Afridi's luck
Plays of the day from the Kanpur one-day international
On a difficult track, Shahid Afridi negated the conditions and burst free with a barrage of sixes that were nothing short of stunning. The first came off Lakshmipathy Balaji, as Afridi simply carved it over square leg. The next one was hoicked over long-on, and caught by a ball-boy behind the ropes. Anil Kumble then sent down a waist-high full toss, which was duly clubbed over square leg. Next, Afridi swept one powerfully over midwicket, and later in the same tonked one over wide long-on. He had singlehandedly culled 21 off the third over and 23 off the fifth. Pakistan were 55 for no loss in five overs, with the 50 coming in a mere 21 minutes.