CARDIFF: Pakistan’s left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi, who is representing Middlesex in the ongoing County Championship 2022, has taken two wickets in two balls against Glamorgan, here on Thursday.
In a video shared by County Championship, the left-arm speedster can be seen taking his first county wicket including his second on the next ball.
In his side’s first fixture of the 2022 championship against Glamorgan, Shaheen dismissed top-ranked Test batter Marnus Labuschagne and Sam Northeast on consecutive balls in the ninth over.
“So close for Shaheen Afridi. He is on a hat-trick…but Carlson survives the hat-trick ball,” the County Championship wrote.
So close for Shaheen Afridi 😳
He is on a hat-trick…but Carlson survives the hat-trick ball 😯#LVCountyChamp pic.twitter.com/9X8k1m16JQ
— Vitality County Championship (@CountyChamp) April 21, 2022
It is pertinent to mention here that Glamorgan are in trouble on the first day of the ongoing match as the side have lost six wickets for a mere 51 in the first innings.
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