Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan has been in sublime form with the ball in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2024 while representing Colombo Strikers.
The 25-year-old was in under immense pressure as he couldn't take a single wicket in the T20 World Cup.
But, the leg-spinner has found his mojo back and is the leading wicket-taker in the tournament. He has 14 wickets in six games at an average of 8.64. He bagged his best figures on Sunday against Jaffna Kings where he took 4/10, claiming his second Player of the Match award in the tournament.
He was once again in line to take a hat-trick after dismissing Avishka Fernando and Fabien Allen, however, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth survived because of the review but Shadab asserted it was out.
"[hat-trick ball?] I think that was out, think it was a technology problem. I think it was out," Shadab said after the game.
"I think the pitch was bit slower, but we just had to stick to our plans. The pitch is definitely helping the spinners, especially when bowling in good areas.
"I struggled in the last three months, but that's the beauty of cricket, suddenly you start performing and hopefully that continues with Pakistan as well," he concluded.
Remember, Shadab took a hat-trick on his LPL debut earlier this month. He took wickets of Kandy Falcons' captain Wanindu Hasaranga, Salman Ali Agha and Pavan Rathnayake to complete his hat-trick and finished with figures of 4/22.
- Shadab Khan
