Shaheen Afridi took 7 wickets in 6 matches in T20 World Cup 2021.© AFP
former captain of pakistan Shahid Afridi He said pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi should have used his pace ‘sensibly’ in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2021. Matthew Wade And Marcus Stoinis put on a brilliant partnership to guide Australia to a stunning five-wicket win over Pakistan on Thursday. Wade hit three sixes in Shaheen’s over to set Australia on fire in the final. Shahid Afridi said that Shaheen should have tried to bowl outside the off-stump. “I am not happy with Shaheen in one area. Okay so Hassan Ali One catch dropped but that doesn’t mean you will bowl poorly and hit three sixes in a row,” Shahid Afridi said on Sama TV channel.
“Shaheen has so much pace and should have used it wisely. Even if the catch is missed. He should have used his head and tried to bowl yorkers outside off-stump at his own pace. . He is not a bowler to hit. That way,” he said.
The former Pakistan captain, however, lauded Shaheen for his excellent bowling throughout the showpiece event.
Shahid Afridi said, “I would say he was brilliant in the tournament and I have only seen Wasim bhai (Akram) or maybe Mohammad Amir bowling like this with the new ball.”
“He is doing well. I hope he learns from this cricketing experience and prepares himself for the future,” he added.
As for the game, when David Warner and Maxwell fell in Shadab Khan’s successive overs, the chase of 177 seemed a distant dream, but Stoinis and Wade had other ideas as they scored 81 runs in 7.4 overs.
Stoinis started the comeback as Rauf went behind, but it was Wade who did the most damage with three consecutive sixes off Shaheen Shah Afridi.
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Earlier, Pakistan had scored 176 for four, batting first, thanks to half-centuries from Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman.
Australia will now play New Zealand in the final of the T20 World Cup on Sunday.
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