SHADAB KHAN RETURNS FROM INJURY - BAGS A 4-FER IN THE VITALITY BLAST 2023

SHADAB KHAN IN THE VITALITY BLAST 2023:

Pakistani spinner Shadab Khan returns from injury and delivers a match-winning performance both with bat and bowl for Sussex Sharks and helped his team to win the match comprehensively by 7 wickets.

Shadab Khan has played 9 matches for his team in this year’s Vitality Blast tournament and has picked up 10 wickets for his team, he has picked these 10 wickets at an average of 25 and an economy rate of around 9, playing a very crucial role in the success of the team.

The Pakistani premium all-rounder didn’t have a dream start in the tournament as he was injured at the start of the tournament and was on the bench for the first few matches but once he recovered, he started to showcase his talent and once again proved why he is the most valuable T20 player in the world.

Shadab Khan was out in the last match of Sussex Sharks against Kent in the 2023 vitality blast as he split the webbing on his left hand during the previous game of Sussex Sharks, last night he returned for Sussex with a bandage on his left hand and bowled an exceptional spell, announcing his comeback with one of his best performances for the Sussex team this season. The Pakistani leg-spinner bowled some excellent lines and lengths, he claimed four wickets in the match which helped his team to dismantle the batting lineup of the Gloucestershire team in the Vitality Blast 2023.

SHADAB KHAN LAST NIGHT WASN’T TOTALLY RECOVERED AS HE PLAYED WITH A BANDAGE ON HIS LEFT HAND BUT STILL GAVE AWAY AN EXCELLENT BOWLING PERFORMANCE AS HE PICKED UP FOUR OR MORE WICKETS FOR THE 9^TH TIME IN HIS T20 CAREER, TALK ABOUT THE DETERMINATION OF THE PAKISTANI VICE-CAPTAIN.

In the match against the Gloucestershire team, Shadab Khan started his bowling performance as he dismissed the opening batsman of the opposition team, Grant Roelsofen who was also the highest runs scorer for the Gloucestershire team. He scored 41 runs off just 27 deliveries before getting dismissed to Shadab Khan.

The Pakistani spinner further picked up the wickets of Ollie Price, Tom Price, and Zafar Gohar was also dismissed by Shadab Khan last night as he delivered another excellent bowling performance in his quota of four overs.

In the end, Shadab Khan ended up with bowling figures of 4/27, picked up four crucial wickets for his team, and that too with a bandaged finger, just gave away runs at an excellent economy rate of 6.75 that helped Sussex Team to restrict the opposition team to a low score.

The Pakistani leg-spinner returned today with a. He also came out to bat when the team was in little trouble and scored an unbeaten knock of 28 runs off just 14 deliveries with the help of two fours and two huge sixes to take his team home.

Even with a bandaged hand, he gave an exceptional performance for his team both with bat and bowl but we still don’t know much about the injury update of Shadab Khan but he showed the world again what he can do with the ball, especially those who question his performances.

PERFORMANCE OF ZAFAR GOHAR:

Another Pakistani spinner, Zafar Gohar playing for the Gloucestershire team bowled in the middle overs of the game and gave away 17 runs in the 2.2 overs he bowled in the match.

Zafar Gohar ended up with good bowling figures of 1/17 but this wasn’t enough, as the Sussex batters easily chased a total of 140 runs given by the Gloucestershire team. The opening batsman of Sussex, Harrison Ward scored a quick-fire knock of 51 runs of just 17 deliveries and contributions from the other end which helped Sussex to win the match comprehensively with 40 balls to spare.

MOST 4-WICKET HAULS BY A PAKISTANI BOWLER:

The Pakistani bowler who has picked up four or more wickets in a T20 innings more than anyone is Umar Gul, he has achieved this feat 12 times in his professional career. Shahid Afridi who has done this 11 times in his career, followed by Yasir Arafat who has taken more than four wickets 10 times in his T20 career. The youngest to join the list is Shadab Khan who now has achieved this feat 9 times in his career, joint fourth-most with Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sohail Tanvir but it will not take too much for Shadab Khan to climb up to the top spot.