In the practice match of the tour of Sri Lanka, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Hasan Ali took three wickets each by showing excellent bowling. Shaheen, returning to Red Ball cricket after almost a year, showed his lofty ambitions with his bowling.
Shaheen Shah Afridi took 3 wickets for 37 runs while bowling well in the first practice match of the Pakistan cricket team’s tour of Sri Lanka in Hambantota.
He had Kamindu Mendis caught by wicketkeeper Sarfraz, bowled Kavishka Anjula while Wickramasinghe was caught at slip by Shaheen.
It may be remembered that Shaheen Shah Afridi suffered knee pain during the Pakistan team’s tour of Sri Lanka last year due to which he could not play the home Test series against England and New Zealand.
Shaheen Shah Afridi needs just one wicket to complete a century of wickets in Test cricket.
On the first day of the two-day practice match at Hambantota, Sri Lanka Cricket Board XI were bowled out for 196 runs in 46.3 overs as a result of good bowling by Shaheen Shah Afridi and Hasan Ali.
The highlight of the innings for the hosts was Oshada Fernando’s century, who scored 113 runs from 127 balls with the help of 18 fours.
It should be noted that 31-year-old Fernando has represented Sri Lanka in 21 Test matches.
Shaheen Shah Afridi took 3 wickets for 37 runs in 12 overs.
Hasan Ali dismissed 3 players for 22 runs, while all-rounder Amir Jamal and leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed took two wickets by giving 33 and 52 runs respectively.
At the end of the first day, Pakistan scored 160 runs for the loss of 3 wickets. Shan Masood played an aggressive innings of 83 runs off 66 balls with the help of 9 fours and 3 sixes.
Imamul Haq scored 36 runs and Abdullah Shafiq scored 25 runs. Babar Azam was not out on 14 and Saud Shakeel on zero.
It should be noted that the first Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka will be played in Galle from Sunday.
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