Watch: Shaheen Shah Afridi Takes 4 Wickets In 4 Balls In opposition to Middlesex In The 2020 Power Blast

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Shaheen Shah Afridi, the proficient Pakistan fast-bowler, scripted historical past on Sunday, when he become handiest the 3rd bowler within the historical past of Twenty20 cricket to take 4 wickets in as many balls throughout a Power Blast fixture between Hampshire and Middlesex.

Protecting 142, Hampshire was once up in opposition to it with Tom Helm [12] and John Simpson [48] was once threatening to seal the run-chase for Middlesex courtesy their 41-run-stand for the 7th wicket.

With simply 23 runs wanted in 18 balls, Hampshire wanted any person to conjure a little bit of magic, which is strictly what Shaheen Shah Afridi as he no longer handiest broke the partnership but in addition proceeded to run throughout the tail to present Hampshire a 20-run win.

Shaheen Shah Afridi Takes Four Wickets In Four Balls Against Middlesex In The 2020 Vitality Blast — Shaheen Shah Afridi hits the bushes [Photo-Twitter]

The primary sufferer of Shaheen was once John Simpson, who was once blank bowled with a ball that nipped again into him sharply. Skipper Steve Finn adopted go well with due to but every other brute from the southpaw, seaming viciously from leg to off to shatter his off-stump. The 3rd and fourth wicket within the type of Thilan Walalawitta and Tim Murtagh additionally noticed Shaheen Shah Afridi hitting bushes, an entire testification of high quality seam bowling by way of the southpaw. Curiously, Afridi’s first two wickets in Steve Esiknazi and Luke Hollman additionally got here with him hitting the bushes. The left-hander completed with figures of 6-19.

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— Hampshire Cricket (@hantscricket) September 20, 2020

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Shaheen Afridi picked up 4 wickets in 4 balls to energy Hampshire to victory over Middlesex in #Blast20 ?

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— ICC (@ICC) September 20, 2020

Afridi has now jointed the mythical Lasith Malinga and Afghan sensation Rashid Khan within the elite checklist of bowlers, who’ve claimed 4 wickets in as many deliveries in T20 cricket. Malinga completed the feat in opposition to New Zealand [in 2019] whilst Rashid Khan did that in opposition to Eire [in 2019].