Published 08:18 IST, November 21st 2021
Shaheen Afridi injures Bangladesh batter Afif Hossain by throwing ball at him | Watch
Right before he was injured, Afif Hossain had smashed a six off Shaheen Afridi's delivery. The Pakistani pacer immediately apologised to Hossain.
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Pakistan's pacer Shaheen Afridi injured Bangladesh batter, Afif Hossain, after dangerously throwing ball back at him during third over of Bangladesh's innings in second Pakistan vs Bangladesh T20I match. Pakistan cricket team is in Bangladesh for a three-match T20I series. final match will be played at Sher-e-Bangla stadium in Dhaka on Monday.
In video, which has w gone viral on social media, it is seen that Hossain had intention of taking any runs and was standing still inside crease. Later, both Afridi and Pakistan captain Babar Azam ran to batter as he fell to ground. Interestingly, Hossain had smashed a huge six off what was Afridi's first delivery in middle, moments before incident.
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Watch Shaheen Afridi's throw here:
Fortunately, Afif Hossain was declared fit to continue batting after receiving treatment from physiorapist. He scored 20 runs in 21 deliveries before leg-spinner Shadab Khan dismissed him.
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Bangladesh Vs Pakistan T20I
Bangladesh won toss and decided to bat first. However, decision backfired as y mand to make just 108 runs in 20 overs at Shere Bangla Stadium in Mirpur. Pakistan beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in second T20I in Dhaka on Saturday.
In first match, Men in Green had chased down target of 128 runs with four balls to spare. Several cameos from Fakhar Zaman (34), Khushdil Shah (34), Shadab Khan (21) and Mohammad Nawaz (18) helped Babar Azam-led side get over line. Meanwhile, man of match was given to Hasan Ali for his outstanding bowling figures of 3/22 in his four-over spell. third and final game is scheduled to take place on Monday.
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Sachin Tendulkar on Shaheen Afridi
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar had left fans awestruck after his prediction of Australian limited-overs skipper Aaron Finch's dismissal by young pacer Shaheen Afridi during ir ICC T20 World Cup 2021 semi-final clash at Dubai International Stadium on Thursday came true.
Finch was dismissed for a golden duck by Afridi as Aussies were under pressure straight away. "I think if Finch plays across line early on, n Shaheen Afridi will eir get him bowled or can get him out LBW," Tendulkar had asserted while interacting on his cricket app 100MB.
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08:18 IST, November 21st 2021