Naseem Shah breaks Shaheen Shah's bowling record

Naseem has performed well in Shaheen's absence from the 2022 Asia Cup as he has 6 wickets to his name in four matches with an average of 16.33 during the tournament

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Youngster Naseem Shah has broken Pakistan's premium pacer Shaheen Afridi's bowling record by becoming the youngest pacer to take 50 T20 wickets.

Naseem achieved this feat at just 19 years and 204 days.

The youngster sent Mohammad Nabi back to the pavilion in his 100th match as he overtook Shaheen Afridi, who has remained a consistent performer throughout.

Shaheen had achieved this feat in his 20s but has now been overtaken by Naseem Shah. The youngster broke the record during the game and handed Pakistan a crunch victory thanks to two back-to-back sixes in the final over.

Naseem has performed well in Shaheen's absence from the 2022 Asia Cup as he has 6 wickets to his name in four matches with an average of 16.33 during the tournament.