The fifth match of the five T20 match series was played between Pakistan and New Zealand on Saturday, which Pakistan won by 9 runs. Pakistan has leveled the series 2-2 by winning the fifth and last T20 match played at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. In the fifth match, Shaheen Afridi took the most wickets and made a big record in his name. No bowler had done this till now in the history of T20.
Shaheen Afridi made this record
Shaheen Afridi has created history in terms of taking a wicket in the very first over of T20. He has become the first bowler in the world to take a total of 50 wickets in the first over of T20. This feat happened during the fifth and last T20 match played between Pakistan and New Zealand at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
The special thing is that his economy rate for these wickets in the first over is only 6.10, which shows that along with striking fast, he can also control the runs.
Top 5 players who took most wickets in the first over of T20
The first name in this list with 50 wickets is Shaheen Afridi. After this, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is at second place in this list. Bhuvi has taken 43 wickets at an economy rate of 5.03. David Willey is in third place with 41 wickets with an economy rate of 5.71. Mohammad Aamir is at fourth position in this list with 38 wickets with an economy rate of 5.20. Finally, Sohail Tanveer’s name comes at number five. Tanveer has taken 35 wickets in the first over at an economy rate of 4.98.
PAK vs NZ series tied at 2-2
The first T20 match of this series was played on 18 April. Which yielded no results. The second match was played on 20 April in Rawalpindi. Pakistan won it by 7 wickets. In the third match played on 21 April, New Zealand won the match by 7 wickets. The fourth match was played on 25 April. New Zealand won this match by 4 runs. In the last match on 27 April, Pakistan had won by 9 runs.