Iqbal Qasim vs Allan Border and Steve Waugh Ist Test at Karachi in 1988

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Relive one of the most memorable battles in cricket history! In the First Test between Pakistan and Australia at Karachi in 1988, legendary Pakistani spinner Iqbal Qasim went head-to-head with Australian greats Allan Border and Steve Waugh. Watch how Qasim's accurate spin and intelligent variations challenged Australia's middle order on a turning track.  This was a classic Test match filled with tension, skill, and cricketing brilliance. See how one of Pakistan’s finest spinners tried to break through Australia's resistance in this unforgettable encounter.  👇 Don’t forget to Like, Share, and Subscribe for more vintage cricket moments!  📌 Match: Pakistan vs Australia 📌 Test: 1st Test, Karachi, 1988 📌 Key Players: Iqbal Qasim, Allan Border, Steve Waugh 📌 Venue: National Stadium, Karachi  #IqbalQasim #AllanBorder #SteveWaugh #KarachiTest1988 #PakistanVsAustralia #ClassicCricket #CricketHistory #VintageCricket #TestCricket #CricketLegends

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00:00The year was 1988, and the stage was set at the National Stadium in Karachi for a gripping

00:06encounter between Pakistan and Australia in the first test of the series.

00:11As the final day approached, all eyes turned to the crumbling pitch that had begun to favour

00:15the spinners, a stage tailor-made for Pakistan's season's left-arm orthodox baller Iqbal

00:21Qasim.

00:22Australia, chasing a daunting target in the fourth innings, had two of their most reliable

00:26and technically solid baseman at the crease, Stevo and Alan Bader.

00:31Both were known for their skill, engines been renowned for their composure, footwork, and

00:36ability to read tweakers of the hand.

00:38But what would unfold it that day was a lesson in baffle and patience, a spin-balling masterclass

00:45that would go down in Pakistan's cricketing folklore.

00:49Practical?

01:06Yeah.

01:07We're not going to get the main course of that.

01:08We're not going to get the main course of that.

01:10We're not going to get the main course of the Vietnam War.

01:14On time.

01:21Just one run will come this morning from the left side.

01:31Sweat.

01:33Just one minute will come.

01:36The scientist in Umar,

01:40Bardo says in Balca from yesterday also,

01:43he was shooting and he thinks it's on the way around the left side.

01:48So, Niparatani captain has two geeseelers

01:53behind the square on the left side.

01:57The square is on him.

02:05There's one near the square of Ampar

02:08just behind my brother on the beach.

02:19He's done that again.

02:22He gets the finger.

02:24So, I see this.

02:30I ran after his experience in the first two minutes

02:33when he was caught off back and forth,

02:35playing defensively.

02:37Had the ball pushed on or around the middle stump.

02:40He decided to

02:42sweep anything

02:44pushed around there.

02:46So, to force us normally,

02:48for as long as the batsman is able to,

02:51just to pick up the ball and come down on it.

02:54Nothing now,

02:56so it's too low.

03:00Good survival.

03:01Playing the day out.

03:27The wall goes on to 13.

03:57The wall goes on to 18, 18 for 5.

04:04Do you have an appeal for stumping any now?

04:08Well, your sound though, it's a nice, neat bit of stumping and very good bowling by Iqbal Kasim and Steve Ward.

04:27Four arms.

04:32The wicket keeper, Healy, short delivery from Kasim and no problem there at all.

04:39He really smashed that for four.

04:4484%.

04:45Well, the way it was better normal, I thought it would go sooner or later.

04:51Because it was more powerful if you feel here.

04:52I don't know.

04:53All the way it was better normal.

04:54I thought it would go sooner or later.

04:55Because it was more powerful if you feel here.

04:58I don't know.

04:59All the way it was better normal, I thought it would go sooner or later.

05:04I don't know.

05:05I don't know.

05:06I thought it would go sooner or later.

05:07Because it was more powerful if you feel here.

05:11From that point, theパz Healy who has smashed up the ball.

05:15This one really soft memory.

05:17This is great because there she is straight in a,-

05:19I don't know.

05:20Suddenly, I thought it was really like these...

05:21You aren't the only half of it.

05:22This one who kicks bare an even detail.

