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Half-centuries to Andrew Balbirnie and Paul Stirling, following three-wicket hauls for Simi Singh and Mark Adair, propelled Ireland to a convincing nine-wicket win over hosts Oman at the Al Almerat Stadium in Muscat on Saturday.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has said that Babar Azam will soon become the number one ranked Test batter in the world as he has all the desired qualities. Pakistan will next lock horns against Australia in a three-match Test series, beginning March 4 in Rawalpindi. Babar Azam had won the ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year Award in January, beating off competition from Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, South Africa batter Janneman Malan and Ireland opener Paul Stirling.
Quetta Gladiators veteran all-rounder Shahid Afridi made a return to the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and claimed one wicket in a match against Islamabad United in Karachi on Thursday. Afridi got hammered for 67 runs in his four overs while bagging only a single wicket in the process. The former Pakistan captain bowled some questionable lines and lengths and was particularly targeted by attacking batter Azam Khan. Afridi was hit for 47 runs in the first three overs of his spell while he got smashed for 20 in the last over of the innings by Azam.
After Rashid Khan's recent unorthodox exploits with the bat, another Afghanistan cricketer Rahmanullah Gurbaz took centrestage as he produced an epic "helicopter" shot in a game between Peshawar Zalmi and Islamabad United in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL). Islamabad batter Gurbaz brought out the "helicopter" in the 15th over of the run-chase against pacer Sohail Khan as the ball was dispatched over the mid-wicket boundary for a maximum. Even the commentators applauded this unorthodox style of batting which yielded six runs for the batter.
The Pakistan Super League returns for its seventh season this week, with Multan Sultans looking to successfully defend their title.
Ireland's big-hitting opener Paul Stirling and all-rounder Simi Singh have been included in the ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year for 2021.