5 wickets of Shaheen Afridi haul terrific 96 by Fakhar Zaman in PSL 8
Lahore: (Sports Reporter) Shaheen Shah Afridi’s five-wicket haul and a terrific 96 by Fakhar Zaman powered Lahore Qalandars to bag a 40-run win over Peshawar Zalmi at the Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday.
According to the source, Lahore Qalandars posted their highest PSL score as incredible knocks from Fakhar, Abdullah and Sam Billings propelled them to 241 for three, which is also the third best score in the tournament history for any team. However, Peshawar Zalmi finished on 201 for nine in response as Afridi scattered their batting line.
As per details Shaheen produced a scintillating bowling spell but his two deliveries to Zalmi’s Mohammad Haris created sensation on social media as the left-arm bowler has become a trend on Twitter. On the first ball of his over, he broke the bat of Haris, leaving the spectators stunned. The situation became more thrilling when he destroyed the stumps with a outclass Yorker, sending the Zalmi player packing.
Furthermore He also rattled Babar Azam’s middle stump in the third over. In 17th and 19th overs, he removed Wahab and Saad Masood and Jimmy Neesham, respectively. Lahore Qalandars now have three wins from four matches and host Islamabad United tomorrow night. Peshawar Zalmi who have lost three matches and won two travels to Rawalpindi to play Karachi Kings on 1 March.
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