Reeza Hendricks: “He bowled really well. It was my first time facing him actually, so there was one over where he was all over me, I couldn’t get my bat to the ball”
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South Africa opening batsman Reeza Hendricks has admitted that he had a tough time facing Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah in the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Hendricks represented the Multan Sultans in the competition, while Naseem played for Islamabad United.
The 34-year-old conceded that during his battle against Naseem, there was one point where the 21-year-old was all over him and he struggled to hit the ball at all.
“He bowled really well. It was my first time facing him actually, so there was one over where he was all over me, I couldn’t get my bat to the ball,” he said in a press conference.
Hendricks ended up scoring 304 runs in eight matches for the Sultans, which included three fifties, at an average of 43.42 and a strike-rate of 134.51.
As for Naseem, he took 15 wickets in 11 matches for Islamabad at an average of 22.20 and an economy rate of 7.56.
It should be noted that Islamabad ended up winning PSL 9 after beating the Sultans by two wickets in the final.
Islamabad United Squad for PSL 9: Shadab Khan (captain), Naseem Shah, Jordan Cox, Imad Wasim, Azam Khan, Tymal Mills, Faheem Ashraf, Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Rumman Raees, Matthew Forde, Salman Ali Agha, Qasim Akram, Shahab Khan, Hunain Shah, Ubaid Shah, Shamyl Hussain, Obed McCoy, Haider Ali, Muhammad Waseem
Multan Sultans Squad for PSL 9: Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Iftikhar Ahmed, David Willey, Khushdil Shah, Usama Mir, Dawid Malan, Abbas Afridi, Reeza Hendricks, Tayyab Tahir, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Khan, Mohammad Ali, Faisal Akram, Yasir Khan, Chris Jordan, Aftab Ibrahim, Johnson Charles, Mohammad Shehzad
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