Shaheen Afridi wrote his name in the history books
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KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Shaheen Afridi created history vs South Africa
- Shaheen become the youngest player to achieve a huge milestone
- Shaheen became the first Pakistan player to a rare feat
Shaheen Afridi wrote his name in the history books by setting a massive world record during the 1st T20 between Pakistan and South Africa on Tuesday (December 10) at the Kingsmead Stadium in Durban with a stunning spell that saw him take three wickets and give away just 22 runs in four overs.
Shaheen set the tone with the ball for Pakistan with the wicket of Rassie van der Dussen in the first over of the match. Later, he returned to dismiss David Miller in the second spell, who was threatening to take the game away from the visitors with an incredible knock of 82 in just 40 balls. On his last ball of the match, Shaheen trapped Nqabayomzi Peter in front of the stumps.
Peter's dismissal was the 100th T20I wicket of Shaheen's career. The left-arm pacer has become the third Pakistan bowler after Shadab Khan and Haris Rauf to achieve the milestone.
Shaheen Afridi Creates History
As a result of his incredible feat, Shaheen has 100 wickets in all three formats of the game. The 24-year-old is the first Pakistan bowler to achieve the feat and only the fourth across the globe after Lasith Malinga, Shakib-Al Hasan, and Tim Southee.
Shaheen is the youngest player in the world to achieve the feat and the first to reach 100 wickets in all three formats of the game in international cricket before turning 30.
Youngest To 100 Wickets In All 3 Formats
| Player |
Age (When 100 Wickets Completed In All 3 Formats) |
Wickets In Tests |
Wickets In ODIs |
Wickets In T20Is |
| Shaheen Afridi |
24 Years, 248 Days |
100 |
116 |
122 |
| Tim Southee |
32 Years, 319 Days |
389 |
221 |
164 |
| Shakib Al Hasan |
34 Years, 319 Days |
246 |
317 |
149 |
| Lasith Malinga |
36 Years, 9 Days |
101 |
338 |
107 |
Shaheen made his T20I debut for Pakistan just days before his 18th birthday in 2018 and both his ODI and Test debut followed in the same calendar year. The Pakistan pacer has 116 wickets in Test cricket and 122 scalps in ODIs.
Malinga was the first to achieve the feat in 2019 while Shakib and Southee both reached the milestone in 2021.
Talking about the match, South Africa posted 183 on the board as George Linde's quick-fire 24-ball 48 helped them finish srong.
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