The second Test match between South Africa and Pakistan is being played in Rawalpindi. Monday is the first day of the match, and Pakistan has scored 95 runs for one wicket by the lunch break. Abdullah Shafique is unbeaten on 53 and Shan Masood is on 61 as the session resumed after the lunch break. Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first. Asif Afridi made his debut for Pakistan at the age of 38 years and 299 days. He became the third-oldest player in Pakistan’s history to debut in Test cricket. He was handed his debut cap by Shaheen Shah Afridi. Asif was included in the playing eleven in place of fast bowler Hasan Ali. Also read: ‘How many all-rounders do we want?’: Ashwin slams Kuldeep Yadav’s exclusion from playing XI; Gavaskar defends Rohit, Kohli after Perth flop show Miran Bakhsh: The oldest player to make Test debut for Pakistan Pakistan’s oldest Test debutant is Miran Bakhsh, who played his first Test match against India in Lahore on January 29, 1955, at the age of 47 years and 284 days. Additionally, Amir Elahi made his Test debut for Pakistan against India in Delhi on October 16, 1952, at the age of 44 years and 45 days. Amir is Pakistan’s second-oldest player to make a Test debut. James Southerton is the oldest In the history of Test cricket, the record for the oldest Test debut is held by England’s James Southerton. Southerton played his first Test against Australia in Melbourne on March 15, 1877, at the age of 49 years and 119 days. In the 21st century, the record for the oldest Test debut is held by Ed Joyce. He made his Test debut for Ireland against Pakistan in Dublin (Malahide) on May 11, 2018, at the age of 39 years and 231 days. Also read: MS Dhoni celebrates Diwali with wife Sakshi and family: CSK, Mumbai Indians post wishes; LSG light up Ekana Stadium with lamps Almost 200 wickets in first-class cricket This 38-year and 299-day-old cricketer from Peshawar has played 57 First-Class matches so far, in which he has taken 198 wickets in 95 innings. During this, he has achieved the feat of taking five wickets in an innings 13 times. Post navigation MS Dhoni celebrates Diwali with wife Sakshi and family:CSK, Mumbai Indians post wishes; LSG light up Ekana Stadium with lamps England beat New Zealand by 65 runs in 2nd T20I:Phil Salt scores half-century, Adil Rashid bags four wickets; Harry Brook awarded POTM
