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[Watch] Starc Pulls Out An Evil Smile After Cleaning Up Shaheen Afridi With A Deadly Peach

Muskaan Bhatt

Mitchell Starc removed Shaheen Afridi (Source:@viratgoback/X.com)Mitchell Starc removed Shaheen Afridi (Source:@viratgoback/X.com)

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Australia's pace sensation Mitchell Starc showcased his exceptional skill as he bowled a peach of a delivery to clean up Shaheen Afridi in the ongoing Australia versus Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, on Monday.

In a match where Starc has already troubled the Pakistani batting line-up, he picked up his third wicket by eliminating Afridi. The bowling all-rounder, however, looked in sublime form as he previously slammed a brilliant maximum and boundary off Adam Zampa consecutively.

On the fourth ball of the 37th over, Mitchell Starc unleashed a hard-length delivery angling into the off stump. Afridi cleared his front leg for an across-the-line hoick. With no foot movement, however, Afridi missed the slog on the inside edge and, unfortunately, heard the stumps rattle as the ball hit the top of the middle stump. 

Immediately after taking Afridi's wicket, the Aussie bowler could not hold his big smile, almost as a sign of satisfaction since he got the better of his left-arm pace counterpart with a 141.9 kmph delivery.

Mitchell Starc Eliminates Shaheen Afridi


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Australian bowlers came out well as they could break through frequently against Pakistan in the first ODI. Captain Mohammad Rizwan scored 44 runs while Babar Azam made 37. Fast bowler Shaheen Afridi scored quickly, making 24 from 19 balls before Starc's sharp delivery dismissed him. Saim Ayub, Abdhullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam were all removed too early to have a game-changing remark.

At the time of writing, Pakistan have scored 192/9 as the match advanced, with Mohammad Hasnain and Naseem Shah at the crease. Australian bowlers might have dominated however Naseem Shah took against them brilliantly.