World cricket saw Shaheen Afridi of old against England. Shaheen Afridi who would take wickets first ball, take wickets in the first over and tear apart the opposition top order in the powerplay. After a long time, that avatar of Shaheen Shah Afridi was seen in a match against England. When England came into the field chasing the target of 165 runs set by Pakistan, they did not know that it would be difficult to even stand at the crease against this bowler.
Shaheen took the wicket with the first ball
Dreaming of reaching the semi-finals, Shaheen Afridi spoiled England's start in the powerplay. He started well with the first ball. He came to bowl the first over against England and took the wicket of Phil Salt with the very first ball. He already held the record for most first-ball wickets in T20 Internationals, and now he has added another wicket to his tally. He is also the highest wicket-taker in the first over in the T20 World Cup.
Took 3 wickets in 3 overs in Powerplay
Then, when Shaheen Afridi came in to bowl his second over, he took the vital wicket of Jos Buttler. Shaheen also bowled his third over in the powerplay, dismissing Jacob Bethel. Thus, Shaheen Afridi took three wickets for 13 runs in his three overs. England lost all three wickets for just 35 runs in the Powerplay, spoiling their start.
Shaheen Afridi broke the world record
Shaheen Shah Afridi broke Kagiso Rabada's world record by taking three wickets in the Powerplay against England. He has now become the highest wicket-taker in the Men's T20 World Cup Powerplay. Before the match against England, Shaheen Afridi took 15 wickets in the Powerplay. Kagiso Rabada made a world record of 16 wickets. However, after taking three wickets against England, Shaheen has now taken 18 wickets in the T20 World Cup Powerplay.
