The high-flying Shaheen started to shine on the global horizon as Pakistan’s leading wicket-taker in the opening 20 ODIs went to bat.
Shaheen Shah Afridi’s bowling is continuously improving, thanks to this, he also started the series of records. Played an important role, Shaheen guided 5 players to the pavilion with 49 runs, he became the first Pakistani bowler to take 45 wickets in the first 20 matches of his career.
He surpassed Hasan Ali who took 39 catches in as many matches, Sarfraz Nawaz is third with 36 wickets, Wahab Riaz and Shoaib Akhtar 35, 35 while Abdul Qadir managed to take 34 catches, Shaheen Shah Afridi 3 in a row. He also became the second bowler in the world to take 15 wickets in matches, earlier this honor was held by compatriot Waqar Younis.
Shaheen took 4 wickets for 47 runs against Afghanistan during the World Cup last year, against Bangladesh he sent 6 players to the pavilion by giving 35 runs, the third opportunity came in the first ODI match played in Rawalpindi.
On the other hand, Brendan Taylor surpassed all Zimbabwean batsmen in the number of international centuries, he played his 17th three-figure innings during the match against Pakistan on Friday, before Andy Flower scored 16 centuries. He is the second Zimbabwean batsman to hit 105 sixes before Elton Chigambra.
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2024-08-18 02:30:40
