Double Century of T20 Wickets by Shaheen Afridi, Became Youngest and Fastest Pacer

Karachi: Shaheen Shah Afridi became the youngest and fastest pacer to complete a double century of T20 wickets.

Pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi reached the milestone in his fifth and 143rd match against New Zealand, the record was previously held by South African pacer Kagiso Rabada who completed 200 T20 wickets in 146 matches.

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23-year-old Shaheen completed his double century of wickets by dismissing Tom Latham on his very first ball on Monday night. Rashid Khan is the fastest to achieve this feat (134 matches). However, he is a spinner. Similarly, Saeed Ajmal (139 matches) who is in the second position was also a slow bowler.

Former Pakistani pacer Umar Gul has also completed a double century of T20 wickets in 147 matches.