Shaheen Shah Afridi scripts history by becoming...

Pakistan's premier pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi scripted history during the first T20I match against South Africa. Here is all you need to know (Pic: File Pic)

Updated On: 2024-12-11 04:04 PM IST

Compiled by : Sujay Shivalkar

Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pic: File Pic)

Ace seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi etched his name in the history book by becoming Pakistan's first bowler to take 100 wickets in each format of international cricket

In the first innings of the opening T20I against South Africa in Durban, Shaheen struck once in the powerplay, then in the middle phase and once towards the end to complete a three-wicket haul and arrive at the rare feat

With a three-wicket haul, Shaheen completed 100 T20I wickets and became the first Pakistan bowler to have 100 wickets in each format

Apart from T20Is, the 24-year-old left-arm seamer boasts 112 scalps in ODIs and 116 in Test cricket

With his record-shattering spell, he also the became third Pakistani bowler to achieve 100 T20I wickets, behind Haris Rauf and Shadab Khan

Shaheen hit the three-digit figure milestone in his 74th T20I game for Pakistan. He became the second-fastest to take 100 T20I wickets for Pakistan after scorching pacer Haris Rauf, who achieved the feat in 71 T20I matches. Overall, Shaheen became the youngest to achieve the feat and joined the ranks of New Zealand's Tim Southee, Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan, and Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga

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