Shahid Afridi as soon as once more proved himself as one of many greatest game-changers in cricket historical past by defending one run off two balls within the remaining of the US Masters T10 League.
Taking part in for the New York Warriors, the 46-year-old Pakistan legend got here to defend 9 runs off the final six balls. Neil Broom and Sohail Tanvir have been batting within the center for the Texas Chargers. They took two runs off the primary three balls earlier than Tanvir whacked the fourth supply for a most.
With one run wanted off two deliveries, the Texas Chargers have been the favorites to win the match. Nevertheless, Shahid Afridi dismissed Tanvir on the subsequent ball. Fidel Edwards got here out to bat subsequent, with Texas requiring one run off one supply.
Edwards couldn’t learn Afridi’s supply as he was trapped in entrance of his stumps LBW. The match led to a tie, forcing a Tremendous Over between New York Warriors and Texas Chargers within the US Masters T10 League Closing.
Afridi had a forgettable outing with the bat within the first innings, managing just one run off two balls earlier than handing a catch to Fidel Edwards off Ehsan Adil’s bowling.
Shahid Afridi couldn’t assist New York Warriors develop into champions of US Masters T10 League Closing
Texas Chargers batted first within the one-over eliminator and scored 15 runs. Ben Dunk scored six runs off two balls, whereas Mohammad Hafeez and Muktar Ahmed weren’t out on one and eight, respectively. Sohail Khan bowled the Tremendous Over for the New York Warriors.
Chasing 16 for a win, New York despatched Shahid Afridi and Jonathan Carter within the center. Afridi took a single on the primary ball bowled by Sohail Tanvir. Carter hit a 4 after which rotated the strike. Afridi surprisingly refused for a single on the fourth ball, bringing the equation all the way down to 10 off two.
Afridi went for an enormous shot on the fifth ball, however Tanvir obtained the highest fringe of his bat, leading to just one run. Jonathan Carter hit a six on the final ball because the Texas Chargers gained by two runs.
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