The Pakistani Pacer Shaheen Afridi has achieved a unique achievement with the 4-Wicket trek that he chose during the thrashing victory of Pakistan in the West India in the first ODI in Trinidad.
While Pakistan chose to bowl, their bowlers have done extensive work to limit the batters in the West Indies to the score of 280, after three half center of Evin Lewis, Shai Hope and Roston Chase, which they could not convert into further large scores.
Pakistan, in turn, did not have the best of their top order, but their innings were stabilized by the skipper, Mohammed Rizwan, next to veteran Babar Azam, before Debutant Hasan Nawaz and Hussain Talat, only in his second game, went to take Pakistan about the line with a 104 -part partner for the 6th.
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Shaheen Afridi creates a world record in the 1st ODI
During Pakistan’s Bowlinginings, Tempo Bowler Shaheen Afridi played a monumental role for Pakistan, because he took 4 wickets in his 8-over enchantment and was the highest wicket task in the game, followed by fellow pacer Naseem Shah.
With these 4 wickets, Shaheen completed 131 Wickets in ODI Cricket after having made 65 performances in the ODI format. Shaheen surpassed the former record and is now crowned as the new highest wicket tack in ODI Cricket after he had played 65 games for the nation.
The second highest number of wickets in the list after 65 ODI games is 128 Wickets, a record of Afghan spinner Rashid Khan, who surpassed Shaheen. The spell of Shaheen included the Wickets of Windies-Opener Brandon King, their skipper Shai Hope, all-rounder Romario Shepherd and Pacer Shamar Joseph.
A short trivia of the Pakistan vs West -India competition
West Indies, for the first time by Mohammad Rizwan, had set up a brave 280 by three half centuries. Although the Pakistan Pacers looked good within the reach of the wickets, it was the spinners who played a crucial role in suffocating the stream of runs.
Shaheen Afridi with 4 wickets and naseem Shah with 3 Wickets remained the stars of Pakistan, before their batters Hasan Nawaz and Hussain Talat took the honor for the entire victory with their crucial hundred-run stand for the 6th Wicket, which changed the fate of the game.
“In the beginning the spinners were great, but once the dew came in, it became easier, “said player-of-the-match Nawaz the host Omroep.
“It was difficult to play in such circumstances, and the throw had a major role,” said Hope. “Maybe we could have had more points. Credit to our bowlers for fighting at the end. We had to score more in the middle overs. But all in all we are still one step behind.”
Babar Azam’s ODI form to stay under the microscope for Asia Cup Return
Pakistan Batter Babar Azam, a modern legend in the nation and the pillar of their batting order, was marked as playing in the first game, while he auditioned for his comeback in the Pakistan T20i side for the Asia Cup.
After Pakistan veteran opener Fakhar Zaman was injured during the second match of the T20i series against the West Indies, Babar Azam would be in conversation to replace him with the upcoming Tri-Nations series and the Asia Cup, who would need his experience in the shortest format.
However, the report also clearly stated that the selection of Babar would depend on his performance in the ODI series against the Windies. In this competition, Azam scored a crucial 47 and built on an essential partnership next to the skipper.
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