Abdul Qadir: The late leg-spin wizard's 5 best bowling performances 

#4 New Zealand at Edgbaston - 1983

New Zealand had a tough time playing the debutant in ODIs

The 1983 Cricket World Cup was an important one for Pakistan, as the team was being led by Imran Khan who’d taken over the reins from Javed Miandad in 1982. Imran Khan was at the peak of his career then and was trying to include some fresh blood into the Pakistani squad even with the all-important World Cup taking place. Abdul Qadir was one of the men who got a chance to debut during the 60-over World Cup, and the leg-spinner played his first match against New Zealand at Edgbaston.

Qadir walked into the bowling line-up with a huge reputation and expectations from his captain and managed to deliver in his very first outing. He bagged the wickets of Bruce Edgar, John Wright, Lane Cairns, and captain Geoff Howarth in what ended up as a four-wicket haul for the leg spinner in his 12 overs.

Even though the Pakistani batting line could not live up to the occasion resulting in the team losing the match by 52 runs while chasing a target of 239, it was Qadir who was awarded the Man of the Match award for his excellent bowling spell on debut which earned him the wickets of New Zealand’s top four batsmen.