Shaheen Afridi

Shaheen Afridi

Landi Kotal, Pakistan Left Arm Bowl
t20 Int ALL TIME STATS
70 Mat
255.4 Overs
1958 Runs
96 W
7.65 E/R

Personal Information

Full Name Shaheen Shah Afridi
Date of Birth April 6, 2000
Age 22 Years
Nationality Landi Kotal, Pakistan
Birth Place Landi Kotal, Pakistan
Height 6 ft 6 in
Current Team(s)
Role Bowler
Batting Style Left hand Bat
Bowling Style Left arm Fast
Debut September 21, 2018
Jersey No. 10
Family Father - Ayaz Khan

Most Recent Matches

Match R BF 4s 6s S/R O R W E/R
PAK vs AUS 24 19 3 1 126.32 10 43 2 4.30
PAK vs ENG 26 & 10 49 & 14 2 & 1 1 & 0 53.06 & 71.43 26 120 1 4.62
DOL vs LN 33 28 0 5 117.86 10 58 2 5.80
LN vs MAR 0 0 0 0 0 10 86 2 8.60
PAN vs LN 0 8 0 0 0.00 9.5 57 3 5.80

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 53 29 196 239 17 16.33 82.00 0 0 25 17 7 11 0
TESTs 31 41 249 556 10 8.03 44.78 0 0 29 31 5 2 0
T20Is 70 20 146 115 9 13.27 126.95 0 0 23 7 11 17 0
T20s 195 77 650 489 28 13.26 132.92 0 2 55 36 48 50 0
LISTAs 62 34 254 304 19 16.93 83.55 0 0 33 18 14 13 0
FIRSTCLASS 40 50 370 746 10 9.25 49.59 0 0 29 43 8 5 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
ODIs 53 52 449.1 2490 104 23.94 5.54 6/35 3 0
TESTs 31 53 1027 3235 116 27.88 3.14 10/94 4 1
T20Is 70 70 255.4 1958 96 20.39 7.65 4/22 0 0
T20s 195 195 728.4 5743 281 20.43 7.88 6/19 5 0
LISTAs 62 61 533 3015 118 25.55 5.65 6/35 3 0
FIRSTCLASS 40 69 1307 4141 156 26.54 3.16 10/94 5 1

Shaheen Afridi News

Shaheen Afridi demoted to Category B from Category A as PCB announces central contracts for 2024-25 season Shaheen Afridi demoted to Category B from Category A as PCB announces central contracts for 2024-25 season
Shaheen Afridi demoted to Category B from Category A as PCB announces central contracts for 2024-25 season
Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi return for AUS vs PAK 2024 limited-overs series, rested for Zimbabwe tour Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi return for AUS vs PAK 2024 limited-overs series, rested for Zimbabwe tour
Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi return for AUS vs PAK 2024 limited-overs series, rested for Zimbabwe tour
“Fantastic win, keep it going” – Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi react as Pakistan beat England by 152 runs in 2nd Test “Fantastic win, keep it going” – Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi react as Pakistan beat England by 152 runs in 2nd Test
“Fantastic win, keep it going” – Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi react as Pakistan beat England by 152 runs in 2nd Test
"Supporting the selectors’ decision to give Babar, Shaheen, and Naseem a break from international cricket" - Shahid Afridi "Supporting the selectors’ decision to give Babar, Shaheen, and Naseem a break from international cricket" - Shahid Afridi
"Supporting the selectors’ decision to give Babar, Shaheen, and Naseem a break from international cricket" - Shahid Afridi
"The issue is behind the scenes in the way Pakistan cricket runs"- Nasser Hussain questions Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah's exclusion "The issue is behind the scenes in the way Pakistan cricket runs"- Nasser Hussain questions Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah's exclusion
"The issue is behind the scenes in the way Pakistan cricket runs"- Nasser Hussain questions Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah's exclusion

