Durban: Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi made history by becoming his country first bowler to take 100 wickets in each format of the international cricket.
First T20I
The left-arm pacer achieved the milestone during the first T20I against South Africa in Durban on Tuesday night. The hosts defaeted Pakistan by 11 runs in the match.
Shaheen in First T20I
In the match, Shaheen took three wickets to complete 100 T20I wickets in 74 T20s and became the first Pakistan bowler to have 100 wickets in each format of the game.
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Shaheen Afridi's stats
Besides the T20Is, 24-year-old got 112 scalps in ODIs while 116 in Test cricket.
Becomes youngest bowler
Shaheen became the youngest player in the world to achieve the feat and the first to reach 100 wickets in all three formats of the game in international cricket before turning 30.
Notably, he become the youngest bowler to take 100 wickets in all three formats. He joined the club of New Zealand's Tim Southee, Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan, and Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga.
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Afridi became the second fastest Pakistani bowler to achieve this feat. Now, he only behind Haris Rauf, who achieved this milestone in 71 matches.
