Shaheen Afridi picks up four wickets in opening over in T20 Blast

01.07.2023 - 08:17 thenationalnews.com

Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi proved once again he is the most devastating new ball bowler in white-ball cricket as he picked up four wickets in the first over of a T20 Blast match.

The left-arm pacer, playing for Nottingham Outlaws, destroyed Birmingham Bears' top order as he snared four wickets in a devastating first over of the chase.

Afridi accounted for the scalps of captain Alex Davies, Chris Benjamin, Dan Mousley and Ed Barnard as Birmingham were reduced to 7-4 in the opening over chasing 169 on a damp Trent Bridge pitch.

However, opener Rob Yates put together a calm 65, with Jacob Bethell and Jake Lintott both making 27, as the Bears battled their way to a two-wicket win and secured a spot in the Vitality Blast quarter-final.

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