In the first match against Kabul Zwanan, he got out for one and then went on to concede 55 runs in his quota of four overs. In the next two encounters against Nangarhar Leopards and Balkh Legends, the 37-year-old scored 20 runs and picked up only a solitary wicket. His campaign turned from bad to worse in the Panthers’ third match against Kandahar Knights in Sharjah.After the Panthers won the toss and elected to bat first, Afridi came to bat with his side reeling at 5/69 in the 10th over. Nevertheless, the veteran didn’t curb his natural instincts and went for a heave over the off-side in his fourth delivery off chinaman bowler Waqar Salamkheil, who dismissed Samiullah Shenwari in the third delivery of the same over.
Afridi went after the cherry with all his might, but couldn’t time it properly. As a result, the ball hung in the air for quite a while and opposition skipper Asghar Afghan took an impressive running-catch. Subsequently, the Panthers lost their sixth wicket inside the 10th over. In the meantime, Twitter bashed Afridi for bagging yet another duck in competitive cricket.
