Read Also:- On This Day in 2008: Anil Kumble becomes the first Indian Bowler<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nPakistan, with Saeed Anwer and Shahid Afridi, got off to a brilliant start with 100 and above pairing. Anil Kumble broke through first with Afridi, and then in the next over Ijaz Ahmed without getting any score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mohammad Yousuf and Saqlain Mushtaq also could not open their accounts, while Inzamam-ul-Haq, Moin Khan, and Mushtaq Ahmed all scored in single digits. Wasim Akram was the top scorer with 37 as Pakistan ultimately had to close their innings on 207 since Kumble wreaked some havoc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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