Watch: Has Ahmed Shehzad Claimed a Catch of the Year?
Nov 18, 2017 at 9:25 PM
With never-say-die attitude has kept the professional cricketers going and rising among the ranks, and which has further made the day for their fans following an acrobatic stuff on-field whether they are featuring for the national side or in the domestic fold, as the tremendous effort is often cherished by the die-hard fans of the gentleman’s game in nutshell.
So much so, the super reflexes have further seen players boasting about their efforts during the fielding, but it was altogether a different approach from the fielder, who has been under the radar, as his team further saw a casual celebration in a thrilling fixture.
He is none other than 25-year-old Ahmed Shehzad, who had has been unimpressive with the willow for Pakistan in the recent past expect his 89-run knock against Sri Lanka in the second Twenty20 International in the United Arab Emirates.
Shehzad claimed a remarkable catch while diving backwards and full to his right at the boundary line to complete an absolute stunner.
Pertinently, in 13th over of Peshawar innings, Shehzad claimed a spectacular catch on the bowling of off-spinner Agha Salman when Musadiq Ahmed (14 off 13 balls) was batting for Peshawar Panthers under the captaincy of Zohaib Khan in the domestic circuit.
Just a shimmy down the track, Musadiq lofted the ball which further saw Shehzad donning a red jersey completed an unbelievable one-handed catch while running from the long-off region.
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Batting first Lahore posted 173 for six in 20 allotted overs, as Shehzad smashed a fifty.
The aggressive batsman in the form of Shehzad, who has been struggling in the national side, scored 50 off 22 balls, as his quickfire innings was comprised of nine boundaries and a solitary six. He was also the top-scorer for his side under the leadership of Mohammad Hafeez.
The right-handed batsman Shehzad who was named Player of the Match alongside Ali Shafiq was representing his domestic side Lahore Blues against Peshawar in the 15th match of the National T20 Cup at Rawalpindi on November 18.
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Shehzad, who made his international debut in 2009 against Australia represented Pakistan in 81 One-day Internationals followed by 53 Twenty20 Internationals and 13 Tests.
Concluding, Lahore won the thriller by three runs.
Here’s the video of a sensational catch by Ahmed Shehzad:
This catch from Ahmad Shahzad today for Lahore Blues against Peshawar is one of the best catches you will ever see, in any format, anywhere in the world #Cricket pic.twitter.com/NY6AMAyGOw
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) November 18, 2017