Shahid Afridi becomes highest wicket taker in T20 Cricket by clinching 86 in 86 matches
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DUBAI: The superstar of Pakistan cricket team and captain of the Twenty20 team Shahid Afridi has named another big record of grabbing most T20 international wickets after the recent England and Pakistan match played in Dubai. During the match, Afridi co-incidentally broke the record of his team mate and long term bowling partner Saeed Ajmal after dismissing England s James Vince. He has 86 wickets in 86 T20I games and could reach 100 until he retires after the World T20 in few months The 35-year-old all-rounder took 3 English wickets in the second Twenty20 international in Dubai. He now has 86 wickets in 86 matches and becomes a highest wicket taker in T 20 Cricket. He removed England's top three batsmen - Jason Roy, Alex Hales and James Vince - in his four-over spell by giving away only 15 runs. England opted to bat first and started promisingly, scoring 32 runs in the first four overs. But the skipper introduced himself to put a break on the scoring rate. England, who lead the three-match series 1-0 after winning the first game by 14 runs on Thursday, made 172-8 in their 20 overs. James Vince (38) and Jos Buttler (33) were the top scorers for visitors. Source: Zeenews.india
