London, July 12: Kent's Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Sami destroyed Nottinghamshire yesterday with a second innings haul of seven for 50 to finish the county championship match with an incredible 15 wickets in his team's 287-run win. The 22-year-old had already taken 8-64 in the first innings as Nottinghamshire crashed to 156 all out in reply to Kent's first innings total of 362 at Maidstone. His performance yesterday left him with match figures of 15 for 114 and marked a stunning turnaround in his fortunes with the English club - in his first two county games, he had taken just three wickets at an average of 81.
The visitors had been set a massive 625 for victory and had resumed on the third day of the four-day game on 29 for two. They reached 330 for five before Sami stepped up a gear to wrap up the points for his side.
Sami is only playing with Kent until August when he will be replaced by Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan. Bureau Report