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TOI Sports Desk | TIMESOFINDIA.COM

Pakistan vs West Indies, 2nd Test: 20-wicket day in Multan breaks 118-year Test record

A dramatic opening day of the 2nd Test between Pakistan and West Indies in Multan on Saturday saw 20 wickets falling, as both the sides were bowled out in their respective first innings, leaving the hosts trailing by nine runs.

Out of the 20 wickets that fell in the day, 16 were taken by spinners, which is the most by that type of bowling on the opening day of a Test. The previous record was of 14 wickets during the 1907 Leeds Test between England and South Africa.

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