane Warne's ball of the century.
Pakistani leg-spinner Yasir Shah bowled an amazing leg-spin delivery that dislodged the stumps of Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis in the ongoing first Test match between the two sides in Galle. The hosts bundled out Babar Azam & co for 218 in the first innings. And now, they are eyeing to set a challenging target, having earned a healthy second innings lead.
The second day of the game witnessed visiting captain Babar Azam getting a scintillating hundred, his seventh in Test cricket. He scored 119 with the help of 11 boundaries and a couple of sixes before falling prey to Maheesh Theekshana.
Then a day later, Yasir Shah managed to bowl one of the most devastating leg-spinners which caught Kusal Mendis in two minds, whether to play on the front foot or the back foot.
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The incident happened during the 56th over of Sri Lanka’s 2nd innings. Yasir’s delivery was pitched way outside the leg stump, but the massive turn breached Mendis’ defence. Mendis tried his best to counter the spin and bounce, but the ball managed to hit the off-stump.
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Yasir now has the fifth-most wickets for Pakistan in Test cricket. He got past the legendary Abdul Qadir after dismissing Angelo Mathews for a 15-ball duck on Day 1 of the Test match.