{"id":7998,"date":"2026-04-24T15:49:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/watch-50-runs-off-three-overs-shaheen-afridi-haris-rauf-taken-to-cleaners-in-psl-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T15:49:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:19:12","slug":"watch-50-runs-off-three-overs-shaheen-afridi-haris-rauf-taken-to-cleaners-in-psl-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/watch-50-runs-off-three-overs-shaheen-afridi-haris-rauf-taken-to-cleaners-in-psl-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: 50 runs off three overs! Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf taken to cleaners in PSL | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130490084,imgsize-27650,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/shaheen-afridi-haris-rauf-taken-cleaners-in-psl-screengrabs.jpg\" alt=\"Watch: 50 runs off three overs! Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf taken to cleaners in PSL\" title=\"Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf taken cleaners in PSL (Screengrabs)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf taken cleaners in PSL (Screengrabs)\">Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf taken cleaners in PSL (Screengrabs)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: It\u2019s not often that a player of <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/khushdil-shah\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Khushdil Shah<\/a>&#8216;s ik steals the spotlight in a high-pressure T20 chase, especially against a top-tier bowling attack. But that\u2019s exactly not the case this time on Thursday as Khushdil Shah turturned a tense contest into a statement performance, winning the game by five wickets.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Karachi Kings, chasing 200 against Lahore Qalandars, were under the pump for most of the innings. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The target was set up by strong knocks from Fakhar Zaman and Abdullah Shafique, and with bowlers like <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/shaheen-afridi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Shaheen Afridi<\/a> and Haris Rauf in the opposition ranks, the odds were firmly stacked against Karachi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wLCOS vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"ap_Bf\">\n<div class=\"ZM4zO\">\n<p><i class=\"bo2C4\"\/> <span>Watch<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- -->IPL 2026 Akeal Hosein speaks to media after 417 in CSK vs MI<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/david-warner\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">David Warner<\/a> anchored the chase with a steady unbeaten 63, holding things together as wickets fell around him. Yet, as the required rate climbed and pressure peaked, the game seemed to be slipping away. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>That\u2019s when Khushdil stepped in and flipped the script.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Facing some of Pakistan\u2019s premier fast bowlers, Khushdil showed no hesitation. He took on Afridi and Rauf in the final overs, smashing 37 runs off the last 10 balls. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>His unbeaten 44 off just 14 deliveries included a flurry of boundaries that dismantled Lahore\u2019s carefully laid plans at the death.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Watch:<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>What makes this knock particularly compelling is the context. Khushdil, not a regular headline-maker, delivered under extreme pressure against elite bowlers known for thriving in crunch moments. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>It wasn\u2019t just power. It was timing, clarity, and fearless intent.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>For Karachi, the win keeps their campaign alive. But beyond the result, this innings opens up a bigger talking point. When a fringe player can dominate Pakistan\u2019s best at the death, it raises questions the unpredictability in the T20 format. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>Khushdil\u2019s assault wasn\u2019t just a match-winning cameo. It was a reminder that in T20 cricket, reputations matter less than execution when it counts.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/watch-50-runs-off-three-overs-shaheen-afridi-haris-rauf-taken-to-cleaners-in-psl\/articleshow\/130489570.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf taken cleaners in PSL (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: It\u2019s not often that a player of Khushdil Shah&#8216;s ik steals the spotlight in a high-pressure T20 chase, especially against a top-tier bowling attack. But that\u2019s exactly not the case this time on Thursday as Khushdil Shah turturned a tense contest into a statement [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7999,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7998","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7998"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7998\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}