Times of Islamabad

Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah makes history in T20 cricket

Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah makes history in T20 cricket

Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi took four wickets in four balls to leadHampshire to victory over Middlesex on Sunday in the Vitality Blast.

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Afridi finished the match with figures of 6/19, which his best in T20cricket and the best ever by any bowler in the shortest format forHampshire.

20-year-old Afridi started the 18th over of the match with the oppositionneeding 23 to win from 18 balls with four wickets in hand.

His first two balls went for as many runs after which he bowled a series ofyorkers, all of which hit the stumps behind the batsmen facing them.

Afridi accounted for the wickets of John Simpson, who was on 48, StevenFinn, Thilan Walallawita and Tim Murtagh with the consecutive deliveries toachieve the rare feat.