ICC Champions Trophy: Top 5 bowling efforts in the history of the competition

#2 Shahid Afridi: 5/11 vs Kenya, 2004

Afridi bowled the best spell of the 2004 Champions Trophy

Pakistan began their 2004 Champions Trophy campaign against Kenya at Edgbaston. The match could not happen on the scheduled day due to heavy rain and had to postpone to the following day. Pakistan won the toss and had opted to field first. After losing Ravindu Shah in the first over, a patient partnership of 65 from 122 balls between Kennedy Otieno and Maurice Ouma gave Kenya some hope to reach a competitive total.

Shahid Afridi was brought in to bowl and dismissed Ouma in his very first over. Ouma’s dismissal triggered a downfall in the Kenyan batting as the remaining wickets fell like a pack of cards. Afridi was the key architect of the downfall as he kept on bowling out one Kenyan batsman after another and Kenya were dismissed for 94. Afridi ended with figures of 5/11.

In reply, Pakistan comfortably chased down the total in 18.4 overs to knock Kenya out of the tournament. Afridi was adjudged the Man of the Match for his sensational spell.