PAK vs SL: Shaheen Afridi wreaked havoc with the new ball, achieved this feat in the very first over
PAK vs SL 1st Test: The first match of the two-Test series between hosts Sri Lanka and Pakistan is being played in Galle. Shahid Afridi, who brought the first over of Pakistan's innings, took the 100th wicket of his Test career by giving the first blow to Sri Lanka by getting Nishan Madushka caught out on the third ball itself.
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Pakistan's cricket team is currently on a tour of Sri Lanka. The first match of the two-Test series between hosts Sri Lanka and Pakistan is being played in Galle. Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first. The Sri Lankan team could only manage 18 runs for the loss of one wicket in 5.5 overs when it started raining. At the moment the rain has stopped, but due to the wet ground, there is a delay in the start of the game. Shahid Afridi, who brought the first over of Pakistan's innings, gave the first blow to Sri Lanka by getting Nishan Madushka caught out on the third ball itself. With this, Shahid Afridi has completed 100 wickets in his Test career.
23-year-old young fast bowler Shaheen Afridi is returning to Test cricket from Galle after a long wait of a year. In July 2022, Afridi suffered a knee injury at the same ground. He has taken a long time to recover from the injury. In the last Test match, Afridi took four wickets in the first innings but was injured after bowling 7 overs in the second innings.
After a year, he again made a great comeback in Test cricket. He completed 100 wickets in his Test career by dismissing Sri Lanka's Nishan Madushka on the third ball of the first over of the innings. With this, he has become the 19th bowler to take 100 wickets for Pakistan.
Talking about Shaheen Afridi's Test career, so far he has played a total of 26 Test matches, in which he has completed 100 wickets in 43 * innings. During this, his average has been 24.73. He has also taken five wickets 4 times and 10 wickets once. His best performance is 6 wickets for 51 runs.
Sri Lanka Playing XI:- Dimuth Karunaratne (Captain), Nishan Madushka, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjay de Silva, Dinesh Chandimal, Sadeera Samarawickrama (wicketkeeper), Ramesh Mendis, Prabhat Jayasuriya, Vishwa Fernando and Kasun Rajitha.
Pakistan Playing XI:- Abdullah Shafiq, Imam-ul-Haq, Shan Masood, Babar Azam (c), Saud Shakeel, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Agha Salman, Nauman Ali, Abrar Ahmed, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah.
