Shaheen Afridi bowled a breathtaking opening over as he took four wickets in his first over for Nottinghamshire on Friday against Birmingham in T20 Blast.
While defending a total of 169 runs, Afridi made a sloppy start to the over by giving five runs through a wide delivery.
However, he returned with a bang on the next ball, as he trapped Alex Davies lbw by an inswinging Yorker.
Shaheen was on a hat-trick as he also clean bowled Chris Benjamin on the next ball.
Shaheen Afridi, you cannot do that!! 💥 https://t.co/ehXxmtz6rX pic.twitter.com/wvibWa17zA
— Vitality Blast (@VitalityBlast) June 30, 2023
The left-arm pacer couldn’t complete his hat-trick but struck on the fifth bowl of the over, as he removed Dan Mousley, courtesy of a stunning catch by Olly Stone at short cover.
Shaheen ended the over with another excellent delivery as he plucked out the off stump of Ed Barnard, leaving Birmingham reeling at 7-4 after the first over of their innings.
Earlier, in the first innings, Hasan Ali also bowled a remarkable four-over spell for Birmingham, in which he took three crucial wickets, while conceding only 25 runs.
Hasan’s last over was particularly impressive, taking two wickets and enforcing a run-out on last three balls of the innings, restricting Nottinghamshire to a total 0f 168.
I’m just going to keep remembering happier times, about 2️⃣0️⃣ minutes ago, when Hassan took a wicket with his last ball for the Bears.
Well…his last ball for now 🤞
🐻#YouBears | #NOTvBIR pic.twitter.com/s8JSZv1SO2
— Bears 🏏 (@WarwickshireCCC) June 30, 2023
