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The gist

Pakistan debutant Razaullah took four wickets against England at Edgbaston on September 9, 2026.
His spell is a rare bright spot in a struggling Pakistan side's England tour.

Background

Pakistan entered the third Test at Edgbaston after heavy defeats: an innings-and-103-run loss in the first Test at Headingley and a 194-run loss in the second at Lord's. The Pakistan Cricket Board sacked head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and sent seven players home, drafting in seven replacements including five uncapped players. Razaullah, a 21-year-old from Mardan, was among them after impressing at a PCB fast-bowling camp in late August.

How it unfolded

  1. 2023Razaullah played the district U-19 competition for Mardan, then featured at regional youth level for Abbotabad.
  2. recentlyHe made his Pakistan Super League debut for Rawalpindi, taking three wickets across two matches.
  3. Aug 18, 2026His most recent appearance before the England tour was for Pakistan Gold against Pakistan Green in a 50-over match.
  4. late Aug 2026He was among 12 pacers invited to a PCB fast-bowling camp, where interim head coach Mike Hesson took a liking to him.
  5. Sep 9, 2026On debut at Edgbaston, Razaullah dismissed Joe Root for his first Test wicket and took two wickets on the opening day.
  6. Sep 10, 2026He grabbed four wickets on debut on a rain-hit second day, before Azan Awais and Shan Masood led Pakistan's second-innings recovery.

Who’s saying what

Expert
Former England captain Nasser Hussain told Sky Sports that Pakistan have been calling out for something different from their bowlers for a long while, and compared Razaullah's bowling action to Tait and Younis.
Analysts
Cricinfo described Razaullah as blazing a trail on debut from nowhere, a raw fast bowler who fired the imagination after Pakistan's latest abject collapse with the bat.
Analysts
The Guardian's Andy Bull wrote that Razaullah offered the tourists a glimpse of audacity, but that Babar Azam embodied the wider loss of hope.

Sources

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