Afridi fireworks light up Double Wicket World Championship

Pakistan's Shahid Afridi set the Double Wicket World Championship alight this morning with an astonishing display of hitting. In the third match of the day against Zimbabwe, he made a total of 93 runs - reduced to 73 by virtue of being out twice.

He reached his 50 in just 12 balls, and his innings included 11 sixes and 4 fours. Pakistan reached their 50 in just 2.4 overs - Afridi hitting three sixes in each of the second and third overs, including hitting the first ball he faced from Guy Whittall clean out of the ground over long off.

In reply, Zimbabwe played aggressively from the start, Guy Whittall clearing the boundary on a number of occasions, but as the pressure mounted, wickets fell and Zimbabwe were never going to come close to Pakistan's intimidating total. Pakistan's massive total of 107 sets down the gauntlet for the other sides in the competition. Pakistan won by 64 runs.