He has not yet got a chance in the white team. So while the teammates are busy with the India series at home, Afif Hussain has to be busy with the Lankan Premier League (LPL). With this tournament, Afif played a T20 league outside the country for the first time in his career.
And got the taste of becoming a champion for the first time. Chasing 164 in a thrilling final, Jaffna Kings won by 2 wickets with 4 balls to spare. His team is successful in the third season of LPL, but how much color has this middle order batsman spread with the bat?
Afif played four matches in this season of LPL. Where he scored 71 runs in three innings. Afif played his first match in Jaffna Kings jersey against Galle Gladiators. Bajimat batted at number three in the first match. Afif, who scored 13 runs off the first 13 balls of the innings, was out for 54 runs off 35 balls.
He scored 5 fours and 1 six in his debut innings in LPL. Became man of the match. Afif did not get a chance to bat in the next match against Colombo Stars. His team won that match with 31 balls to spare.
Afif was seen in the middle order in the national team but batted in all three innings for Jaffna in the top order, number three. Although he took advantage of that opportunity in the first match, his bat did not smile in the next two matches. After a great start against the Kandy Falcons, a simple catch and Mathews' brilliant catch in the final did not allow Afif to be completely satisfied with the first foreign franchise league.
28.538 SRY