Srinagar: Continuing his brilliant first over record, Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi was at his absolute best on Friday taking sensational four wicket in first over of the innings for Nottinghamshire against Birmingham in the T20 Blast match in England.
By claiming four wickets in the opening over of the T20 match, Shaheen Afridi has registered World Record of most dismissals in first over of T20 match.
Afridi has been in top form for Nottinghamshire at the Blast this year; he has taken 20 wickets so far in 13 matches, and is the leading wicket-taker for the side.
The pacer removed Bears captain Alex Davies on a golden duck on the first legitimate delivery of the innings (he had bowled a five-wide to start the over), and then castled Chris Benjamin with an absolute peach.
Afridi did miss out on a hat-trick but picked two more wickets off the last two deliveries of the over; he removed Dan Mousley off the fifth ball, who handed an easy catch to Olly Stone before castling Ed Barnard on a duck again.
Afridi’s efforts, however, went in vain as Nottinghamshire, despite the incredible first over, failed to capitalise on the momentum and conceded a two-wicket loss. Robert Yates (65) held one end and steered most of the Bears’ innings, while Jacob Bethell (27) and Jake Lintott (27*) also made significant contributions in the lower-order to secure a win for the Bears.
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Afridi, meanwhile, finished the game with figures of 4/29 in four overs, unable to add another wicket to his tally.