Shaheen Shah Afridi historic 4 wickets in vitality blast

Shaheen Shah Afridi 4 wickets in vitality blast

Shaheen Shah Afridi, a star pacer for Pakistan, made history on Friday by becoming the first bowler to claim four wickets in the opening over of a T20 encounter.

For Nottinghamshire against Warwickshire in the T20 Vitality Blast on Friday, June 30, Shaheen delivered an outstanding opening over. 

On the first, second, fifth, and sixth balls of the first over, the 23-year-old fast bowler took the wickets. 

Prior to Dan Mousley getting out by playing right into Olly Stone's hands, he bowled out Chris Benjamin and the opener Alex Davies, LBW, with a yorker.

Shaheen Afridi, you cannot do that!! 💥 https://t.co/ehXxmtz6rX pic.twitter.com/wvibWa17zA

— Vitality Blast (@VitalityBlast) June 30, 2023

 

After dismissing Ed Barnard with a bowl, Shaheen has taken four wickets in the opening over of the game.

However, the pacer only scored 29 runs, and his team was defeated

In 19.1 overs, the Bears reached the 169-run mark. Opening batsman Robert Yates scored 65 runs off of 46 balls to help his team win by two wickets.

The finishing touches came from Glenn Maxwell, Jacob Bethell, and Jake Lintott, who scored 19, 27, and 27 not out, respectively.

The Bears have 10 victories in their last 13 games, which puts them atop the North Group's points standings. Nottinghamshire, on the other hand, is in fourth place after winning seven of their 13 games.

The Twenty20 Cup, which debuted in June 2003 as the event, was the first precision T20 league. This is its 21st iteration.

For this year's Premier League, Shaheen joined Nottinghamshire Outlaws.