Shahid Afridi shines for Hampshire with 80 despite a Super Over loss – Cricket News Update
A blazing knock from Pakistani all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482, failed to take Hampshire into the finals of the Friends Life T20, after they suffered a super over defeat at the hands of Somerset at Edgbaston, August 27, 2011
Making a stupendous 80 off 42 balls in a rain effected match, the overseas import then failed to deliver at the final hurdle, as his Super Over went for 16, which helped their opponents to gain unassailable advantage in the match, which they went onto win.
In a pulsating encounter, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hampshire-c789 made 138 for 4 in 15.5, under the Duckworth/Lewis method, as the all-rounder hit 11 boundaries, which included five huge sixes.
Further interruption meant that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843 had to make 95 in 10 overs, which they failed after needing just 5 from the last over.
The match went into the super over, where Afridi was given the task of restricting the opponents in the penultimate six balls.
The pairing of Jos http://www.senore.com/Cricket/C-Kieswetter-c1206 got the better, hitting 2 boundaries to accumulate 16 from the over.
In reply, Royal’s foreign star failed to redo his earlier heroics as Alfonso's good length bowling did not allow Afridi to swing his arms, as the team could only manage 5 in their super over.
Earlier, his knock lit up the crowd which was frustrated by constant delay due to rain. It was a pleasant return to form as he battered the bowlers to all round the park in bringing a superb half-century.
His first six came when he cleared the point boundary, with a principally one- handed jab. He then hit four more to the long-off boundary, one which went into the second tier, of the bowling of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KA-Pollard-c1754.
After 51 minutes of sheer entertainment, the 31-year-old was cleaned up by Thomas, ending a brilliant knock of just 42 balls.
However, the joy turned sour as his super over failure cost the defending champions a place in finals of the tournament.
None the less it was pleasant to see the retired Pakistani coming to form with the bat, who despite the defeat has had a fruitful season with Hampshire.
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