On This Day: October 15, 1990 - The world was introduced to the deadliest old-ball partnership - 2Ws

[Abdullah719]

Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram shared ten wickets in a Test for the first time

They took 15 wickets in the match as Pakistan decimated New Zealand by an innings and 43 runs in Karachi.

11 of the 15 were out lbw or bowled.

It started a run in which Wasim and Waqar took ten or more wickets between them in 18 of the 24 Tests that they played in together between 1990 and 1994.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/...1st-Test-new-zealand-in-pakistan-test-series/

 

[Abdul]

It started a run in which Wasim and Waqar took ten or more wickets between them in 18 of the 24 Tests that they played in together between 1990 and 1994.

They didn't play a Test together after 1994?

 

[Zaz]

They didn't play a Test together after 1994?

They just probably didnt take as many 10 wkt plus hauls as they during that 90-94 period

 

[MenInG]

And the world of cricket was never the same again!

 

[SensiblePakFan]

Changing tides.

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OnThisDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OnThisDay</a> 1990. The cricket world received its first introduction to the Waqar Younis & Wasim Akram partnership as they shared 10 wickets in a Test for the first time, taking 15 in all as Pak beat NZ by an innings in Karachi. 11 of the 15 wickets were out lbw or bowled <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/i6r4ePizOE">pic.twitter.com/i6r4ePizOE</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/1184075092101419009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[BouncerGuy]

The day when deadly duo of Wasim and Waqar came to light..

https://twitter.com/x/status/1846092003831947297