• Shaheen Shah Afridi has been in spotlight since yesterday.
• Shaheen’s performance was boosted by Ansha’s presence.
• Shaheen took 4-51 after smashing a quick 44 not out.

Lahore Qalandars Captain Shaheen Shah Afridi has been in the spotlight since yesterday (Saturday), when he led his team to a season eight victory in the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

While fans were still not over the nail-biting final between the Qalandars and Multan Sultans, a picture of Shaheen with his wife, Ansha Afridi, grabbed their attention.

Both husband and wife can be seen posing with the PSL 8 trophy at Gaddafi Stadium, where the Qalandars became the first team in PSL history to win back-to-back titles.

During the final match, fans speculated that Shaheen’s performance was boosted by Ansha’s presence, but some netizens claimed that the images circulating on social media were not of Ansha, but of her elder sister Aqsa Afridi.

Fans mistook Aqsa for Ansha due to their similar facial features after the former’s picture from the stadium went viral on Twitter, showing her cheering for Shaheen after he scored a number of boundaries.

After being engaged for two years, the star pacer Shaheen married Ansha at a local mosque in Karachi on February 3.

Earlier in the day, during the final, Shaheen took 4-51 after smashing a quick 44 not out but was forced to run out at the bowler’s end as Multan’s Khushdil Shah attempted a third run to force a super over.

The Qalandars scored 200-6 in 20 overs in front of a 25,000-strong crowd at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium, while the Sultans finished on 199-8.

Last year’s final saw the Qalandars defeat the Sultans.

As the Sultans raced to 101-1 in 10 overs, Shaheen conceded 34 runs in his first two overs.

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