Shaheen Afridi Videos

PSL की Points Table में बढ़ी हलचल... 2 टीमों ने जगह की पक्की, 3 में जंग जारी | PSL 2024
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PSL की Points Table में बढ़ी हलचल... 2 टीमों ने जगह की पक्की, 3 में जंग जारी | PSL 2024
PSL की Points Table में मचा हाहाकार... 3 टीमें हुईं पक्की... 2 हो गईं बाहर! | PSL 2024 
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PSL की Points Table में मचा हाहाकार... 3 टीमें हुईं पक्की... 2 हो गईं बाहर! | PSL 2024 
Evolution Of Cricket: 40 Centuries In 2023 World Cup
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World Cup 2023 Points Table: वर्ल्ड कप से Pakistan बाहर, वर्ल्ड कप Semi final की 4 टीमें पक्की!
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World Cup 2023 Points Table: वर्ल्ड कप से Pakistan बाहर, वर्ल्ड कप Semi final की 4 टीमें पक्की!
World Cup के बीच Pakistan को हुआ दोहरा नुकसान... भारत ने फिर बिगाड़ा काम | World Cup 2023 
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World Cup के बीच Pakistan को हुआ दोहरा नुकसान... भारत ने फिर बिगाड़ा काम | World Cup 2023 

Shaheen Afridi: A Brief Biography

Shaheen Shah Afridi is a Pakistani cricketer who is regarded as one of the tallest bowlers in Pakistani cricket history. Also, he is regarded as one of the very few players to have the ability to bowl at a speed of 90 mph with consistency.

Shaheen Afridi Biography

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Shaheen Afridi was born on 6 April 2000 at Landi Kotal at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-hand fast bowler. His primary role in the team is that of a bowler, but he is an aspiring all-rounder.

Shaheen Afridi - Along the Years

YearAgeAchievement
201515Played U16 match for Pakistan
201616Represented Pakistan in U19 Asia Cup
201717Made his First Class Debut
201818Made his International Debut in all the three formats
201919Became the youngest player to take a 5 wicket haul in a World Cup
202121Player of the Match vs India in T20 World Cup 2021
202222Recipient of Sir Garfield Sobers Award for being ICC Test Player of the Year 2021
202222Led Lahore Qalandars to PSL 2022 title

Shaheen Afridi Records

Shaheen Afridi holds the record for being the youngest player to take a 5-wicket haul in a World Cup at the age of 19. He achieved this in the 2019 ICC World Cup against Bangladesh cricket team with figures of 6/35. Also, he has the best bowling figures of 8/39 by a Pakistani bowler in his First-Class debut.

  • Leading wicket-taker by a teenager in a single edition of the 50-over World Cup- 16 wickets in 2019.

  • Best figures in a WC game by a Pakistani pacer- 6/35 vs Bangladesh in 2019.

  • 3rd youngest pacer to take a 10-for in a Test match. He claimed the milestone against the West Indies at Kingston, Jamaica in 2021.

  • One of the 11 bowlers to take consecutive 5-fors in ODI history.

Pakistan v Bangladesh - ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

Shaheen Afridi Awards and Accolades

In 2019, Shaheen Afridi was declared as the rising star of the World Cup squad of Pakistan cricket team at the end of the 2019 ICC World Cup by the International Cricket Council.

  • Sir Garfield Sobers' Award for being adjudged the ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year 2021.

  • Adjudged 'Player of the Match' in Pakistan's historic T20 World Cup win over India in 2021 for his spell of 3/31.

  • Named in ICC's Test and T20I XI of the Year 2021.

  • Won PCB's 'Impactful Performance of the Year' award for his match-winning spell against India at the T20 World Cup 2021.

  • Captained Lahore Qalandars to PSL title in 2022.

Shaheen Afridi Career

Shaheen Afridi has achieved a lot more than his colleagues and that too, before hitting 20 years of age.

Shaheen Afridi Domestic career

Shaheen started playing cricket at the age of 15 when he joined FATA in Pakistan on the insistence of his brother, Riaz Afridi. His performance earned him a spot in the U16 Pakistan team to play against Australia in November 2015 where he took 4 wickets in 3 matches.

He played for Pakistan in U19 Asia Cup even before making his debut for Khan Research Laboratories in 2017. Later on, he made his List A debut for Baluchistan.

Shaheen Afridi ODI Career

Shaheen made his One Day International debut on 21 September 2018 against Afghanistan at Abu Dhabi. He took 2 wickets in the match as Pakistan defeated Afghanistan by 3 wickets. So far, he has two 4-wicket and one 5-wicket haul in One Day Internationals and his total wickets count is 40 in 19 matches.

