Shadab Khan on cusp of breaking Shahid Afridi's historic record

November 4, 2022 By Sports Tak Web

Continuing his sensational show with the ball, Shadab is chasing a big T20I milestone for Pakistan.

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Shadab snared 2 wickets while conceding 16 runs against South Africa in their T20 WC tie on Thursday.

With this, Shadab is inching closer to Shahid Afridi's rare feat for Pakistan.

Shadab is just four wickets short of becoming Pakistan's leading wicket takers in T20Is.

As of now, Shadab has picked 95 wickets in a total of 81 matches at an economy rate of 7.04.

In the ongoing T20 WC, Shadab has scalped 8 wickets in four matches played so far.

Shadab took 3/22 against Netherlands which remains his best bowling figures in T20 WC 2022.

Shadab also recorded the 2nd fastest half century for Pakistan in the T20 WC which came off in just 20 balls.