Afridi becomes first player to play 50 T20 matches

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Afridi becomes first player to play 50 T20 matches

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Boom Boom Afridi became first player in history to play 50 Twenty20 internationals.

04 June,2012 07:51 am

Star all-rounder Shahid Afridi became the first player to play 50 Twenty20 internationals and earn seven match awards in the format.He achieved this distinction during second T20 match against Sri Lanka on Sunday. Brendon McCullum of New Zealand is second in the list with 47 T20 matches while Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik is third with 41 matches.In the 50th T20 match of his career, Afridi hit five fours and a six during his unbeaten innings of 52 to help Pakistan level the two-match series against Sri Lanka.