ISLAMABAD – Shahid Afridi has congratulated Lasith Malinga for setting anew wicket-taking record in T20 cricket.
Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga on Sunday became the highest wicket-takerin the T20I cricket, surpassing Pakistan’s all-rounder Shahid Afridi.
Taking on Twitter, Shahid Afridi said, “Congrats @Lasith99Malinga onbecoming the highest wicket taker in my format. Good luck on becoming thefirst to have 100 wickets under your belt, well deserved.”
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Malinga equalled Afridi’s record of 98 wickets with a trademark in-swingingyorker to bowl the dangerous Kiwi opener Colin Munro in the first over ofNew Zealand’s innings, and later took the crucial wicket of in-form Colinde Grandhomme, who was well set and batting on 44, with another stunningyorker to reach 99 wickets and become the highest T20I wicket-taker.
The previous record-holder Afridi played 99 matches for his 98 T20Iwickets, while Malinga’s 99th wicket came in only his 74th game.
