Following the tri-series victory in Sharjah, T20I skipper Salman Ali Agha announced that he and fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi will donate their earnings from the T20I tri-series to those affected by devastating floods across the country.
Taking to X, Salman wrote: “Currently our country is going through a difficult time. Myself and Shaheen Afridi will donate tri-nation series earnings to all affected by floods back home.”
After crushing Afghanistan in the tri-nation series final , Pakistan’s T20I captain, Salman Ali Agha, took to X and announced he will be donating his earnings from the tournament to flood victims back home.
The green shirts pummelled the Afghan side , when Pakistan’s second-inning bowling attack saw Muhammad Nawaz take five wickets, pushing the team to a comfortable 75-run triumph. Shaheen, who bowled two overs, also took a wicket while only conceding seven runs.
On August 30, Peshawar’s Imran Khan Stadium played host to another effort by prominent cricketers to support flood victims. Peshawar Zalmi played a charity exhibition match against a dream team of retired stars led by Inzamam ul Haq, who was joined by such names as Shahid Afridi, Younus Khan, Shoaib Akhtar and Waqar Younis. The stands were packed with spectators who had come to see the legends in action and donate to a good cause.
Floosa have been ravaging Pakistan since June in what has become the perfect storm of glacial melts and above average rainfall. The National Disaster Management Authority reported that the death toll has risen to 910 across the country, with the highest number of fatalities recorded in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at 504. KP’s Buner district is the worst impacted, as landslides and floods have killed 256 people, including 23 children. Punjab has also recorded its “worst ever flood” as million people have been impacted in the province.
