Shan Masood outshines Shaheen Afridi as Yorkshire beat Nottinghamshire

In a gripping encounter on Tuesday in T20 Vitality Blast, Yorkshire triumphed over Nottinghamshire by eight runs.

After being requested to subject first, Nottinghamshire left-arm pacer, Shaheen Shah Afridi, showcased his ability and precision throughout his first spell. Regardless of narrowly lacking out on a wicket, he proved to be a formidable pressure, conceding a mere 5 runs in his two overs.

Throughout his first over, Shaheen induced three performs and misses, demonstrating his capacity to deceive and hassle the Yorkshire batsmen. He maintained his tight line and size, registering eight dot balls, including stress on the opposition.

 

😩 Inches.

Early motion from Afridi, however the Vikings are unscathed.

31/zero after 4.

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Yorkshire, nonetheless, managed to outlive Shaheen’s early thunderbolts and appeared to stabilize their innings. It was within the final over of the powerplay that they suffered a setback, dropping two wickets. The group then relied on their skipper, Shan Masood, to anchor the innings, and he rose to the event admirably.

Masood partnered with David Malan, forming a vital 50-run partnership that laid the muse for Yorkshire’s innings. Masood performed aggressively, taking cost of the scoring. In simply 23 balls, he gathered 34 runs, hitting two sixes and an equal variety of fours. Though Matthew Montgomery managed to dismiss Masood, he had already constructed a stable platform for Malan to construct upon.

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With the proper launchpad offered by Masood, Malan took cost and performed an impressive unbeaten innings. He scored a outstanding 95 runs, showcasing his class and composure. Malan’s knock propelled Yorkshire to a decent complete of 182-7 of their allotted 20 overs.

Shaheen was lastly rewarded with a wicket of Jordan Thompson in his final over, thus ending with figures of 1/29 in his four-over spell.

Regardless of Alex Hales’ 53-run knock and Colin Munro’s 46, Nottinghamshire did not chase the goal, ending up with 174/four in 20 overs.