Former New Zealand cricketer, Simon Doull, has voiced his concerns about Babar Azam’s decision to allow Mohammad Haris to face the first delivery of Shaheen Afridi in a match between Peshawar Zalmi and Lahore Qalandars.

Zalmi was chasing a mammoth target of 242 runs in their fifth game, and Babar Azam entrusted the young and inexperienced batter to face Shaheen Afridi’s fiery spell.

The left-arm pacer, known for taking wickets in his first over, bowled a perfect swinging yorker on the second ball, clean-bowling the wicket-keeper batter.

Doull, who was commentating at the time, expressed his confusion about the decision, stating that he did not understand the logic behind giving the strike to an inexperienced batter.

He added that these things are usually discussed between the openers before they come to the crease.

Shaheen Afridi’s devastating spell continued as he clean-bowled Babar Azam, the Zalmi captain, in his second over, restricting the team to 201 runs.

Afridi ended his four-over spell with five wickets for 40 runs, becoming the only bowler to achieve two five-wicket hauls in PSL history.