Pakistan Super League: WATCH – Shaheen Afridi hugs Babar Azam after dismissing him


Pakistan Super League: WATCH – Shaheen Afridi hugs Babar Azam after dismissing him
Shaheen Afridi

Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars faced off in a crucial Pakistan Super League (PSL) match yesterday and the latter came up trumps in a high-scoring thriller. With the win, the Qalandars moved to the second spot having won 3 out of their 4 games while the Kings slipped to the third spot as they have 2 wins out of their 4. Peshawar Zalmi continue to top the table with 3 wins as well.

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The match between the Kings and Qalandars yesterday saw a plethora of good performance by different cricketers. Sharjeel Khan scored a half-century for the Kings in the first innings, as did Mohammad Nabi to take them to a good score of 186 in their 20 overs. The pick of the bowlers was Shaheen Afridi as he picked up 3 wickets including the crucial one of skipper Babar Azam.

In the chase, the Qalandars rode on three scintillating knocks – first from Fakhar Zaman who scored 83 runs and then the finishing touches from Ben Dunk who got a half-century and David Wiese who slammed a 9-ball 31, to seal victory in the last over.

Watch Shaheen Afridi hugging Babar Azam after his wicket

In the 3rd over of the first innings, Babar Azam was bowled by a scorcher of a delivery from his national teammate Shaheen Afridi. The left-arm pacer delivered a length ball at pace that swung wickedly into the batsman who misread it only to have the ball shatter the stumps. It was a moment of pure magic from the bowler and even Babar who is one of the best batsmen going around had no clue.

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Soon after the wicket, Shaheen expressed his elation before hugging and talking to Babar as he walked towards the pavilion. It was a heartwarming moment that was shared between the two and a video of the same has gone viral.

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