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Rehan Ahmed's dad reduced to tears as England spinner takes five wickets on Test debut

Rehan Ahmed's dad, Naeem, was reduced to tears in the stands as he watched his son become the youngest ever cricketer to take a five wicket haul on Test debut at the tender age of 18 years and 126 days.

Ahmed picked up 5-48 in a game changing spell on day three as Pakistan collapsed from 164-3 to 216 all out, leaving England needing just 55 more runs to wrap up a remarkable 3-0 whitewash.

The youngster's five-for saw him break a record set by Australia captain Pat Cummins, who was 18 years and 196 days old when he took 6-79 against South Africa in 2011. It surprisingly took 41 overs for Ben Stokes to turn Ahmed on day three, but when he did the leg-spinner ripped through Pakistan to claim the wickets of Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Wasim and Agha Salman.

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