PSL worst bowling figures: The former Pakistani captain registered his worst bowling figures of 18-year old T20 career.
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Veteran Quetta Gladiators spinner Shahid Afridi’s debut for his fourth Pakistan Super League team was a disastrous one after he registered his worst-ever bowling figures in 18 years of playing T20s.
Returning to action after recovering from COVID-19, Afridi was introduced into the attack right after the powerplay. Also playing his first match of the season, Islamabad United batter Colin Munro (72*) hit a couple of sixes to welcome Afridi into the attack in the 10th match of the ongoing seventh season of the PSL.
Playing a T20 after almost a year, Afridi conceding as many as 18 runs in his first over didn’t speak highly of his current form. While Afridi improved a bit to give away 10 runs in his following over, he couldn’t prevent Munro from hitting another six.
Called upon to bowl the 14th over against a well-set Munro and Azam Khan (65), Afridi conceded 19 runs including a four and a couple of sixes at the National Stadium. Bowling the final over, Afridi was hit for three sixes by Azam as United accumulated 20 runs to put on board 229/4 in 20 overs – fourth-highest PSL total.
While a quick yorker saw Afridi bowling Azam in the final over, it meant nothing with respect to the larger scheme of things as the leg-spinner ended up with bowling figures of 4-0-67-1 at an economy rate of 16.75.
PSL worst bowling figures
Afridi, who has bagged an unwanted record of having the worst PSL bowling figures to his name, is joint seventh-worst in the same list for T20s.
| S. No. | Bowler | Over | Runs | Wickets | Team | Opposition | Ground | Year |
| 1 | Shahid Afridi | 4 | 67 | 1 | Quetta Gladiators | Islamabad United | Karachi | 2022 |
| 2 | Zafar Gohar | 4 | 65 | 0 | Islamabad United | Peshawar Zalmi | Abu Dhabi | 2021 |
| 3 | Shaheen Shah Afridi | 4 | 62 | 1 | Lahore Qalandars | Islamabad United | Karachi | 2019 |
| 4 | Anwar Ali | 4 | 57 | 0 | Quetta Gladiators | Lahore Qalandars | Dubai | 2016 |
| 5 | Sohail Khan | 4 | 57 | 2 | Karachi Kings | Multan Sultans | Dubai | 2019 |
| 6 | Amad Butt | 4 | 56 | 0 | Peshawar Zalmi | Karachi Kings | Karachi | 2021 |
| 7 | Sameen Gul | 4 | 56 | 1 | Peshawar Zalmi | Islamabad United | Abu Dhabi | 2021 |
| 8 | Shadab Khan | 4 | 55 | 0 | Islamabad United | Peshawar Zalmi | Abu Dhabi | 2021 |
| 9 | Aamer Yamin | 4 | 54 | 0 | Karachi Kings | Quetta Gladiators | Karachi | 2019 |
| 10 | Wahab Riaz | 4 | 54 | 2 | Peshawar Zalmi | Quetta Gladiators | Karachi | 2021 |
