Shaheen Afridi claimed 3 wickets in 1st T20I vs South Africa© AFP
Ace seamer Shaheen Afridi etched his title within the historical past ebook by turning into Pakistan’s first bowler to take 100 wickets in every format of worldwide cricket. Within the first innings of the opening T20I towards South Africa in Durban right here on Tuesday evening, Shaheen struck as soon as within the powerplay, then within the center section and as soon as in the direction of the top to finish a three-wicket haul and arrive on the uncommon feat. With a three-wicket haul, Shaheen accomplished 100 T20I wickets and have become the primary Pakistan bowler to have 100 wickets in every format. Aside from T20Is, the 24-year-old left-arm seamer boasts 112 scalps in ODIs and 116 in Check cricket.
Together with his record-shattering spell, he additionally the turned third Pakistani bowler to attain 100 T20I wickets, behind Haris Rauf and Shadab Khan.
Shaheen hit the three-digit determine milestone in his 74th T20I sport for Pakistan. He turned the second-fastest to take 100 T20I wickets for Pakistan after scorching pacer Haris Rauf, who achieved the feat in 71 T20I matches.
Total, Shaheen turned the youngest to attain the feat and joined the ranks of New Zealand’s Tim Southee, Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan, and Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga.
Coming to the match, Shaheen cleaned up Rassie van der Dussen for a golden duck with a pinpoint yorker. He got here again to ship in-form David Miller earlier than he may carry up a well-deserved century.
Within the final, he trapped Nqabayomzi Peter in entrance of the stumps to say his one centesimal T20I wicket and enter the unique membership. Shaheen ended the primary T20I with figures of three/22 in his four-over spell.
Regardless of Shaheen’s heroics, Pakistan fell to a slender 11-run defeat. Whereas chasing a difficult whole of 184, skipper Mohammad Rizwan discovered no help from the opposite finish. His 74 drove Pakistan’s rating however it wasn’t sufficient to take the guests previous the ending line.
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