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Tezzbuzz Desk- Pakistan's star fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has once again shown a glimpse of his old lethal rhythm. In the final of the National Champions Cup 2026, Shaheen wreaked such havoc with the ball that the entire batting of Pakistan Green fell apart. Pakistan Gold captain Shaheen Afridi took a hat-trick and took a total of 7 wickets in this match and played an important role in making his team the champion. The special thing is that this is Shaheen's best bowling performance so far in ODI cricket.

The title match was played between Pakistan Gold and Pakistan Green in the final of the National Champions Cup. Batting first, Pakistan Gold scored a strong score of 340 runs in 50 overs. The team's batsmen performed their responsibilities well and set a challenging target of 341 runs for Pakistan Green. After this, it was the turn of Pakistan Gold captain Shaheen Afridi and as soon as he took the ball in his hand, he turned the match in favor of his team. Shaheen maintained pressure on the Pakistan Green batsmen from the very beginning. He took 3 wickets for just 29 runs in his first 6 overs. The batsmen looked constantly troubled in front of his speed and swing. However, the real storm of Shaheen was seen after this. In the next 15 balls, he spent only 7 runs and took 4 wickets. During this brilliant spell he also completed a hat-trick.

Shaheen's hat-trick made the match completely one-sided. Pakistan Green's batsmen could not stand against them and wickets kept falling continuously. The way Shaheen led his team from the front as captain, further strengthened Pakistan Gold's hold in the final. His lethal bowling can be gauged from the fact that he single-handedly broke the back of the opposition team's batting. With this performance, Shaheen Afridi also achieved the feat of taking 7 wickets in a match for the first time in ODI cricket. This became the best bowling performance of his career. Before this, he had been giving shocks to the opposition team with his opening balls on many occasions, but in the final, he made a different record in his name by taking consecutive wickets.

This performance of Shaheen has come at a time when he is not a part of Pakistan's Test team and has also been in the news for his rhythm in white ball cricket. In such a situation, his stormy performance in the final of the National Champions Cup is being considered very important for him. 7 wickets and a hat-trick not only gave Pakistan Gold the title, but Shaheen also showed how dangerous he can still prove to be in big matches. The video of Shaheen's bowling in the final is also being discussed on social media. His hat-trick and continuous wicket-taking style reminded cricket fans of his old attitude. While Pakistan Gold made a strong score with excellent batting, Shaheen Afridi made that score a mountain with the ball. On the basis of this brilliant bowling of the captain, Pakistan Gold won the National Champions Cup trophy.