Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi’s injury has added to the host team’s woes ahead of the big Asia Cup 2023 match against India. Shaheen Afridi bowled strongly in the match against Nepal, but he left the field after just 5 overs. Meanwhile, Pakistan team’s physio and doctor were also present with him outside the field. Although he returned to the field after some time, he did not bowl. An injury to an important player like Afridi is a matter of concern for Pakistan before the important match against India in just three days.
On Shaheen Afridi’s injury, former Pakistan bowler Waqar Younis said, ‘It doesn’t matter to me if the physio is standing with the fast bowlers as third man or last leg. But when the doctor comes, the anxiety increases. Both are around Shaheen.
If Afridi has a problem, he should remove it. It is a valuable asset for Pakistan.
Shaheen Afridi opened the bowling against Nepal and took two wickets in the first over. He conceded 27 runs in his 5 overs.
Talking about the match between Pakistan and Nepal.
Babar Azam won the toss and decided to bat first in this match. Fakhar Zaman tried to get the team off to a good start by hitting two fours in the very first over, but Nepal’s bowlers made a strong comeback and forced Pakistan to their knees. At one stage, the hosts lost both their openers Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq for 25 runs. Babar Azam then took command of the team with a partnership of 86 runs with Mohammad Rizwan (44).
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Pakistan also lost the wicket of Agha Salman in a span of 13 runs after Mohammad Rizwan was run out in a strange manner. Pakistan were once again in trouble as their score was 125 for the loss of 4 wickets against a team like Nepal. Then Iftikhar Ahmed, who came to support Babar Azam, scored the first century of his ODI career and took the team past 300. Iftikhar played an explosive innings of 109 runs off 71 balls with the help of 11 fours and 4 towering sixes. While Babar Azam played the biggest innings as a captain in the history of Asia Cup and scored 151 runs. Meanwhile, Babar faced 131 balls and hit 14 fours and 4 sixes.
Chasing a score of 343, the Nepalese team did not get off to a good start. Shaheen Afridi put the visitors on the back foot with two knocks in the first over, while Naseem Shah also took 1 wicket in his first over. After losing 3 wickets for 14 runs, Arif Sheikh (26) and Sompal Kami (28) put on a 59-run partnership to give Nepal some hope, but after the pair broke, the whole team collapsed like a house of cards. . Meanwhile, Shadab Khan took the most 4 wickets.