PAK vs IRE: Shaheen Afridi achieves milestone

KARACHI: Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi achieved a unique milestone during the second T20I against Ireland on Sunday in Dublin.

The 24-year-old completed 300 wickets in international cricket after dismissing Irish captain Paul Stirling. He is also the fifth youngest bowler to the milestone.

With a remarkable career spanning 145 matches, his tally includes 113 scalps in Test cricket, 104 in ODIs, and an impressive 84 in T20Is.

Youngest bowlers to reach 300 international wickets

22y 117d – Waqar Younis

22y 164d – Saqlain Mushtaq

23y 265d – Rashid Khan

23y 285d – Kagiso Rabada

24y 36d – Shaheen Shah Afridi

With a remarkable career spanning 145 matches, his tally includes 113 scalps in Test cricket, 104 in ODIs, and an impressive 84 in T20Is.

It must be noted Pakistan opted to bowl first in the second game of the series.

Both teams made one change each as for Ireland Barry McCarthy replaced Graham Hume meanwhile for Pakistan, experienced pacer Mohammad Amir returned to the playing XI in place of Shadab Khan, who failed to contribute a single run with the bat and conceded 54 runs in four overs with the ball in first T20I.

Playing XIs

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Azam Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir

Ireland: Paul Stirling (c), Mark Adair, Andrew Bilbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Ben White, Craig Young