Pakistan star fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has now become his identity to take wickets in the first over. He once again sent New Zealand opener Will Young to the pavilion in the first over, spreading his deadly bowling. With this performance, Shaheen has made a big record.
Shaheen Afridi became the third bowler to take the highest wicket in the first over in ODIs
Shaheen Afridi has now moved up to third place in ODI cricket in terms of taking the most wickets in the first over. He has taken wickets in the first over 9 times so far.
In this list, two veteran bowlers of Pakistan are ahead of them:
- The first place is Mohammad Irfan, who took wickets in the first over 10 times in ODIs.
- The second number is the great fast bowler Wasim Akram, who did this feat 10 times.
Shaheen has achieved this position in only 60 ODIs, in which he has taken 120 wickets. This figure suggests that Shaheen is fast moving towards greatness.
Tri -series first match today
A tri -series is being played in Pakistan before the 2025 Champions Trophy, including teams from hosts Pakistan, New Zealand and South Africa.
The first match of this series is being played between Pakistan and New Zealand at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat first, but Shaheen Afridi dismissed Will Young for just 4 runs in the first over.
New Zealand’s playing XI
- Rachin ravindra
- Will Young
- Ken Williamson
- Derail michelle
- Tom Latham (wicketkeeper)
- Glen Philips
- Michael Bracewell
- Michel Santner (Captain)
- Matte henry
- Ben Sears
- William O’Rurke
Pakistan’s playing XI
- Fakhar Zaman
- Babar Azam
- Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper)
- Khushdil Shah
- Kamran Ghulam
- Salman Aga
- Tayyab Tahir
- Shaheen Afridi
- Naseem Shah
- Harice Rauf
- Abrar Ahmed
Now it will be interesting to see how Shaheen Afridi and Pakistan’s team perform in this match and will they be able to strengthen their claim in this tri -series.
