Daily Mail

WIZARD WASIM ...FROM WALES!

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IMAD WASIM, 28, put Pakistan in charge with his left-arm spin, dismissing Hashim Amla for 16 and AB de Villiers first ball to leave South Africa 61 for three. So, who is he? ÷ Born in Swansea, where his parents moved for work, but raised in Islamabad from an early age. ÷ Won the 2006 Under 19 World Cup with Pakistan and captained the side in the 2008 tournament. ÷ Played six seasons of League cricket at Burnley, Accrington and Belfast — where, in 2015, he was picked for Pakistan’s white-ball squads. PS Wasim scored two halfcentur­ies against England in last year’s ODI series and they failed to dismiss him in any of his four innings. With the ball he went for just 4.5 an over and took the wicket of Eoin Morgan twice, as well as removing Alex Hales and Ben Stokes. They might be hoping to avoid another meeting in the semi-finals…

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