The 23-year-old bowler made a exceptional affect, securing 4 essential wickets whereas conceding solely 35 runs in his allotted 10 overs. His victims included the star batters Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, and Ravindra Jadeja, curbing India’s progress once they gave the impression to be heading for a considerable whole.
With 251 wickets in 120 worldwide appearances at a mean of 23.81, Shaheen has confirmed to be a formidable drive on the earth of cricket. His spectacular file consists of six five-wicket hauls and a ten-wicket haul in worldwide cricket.
In the Test format, he has performed 27 matches and claimed 105 wickets at a mean of 25.58, boasting a finest bowling efficiency of 6/51. Additionally, he has secured 4 five-wicket hauls and one ten-wicket haul in Test cricket.
Shaheen’s prowess extends to the one-day internationals (ODIs), with 82 wickets in 41 matches at a mean of 25.0, together with an distinctive bowling determine of 6/35. He has achieved two five-wicket hauls in ODIs.
In the T20 International area, with 64 wickets in 52 matches at a mean of twenty-two.73 and a finest bowling determine of 4/22, Shaheen continues to be a helpful asset for Pakistan’s cricketing success.
Shaheen total is the Sixteenth-highest wicket-taker for Pakistan in worldwide cricket at an age of 23. He is miles away from becoming a member of the legends like Wasim Akram (916 wickets), Waqar Younis (789 wickets), Imran Khan (544 wickets), Shahid Afridi (538 wickets) and Saqlain Mushtaq (496 wickets), he’s nonetheless going in the direction of this course with every positive efficiency.
Coming to the match, India elected to bat first and posted 266/10 in 48.5 overs. India struggled to tackle the tempo duo of Shaheen and Haris Rauf, with Shaheen getting skipper Rohit Sharma (11) and Virat Kohli (4) and Haris getting Shreyas Iyer (14) and Shubman Gill (10). India was diminished to 66/4.
Then a 138-run partnership between Ishan Kishan (82 in 81 balls, with 9 fours and two sixes) and Hardik Pandya (87 in 90 balls with seven fours and a six) helped India cross 200 runs.
Then, contributions from Ravindra Jadeja (14) and Jasprit Bumrah (16) helped India cross the 250-run mark.
Shaheen (4/35) was the choose of the bowlers for Pakistan. Naseem Shah (3/36) and Haris Rauf (3/58) additionally bowled nicely for Pakistan.
(With ANI inputs)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com