PAK vs NED: This batsman hit the first six of T20 WC, beat Shaheen Afridi fiercely, ball changed in the third over itself

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Shaheen Shah Afridi was badly beaten in the very first match.Image Credit source: PTI

For the last 16 years, Pakistan cricket team has been waiting for the T20 World Cup title. Pakistan, which won this trophy for the only time in 2009, has once again entered the field for T20 World Cup 2026 with great expectations. But the condition of Shaheen Shah Afridi, the biggest weapon of Pakistani bowling, must have troubled the team and fans a bit. The batsmen of a small team like Netherlands thrashed the star Pakistani pacer badly. Especially because Michael Levitt hit the first six of the tournament, the ball itself had to be changed.

Shaheen kept getting beaten from the first ball

In the first match of the T20 World Cup at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. pakistani team Started with bowling. As always, Pakistan would have hoped that left-arm pacer Shaheen Afridi would bring success to the team in the first or second over, but forget taking wickets, Shaheen could not even save runs. He gave away more than 20 runs in his first two overs.

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It started with the very first ball of the World Cup, on which Netherlands opener Max O’Dowd hit a four off Michael Levitt. One more four was hit on Shaheen in this first over itself. 9 runs were spent from this over. From the other side, Salman Mirza bowled a good over. But when Shaheen returned again in the third over, the same situation happened to him again. Once again Levitt took aim at him. The Dutch opener hit a four on the very first ball of this over, while he took 2 runs on the second ball.

had to change the ball

But the real blow came on the third ball. Shaheen tried to scare Levitt with the bouncer but failed miserably. Right-handed batsman Levitt hit a sharp pull shot on this and the ball almost reached outside the stadium. This brilliant six blew the senses of Pakistan. When the ball came back on the field, its shape had deteriorated and hence the umpires decided to change it in the third over itself.

Shaheen could not even complete 4 overs

Overall, this match was not good for Shaheen. Shaheen had given away 21 runs in his first 9 balls. The condition of his bowling was such that he could not even complete his 4 overs and he was given a spell of only 3 overs. He returned to bowl again in the 19th over, when Tail Anders of Netherlands was batting. Here he definitely got one wicket but overall he ended the match with an ordinary performance of 1 wicket for 28 runs in 3 overs.

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