Shaheen Shah Afridi flaunts Pakistan’s angle after clinching semi-final berth: Good groups don’t fall after shedding

T20 World Cup 2022: Shaheen Shah Afridi grew to become the Player of the Match in Pakistan’s Super 12 match in opposition to Bangladesh on the Adelaide Oval on Sunday, November 6.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 6, 2022 16:30 IST

Good groups don’t fall after shedding: Shaheen flaunts PAK’s angle after semi-final berth. Courtesy: AP

By India Today Web Desk: Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi stated that Pakistan didn’t let their guards down after initially shedding to India and Zimbabwe of their Super 12 matches of T20 World Cup 2022. On Sunday, November 6, the Men in Green superior to the semi-final of the mega occasion after beating Shakib Al Hasan’s Bangladesh by 5 wickets on the Adelaide Oval.

Afridi stated that skipper Babar Azam performed a giant position after Pakistan misplaced their first two matches within the event.

“Credit goes to the entire team for playing good cricket. Even the two matches we didn’t do well, we lost off the last ball. Results didn’t go our way as we were thinking, but good teams don’t fall after losing.

“Skipper also played a massive role as he lifted the morale of the team. We supported each other and it’s a big reason why we won the match,” Shaheen was quoted as saying within the post-match press convention.

Shaheen picked up just one wicket in Pakistan’s first three video games after he returned following his harm layoff. However, he discovered his rhythm after rattling South Africa’s top-order. On Sunday, Shaheen put forth his A-game after profitable the Player of the Match award.

“It’s not easy to make a comeback after injury and I can only give my 100 percent. It was such an injury that took time to heal. I came a little early as it was time for the World Cup,” he said.

Shaheen completed with stupendous figures of 4-0-22-4 and received the wickets of Litton Das, Mosaddek Hossain, Nurul Hasan and Taskin Ahmed.

Shaheen additionally stated that the pitch in Adelaide wasn’t a simple one for batting by any stretch of the creativeness.

“The wicket was a little tricky and it wasn’t easy to play shots. It wasn’t easy to hit the spinners and the ball was reversing as well. Overall we did well, but we could have done better,” Shaheen added.

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Nov 6, 2022