Karachi: Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi scored a unique feat in the second T20I against Ireland in Dublin on Sunday.
The 24-year-old completed his 300-wicket haul in international cricket after dismissing Ireland captain Paul Stirling. He is also the fifth youngest bowler to achieve this feat.
With an impressive career spanning 145 matches, he has 113 wickets in Test cricket, 104 in ODIs and an impressive 84 in T20Is.
Youngest bowler to reach 300 international wickets
With an impressive career spanning 145 matches, he has 113 wickets in Test cricket, 104 in ODIs and an impressive 84 in T20Is.
It should be noted that Pakistan chose to bat first in the second match of the series.
Both teams made one change when Ireland’s Barry McCarthy replaced Graham Hume for Pakistan, while experienced pacer Mohammad Amir returned to the playing XI in place of Shadab Khan, who failed to contribute a single run and conceded 54 runs in four overs. in his first T20I with the ball.
Playing XI
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir
Ireland: Paul Stirling (c), Mark Adair, Andrew Bilbirnie, Curtis Kemper, Gareth Delaney, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Ben White, Craig Young
