Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi became the first bowler to claim four wickets in the first over of the innings in T20 cricket on Friday.
The lanky pacer achieved the feat during the ongoing T20 Blast while playing for Nottinghamshire against Birmingham Bears.
The 23-year-old dismissed Bears’ captain Alex Davies followed by Chris Benjamin, both for a duck, on the first two balls of the over. Despite missing a hat-trick, he got rid of Dan Mousley and Ed Barnard on the final two deliveries of the over.
Afridi finished with impressive figures of 4-29 in four overs but was unable to help his team secure victory in the match.
The bears chased down the 169-run target in 19.1 overs. Opener Robert Yates smacked 65 runs off 46 balls and led his team to a two-wicket victory.
Glenn Maxwell, Jacob Bethell and Jake Lintott scored 19, 27 and 27 not out, respectively, and provided the finishing touches.
Currently, Bears at the top of the points table in the North Group, with 10 wins in 13 matches. On the other hand, Nottinghamshire are in fourth place as they have won seven matches out of 13.
- Shaheen Afridi