Afridi led Pakistan to victory in their maiden T 20 international
Just like Sri Lanka, Pakistan too beat England in their maiden T20 international appearance. The year was 2006 and the venue for Pakistan's first ever T20 international was Bristol.
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Batting first the hosts scored 144 runs in 20 overs with Marcus Trescothick top scoring for the hosts. Abdul Razzaq was the pick of the bowlers and he had figures of 3-30 in 4 overs.
Pakistan chased down the target with 5 wickets in hand and 13 balls remaining. Shahid Afridi for his breezy knock of 28 of 10 balls was named the Man of the Match.
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Meit is a cricket journalist who has been writing for Sportskeeda since over eight years, writing listicles. A Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Legislative Laws and Company Secretary degree holder, Meit engages in ethical reporting by verifying information twice from multiple websites before penning down any content for the benefit of his readers.
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If he ever laid his hands on a time machine, Meit would love to witness the 2023 ICC World Cup final between India and Australia and believes that ODIs should never be completely replaced by T20Is owing to the format's popularity.
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