05:23But I didn't know that if…

05:23He likes to kill.

05:24Okay.

05:25Killing and Molly has their far away also is right after a week.

05:27More as a holiday, I think without trying to get to help and I think I think there is no-

05:33the border has still missed the ball

05:36and the leg sum

05:38so he hit the ball

05:40this is the fourth one

05:44which has two batsmen

05:46elbowed in the previous game

05:48and the two batsmen rolled

05:50so he hit the ball

05:52so he hit the ball

05:54so he hit the ball

05:56and he hit the leg sum

05:58and he hit the leg sum

06:00he hit the machine

06:02and he hit the ball

06:04just completely

06:06the leg sum

06:08the ball is fixed

06:10but he hit the ball

06:12and this is the trigger

06:14he hit the ball

06:16the ball is fixed

06:18the ball is called

06:20the ball it is

06:22and the ball is against

06:24this is the fifth

06:26distance until you got

06:28because those two boards

06:30Aamir Doh, Boone, bold costume star, John Scott, a dog, bold Khajir star, Wood LW, bold costume

06:37Sandra, Adam Golder, bold costume Aswara, these were from Salim Yosif, bold costume

06:42Pera, healing of our yesterday.

06:47This is Boone, bold by Iqbal Khachim.

06:50Iqbal Khachim, operating with relentless accuracy and subtle variation, began weaving his web.

07:13The Karachi pitch, wearing signs of five days of intense battle, offered prodigious turns

07:19an unpredictable bounce, exactly the kind of surface where Iqbal Khachim thrived.

07:24Steve was still relatively new to the test arena but already displaying a glimpse of his

07:30legendary grit, tried to dig in.

07:32He looked to use his feet, trying to disrupt the spinner's rhythm.

07:36But Iqbal Khachim had other plans, mixing flight and pace with masterful precision.

07:41Iqbal Khachim drew Steve into a false stroke.

07:45The ball tipped, gripped and spun past and wicketkeeper did the job rest.

07:50It was a vital breakthrough and the crowd erupted.

07:53Then came the moment everyone was waiting for.

07:55The battle between the veteran Alan Bodder and the Willy Iqbal Khachim.

08:00Alan Bodder, the Australian captain and one of the most dependable players of Spain in the world

08:05cricket, was Pakistan's biggest challenge.

08:07Calm under pressure and with a rock-solid defence, Alan Bodder looked set to grind it out.

08:13But Iqbal Khachim was at the peak of his craft.

08:15He teased Bodder with flight and dupe, consistently probing that corridor of uncertainty.

08:21Then came the delivery.

08:22A beauty that pitched on middle spun sharply, clattering into the stumps.

08:26Alan Bodder was gone.

08:27Iqbal Khachim had outfoxed the master.

08:30The dismissal sent a jolt through the Australian camp.

08:33Two of their finest had fallen prey to a spell of Spain wizard.

08:37And from that point, the collapse was invitable.

08:40Iqbal Khachim finished the innings with figures that spoke of his dominance.

08:44But the true value of his performances lay in the context.

08:47The timing and the precision and the calibre of bestmen he dismissed.

08:51On a day when Pakistan needed someone to rise the occasion, Iqbal Khachim delivered with calm

08:57authority.

08:57It was not just a bowling performance.

08:59It was a strategic dismantling of Australia's backbone.

09:03A display of spin-balling that combined cricketing intelligence with technical mastery.

09:09The first test at Karachi will forever be remembered for Iqbal Khachim.

09:13Brilliance on the final day.

09:14Where he turned the game with nothing but a turning track.

09:17A sharp cricketing brain and nerves of steals.

09:20Iqbal Khachim was a highly skillful left-arm orthodox spinner.

09:24Who represented Pakistan in the 1970s and 1980s.

09:28Known for his remarkable control, subtle variation and ability to exploit even the slightest

09:34assistance from the pitch.

09:35A quiet performer.

09:37Iqbal Khachim played 50 test matches and took 171 wickets at an impressive average.

09:43Often overshadowed by more flamboyant teammates but consistently delivering under pressure.

09:48His calm demeanor and sharp cricketing mind made him a reliable match-winner,

09:53especially on spin-friendly surfaces.

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09:58Thanks for watching.

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