Not Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan! The ex-Pakistan coach recommends this young player to the IPL teams
The former head coach of the Pakistani test and Australian fast launcher Jason Gillespie praised the Pakistani captain Shaheens Irfan Khan Niazi after his impressive performances in the T20 Top End series. Jason Gillespie called Irfan Khan Niazi a player “of quality and exceptional”.
IRFAN KHAN raised 144 points in 7 games with an average of 24 and a typing rate of more than 130 in the T20 TOP END series. However, he could not take his Shaheens team to the final of the current tournament, and later, the Perth Scots Academy raised the trophy.
Jason Gillespie supports Irfan Khan Niazi as the next big star
After the final, the former Grand Australian Fast Bowling predicted a great future for the young person. Gillespie believes that Irfan has all the qualities to become a long -term asset for men in green through formats.
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The former coach also believes that Ifan’s performance will soon draw the attention of the T20 world leagues. With his skills, temperament and personality, Gillespie feels that Irfan will be the kind of player that each franchise, including the Pakistani Super League, would like to have.
Jason Gillespie said: “Irfan Khan will be a long -term player from Pakistan. A very good player. The T20 leagues will come to call. He is a quality player and an exceptional person. I would recommend it to any deductible and team. ”
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Perth scorchers Academy vs Pakistan Shaheens in the Highlight semi-final
Meanwhile, Perth Scots put an end to Shaheens’ dream race in the Top End T20 Series 2025 with an exciting 48-point victory in the semi-finals at Darwin’s Oval Gardens on August 24. It was a double sorrow for the Shaheens, when they collapsed at the same stage last year.
Speaking in the match, the Perth Scot enchants Academy posted a total of 155 fighting on the board of directors despite a mid-inning collapse triggered by the Shaheens spin attack. Faisal Akram, Mehran Mumtaz and Saad Masood combined to tear the average order, reducing the scorchers to 69/6.
But a grainy counterattack of Nicholas Hobson, who played a 59-point stroke, and Matthew Kelly, who added a rapid 23 shot, helped the Perth Scots Academy to display a competitive total against the Shaheens in the Top End T20 Series 2025 semi-final.
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Chasant 156, Shaheens had a horrible start, losing three counters for only 17 points in the first five Overs. Irfan Khan and Khawaja Nafay briefly ruled the sleeves with a 38 -point stand, but once the latter was exhausted, they suffered a dramatic collapse.
Perth scorchers Academy Clinche Top End T20 Series 2025 Trophy
Wasim Jr. did his best with 25, but it was not enough against the disciplined bowling alley of the scorchers, while the Shaheens overturned for 107 in 17.1 Overs, missing the chance to go to the final. Keaton Crithell shone with the ball, selecting three counters, while Bryce Jackson and Kelly claimed two.
They finished the second tournament in the group phase with four six -game wins. Later, the Perth Scots Academy beat the Adelaide Strikers Academy by 15 points in the final to raise the TOP End T20 2025 Trophy on Sunday, August 24.
