Left arm fast Shaheen Shah Afridi climbed to second place on the T20i-Wicket card from Pakistan, which exceeds all-rounder Shadab Khan on Tuesday.
Shaheen reached the milestone during the crucial ACC Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025 Super Fours match against Pakistan against defending champion Sri Lanka, starting in the Zayed Cricket Stadium, by rejecting top order Slagman Pathum Nissanka.
The Left Arm-Pacer had 111 Wickets in 89 games on the way to the current game and only took two deliveries to draw level with Shadab when he got Kusal Mendis in the form, imprisoned on a short mid-wicket.
He once again struck in his next, which recorded Nissanka to achieve the second position on the list of most wickets for Pakistan in T20Is, led by fellow pacer Haris Rauf with 128 scalp in 92 innings.
Most wickets for Pakistan in T20is for men
- Haris Rauf – 130 Wickets in 90 Innings
- Shaheen Shah Afridi – 113 Wickets in 90 Innings*
- Shadab Khan – 112 Wickets in 104 Innings
- Shahid Afridi – 97 Wickets in 96 Innings
- Saeed Ajmal – 85 Wickets in 60 Innings
Prior to his twin strike against Sri Lanka, Shaheen had an underwhelming Asia Cup 2025 with the ball, because he could take three wickets in four games.
On the contrary, the 25-year-old has made useful contributions with the bat in the constant continental tournament, in which 64 points in three innings were collected with a beautiful battle rate of 206.45.
In the meantime, when this story was submitted, Sri Lanka were comfortably placed on 53/3 at the end of the Batting PowerPlay with captain Charith Asalanka and Kamindu Mendis, undefeated on 17 and 10 respectively.
