Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi accomplished 100 Take a look at profession wickets in the course of the first day of the primary Take a look at towards Sri Lanka on the Galle Worldwide Stadium on Sunday.
Afridi reached the milestone in his twenty sixth match with the wicket of Sri Lanka opener Nishan Madushka on his return to the longest format of the sport after a year-long harm layoff. He’s the nineteenth cricketer from Pakistan to choose 100 Take a look at wickets.
Apparently, Afridi’s final Take a look at match was on the similar venue towards the identical opposition in July final 12 months. Afridi had picked 4 for 58 within the first innings and will solely bowl seven overs within the second innings earlier than he was pressured out as a consequence of harm.
The 22-year-old returned for the T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia, the place he was Pakistan’s joint highest wicket-taker with 11 scaps in seven matches at an financial system price of 6.15. Nonetheless, he was injured once more whereas taking a catch to dismiss England batter Harry Brook within the remaining and managed to solely bowl 2.1 overs.
Afridi has 70 and 64 wickets in ODIs and T20Is, respectively.