Shaheen Afridi Test Career

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Shaheen Afridi made his debut in Test cricket on 3 December 2018 against New Zealand at Abu Dhabi. Shaheen took 3 wickets in the match and New Zealand cricket team won the match by 123 runs.

He impressed on his maiden tour of South Africa in early 2018, claiming 9 wickets in 2 Tests at 26.66 apiece. However, Shaheen struggled to adapt to the conditions of Australia, England and New Zealand during his maiden tours between 2019-21.

He managed just 5 wickets in 2 innings in Australia; 5 in England in 4 innings at 51.60 apiece and 6 wickets in 3 innings in New Zealand at 42.83.

However, he found success at home, and on 19th December 2019, Shaheen went on to register his maiden five-wicket-haul- against Sri Lanka in Karachi- thereby becoming the eighth-youngest from Pakistan to achieve the feat.

The year 2021 proved to be a landmark year for Shaheen as he became the 3rd youngest pacer since 2000 to take 10-wicket haul in Tests.

Afridi was just 21 years and 136 days old when he registered figures of 6-51 and 4-53 against the West Indies at the iconic Sabina Park in Jamaica.

He finished as Pakistan's leading Test wicket-taker in 2021- 47 wickets in 17 innings at 17.06 apiece, with three 5-fors and 1 10-wicket-haul.

The year 2022 has been a middling one so far as he has grappled with lack of assistance for seamers on home wickets- against Australia- and then a knee injury, which he suffered during the Galle Test against Sri Lanka.

Afridi had a memorable World Cup campaign in 2019 as he claimed the most number of wickets by a teenager in a single edition of the tournament. He claimed a total of 16 wickets, which included back-to-back 4-wicket-hauls against Afghanistan and Bangladesh respectively.

His figures of 6/35 against Bangladesh remain the best by a Pakistani bowler in the quadrennial event. In April 2021, the left-arm pacer became the 8th-fastest (in terms of matches played) to take 50 wickets. Afridi’s 50th scalp came in his 25th One-day International.

Shaheen Afridi T20I Career

The T20I debut for Shaheen Afridi came on 3 April 2018 against West Indies at Karachi. He had a poor start to his career but ended up being on the victorious side at the end of the match. He has 14 wickets in 10 matches with his best bowling figures being 3/20.

Afridi's most memorable T20I performance of his career so far came during the Super-10 fixture against arch-rivals India in the T20 World Cup 2021.

The left-arm seamer knocked over the Indian opening duo of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul in his first two overs before returning at the death to remove half-centurion Virat Kohli.

Afridi's figures of 3/31 in 4 overs ensured that Pakistan restricted India to 151; a target which their openers Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan gunned down without breaking a sweat. He was eventually adjudged the 'Player of the Match'.

Two weeks later, Afridi endured contrasting returns as he conceded three consecutive sixes to Matthew Wade at the death to squander the semi-final fixture to Australia.

Shaheen did not feature in Asia Cup 2022 due to a knee injury, but he is set to make a return against India on October 23, 2022, in the Super-10 clash of T20 World Cup 2022.

Also see - Chris Gayle Biography

Shaheen Afridi Club Career

Shaheen Afridi plays for Dhaka Gladiators in the Bangladesh Premier League. He also plays for Lahore Qalandars in Pakistan Super League.

Afridi joined PSL franchise Lahore Qalandars at the age of 18 in the year 2018.

In 2021, he was named captain of the franchise ahead of PSL 2022. And, the left-arm seamer went on to spearhead his side to title glory at the expense of Multan Sultans in the summit clash.

He was equally brilliant with the ball as he finished as Lahore's leading wicket-taker of the season- 20 wickets in 13 innings @ 19.70/7.57.

Shaheen Afridi Family Background

Shaheen Afridi is the youngest brother of Riaz Afridi who debuted for Pakistan in 2004. He belongs to the Afridi tribe of Pashtuns and is the cousin of Yasir Afridi.

In May 2021, former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi confirmed his elder daughter's engagement to Shaheen Afridi.

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