Pommie Mbangwa: “With his pace back up, he was swinging the ball both ways too”
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Former Zimbabwe seamer and renowned cricket commentator Pommie Mbangwa said Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi’s pace has increased and he is swinging the ball both ways as well.
Afridi recently featured in Pakistan’s limited overs series against Australia and took eight wickets in three ODIs at an average of 12.62.
He then proceeded to claim one wicket in three T20Is at an average of 107.
Pakistan then travelled to Zimbabwe, but Afridi was rested for both the ODI and T20I series.
He returned for the ongoing tour of South Africa and began by taking three wickets in two T20Is at an average of 19.66.
As for the ODI series, the 24-year-old finished with seven wickets in three matches at an average of 23.28.
“With his pace back up, he was swinging the ball both ways too,” Mbangwa was quoted as saying by PakPassion on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Pakistan and South Africa are now playing a two-Test series, which the Proteas lead 1-o after winning the 1st Test in Centurion by two wickets.
The 2nd Test started on January 3 in Cape Town.
Pakistan Squad for South Africa T20I Series: Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Omair Bin Yousuf, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Tayyab Tahir and Usman Khan (wicketkeeper)
Pakistan Squad for South Africa ODI Series: Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Tayyab Tahir and Usman Khan (wicketkeeper)
Pakistan Squad for South Africa Test Series: Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Saim Ayub and Salman Ali Agha
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