Pakistan left-arm spearhead Shaheen Afridi has had impressive stats in ODIs ever since his debut in 2018. The pacer is well known for his deadly inswinger and his knack for picking up early wickets, and he did so in the IND vs PAK encounter in the Asia Cup 2023. So, ahead of the arch-rivals’ World Cup 2023 clash on October 14, let’s check out Shaheen’s stats in ODIs:
Shaheen Afridi Stats in ODIs
Shaheen Afridi has played 46 ODIs for Pakistan. The left-arm pacer has 88 wickets at an average of 24, an economy of 5.49, and a bowling strike rate of 26.1.
The southpaw pacer already has 6 four-wicket hauls and 2 five-wicket hauls to his name in 45 innings.
Among bowlers to have played a minimum of 20 matches, Afridi has the 8th best strike rate in ODIs, 25.
Afridi also features on two top-10 lists (the fastest to 50 ODI wickets and the youngest player to pick a 5-wicket haul).
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Shaheen Afridi Stats vs India
Afridi has played 3 matches against his arch-rivals, India. In these matches, he has 5 wickets at an average of 31.20, an economy of 6, and a strike rate of 31.2.
The quick gave away 42 runs in just 6 overs in the IND vs PAK Asia Cup 2018 encounter and failed to pick up a wicket.
In the Asia Cup 2023, the pacer claimed the prized wickets of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya, and Ravindra Jadeja in two matches.