What’s the story
In an anti-climax, England opener Phil Salt fell for a duck against Pakistan within the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup Super 8 conflict at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.
Salt took strike against Shaheen Afridi after Pakistan racked up 164/9 of their allotted 20 overs.
The Men in Green earlier elected to bat on a sticky Pallekele wicket.
Salt departs on first ball
Shaheen, the left-arm seamer identified for swinging the brand new ball in, surprised Salt with an outswinger. The ball moved away from exterior the off stump, with Salt providing his bat.
The ball discovered the surface edge as wicket-keeper Usman Khan took a catch diving to his proper.
England skipper Harry Brook joined Jos Buttler within the center thereafter.
Shaheen enters document books
According to Cricbuzz, Shaheen has turn out to be the primary Pakistan bowler to take a wicket off the primary ball of a T20 World Cup innings. The Pakistan seamer conceded simply three runs within the first over.
Rare duck for Salt
Salt, who smashed a match-winning 62 against Sri Lanka on the identical floor, recorded his sixth duck in T20Is. Notably, Salt departed with out scoring for the primary time in T20 World Cup historical past.
