Shaheen Afridi Thanks Wasim Akram & Elder Brother Riaz Afridi for his Match Winning Spells Against New Zealand, CWC 2019

Pakistan’s Shaheen Afridi stole the show in the CWC 2019 match against New Zealand at the Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham. The Pakistani skipper snapped three wickets in ten overs giving away 28 runs and played a vital role in breaking the top order. The 19-year-old pacer bagged immense praises for his terrific bowling. Now Shaheen Afridi in an interview said that it was the former Pakistani pacer Wasim Akram and his elder brother Riaz Afridi‘s advice that helped him a lot during the game. Pakistan vs New Zealand, ICC CWC 2019 Stat Highlights: Babar Azam Century Takes Pakistan to 6-Wicket Win Over Kiwis. 

“They told me to keep control on [my] line and length and not to allow [the] batsmen to settle down," the pacer was quoted as saying by Geo.tv. Afridi snapped vital wickets of Colin Munro (12), Ross Taylor (3) and Tom Latham (1). With this the top order of the Kiwis came dwindling down. The Kiwis recovered from the initial fall of wickets as Jimmy Neesham chipped in with 97 runs along with Colin de Grandhomme who scored 64 runs. PAK vs NZ Full Scorecard

Talking about the Pakistani batting line up the team lost their openers early in the game but it was Babar Azam who scored a century and took the team to the finishing line. The Men in Green defeated New Zealand by six wickets. The Pakistani team further bagged a couple of points and stayed in the hunt for the semi-finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.  Sarfaraz Ahmed and men will face Afghanistan in the 36th match of the World Cup 2019 at Headingley Stadium.

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