Shaheen Shah Afridi Becomes 3rd Pakistani Captain After Wasim Akram And Waqar Younis To…Published By :,Last Updated: June 02, 2026, 18:44 ISTShaheen Shah Afridi opened the bowling attack for Pakistan in the second ODI against Australia on Tuesday and dismissed Alex Carey with the very first ball of the match.
Shaheen Shah Afridi becomes 3rd Pakistani captain to take wicket on first ball of an ODI match.
(Picture Credit: AFP)Left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi is leading the Pakistan men’s cricket team in the ongoing three-match ODI series against Australia.
(@CallMeSheri1_) June 2, 2026Wasim Akram was the first Pakistani captain to take a wicket on the first ball of an ODI match.
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Shaheen Shah Afridi opened the bowling attack for Pakistan in the second ODI against Australia on Tuesday and dismissed Alex Carey with the very first ball of the match.
Shaheen Shah Afridi becomes 3rd Pakistani captain to take wicket on first ball of an ODI match. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi is leading the Pakistan men’s cricket team in the ongoing three-match ODI series against Australia. He entered the history books on Tuesday (June 2) by becoming the third Pakistani cricketer to take a wicket on the first ball of an ODI match.
Shaheen opened the bowling for Pakistan in the second ODI against Australia at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore and dismissed Alex Carey with the very first ball of the match. The left-handed Australian batter was bowled by Shaheen, who was appointed Pakistan’s full-time ODI captain last year.
SHAHEEN AFRIDI REMOVES ALEX CAREY ON THE FIRST BALL…!!! 🔥🥶pic.twitter.com/Vxtnbg1SC1— Sheri. (@CallMeSheri1_) June 2, 2026
Wasim Akram was the first Pakistani captain to take a wicket on the first ball of an ODI match. He achieved the feat by dismissing Zimbabwe’s Andy Flower with the first ball of the ODI played in Karachi on December 24, 1993.
Waqar Younis joined him in the elite list on June 17, 2001, when he dismissed England batter Marcus Trescothick with the first ball of the ODI at Headingley in Leeds.
Pakistani captains to take wicket on first ball of ODI match
BOWLER BATTER DISMISSED OPPOSITION VENUE DATE Wasim Akram Andy Flower Zimbabwe Karachi December 24, 1993 Waqar Younis Marcus Trescothick England Leeds June 17, 2001 Shaheen Shah Afridi Alex Carey Australia Lahore June 2, 2026
Legendary all-rounder and former Pakistan captain Imran Khan was the first Pakistani player to take a wicket on the first ball of an ODI match. He achieved the feat against India in Sharjah on March 22, 1985.
In that match, Imran opened his wicket tally by dismissing Ravi Shastri with the very first ball and went on to claim five more wickets, finishing with remarkable figures of 6 for 14.
Full list of Pakistani bowlers to take wicket on first ball of ODI match
BOWLER BATTER DISMISSED OPPOSITION VENUE DATE Imran Khan Ravi Shastri India Sharjah March 22, 1985 Wasim Akram (C) Andy Flower Zimbabwe Karachi December 24, 1993 Wasim Akram Adam Parore New Zealand Auckland February 17, 2001 Waqar Younis (C) Marcus Trescothick England Leeds June 17, 2001 Wasim Akram Adam Gilchrist Australia Melbourne (Docklands) June 15, 2002 Wasim Akram Herschelle Gibbs South Africa Tangier August 18, 2002 Shoaib Akhtar Marcus Trescothick England Southampton September 5, 2006 Mohammad Irfan Hashim Amla South Africa Durban March 21, 2013 Mohammad Irfan Aaron Finch Australia Sharjah October 7, 2014 Shaheen Shah Afridi Travis Head Australia Lahore April 2, 2022 Shaheen Shah Afridi (C) Alex Carey Australia Lahore June 2, 2026
Shaheen is overall the third Pakistani bowler, after Wasim Akram and Mohammad Irfan, to take a wicket on the first ball of an ODI match on multiple occasions. He had previously achieved the feat in April 2022, when he dismissed Australia’s Travis Head with the very first ball of the match to open his wicket tally.
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