The opening runs of 158 by Babar and Rizwan was their 6th 100+ Partnerships, which is the most by any batting partner in T20 format. The record was previously held by Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul who had 5 century stands between them.
Pakistan Cricket team’s opening stars Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan broke even more records on Thursday during their third T20I against West Indies in Karachi.
What an opening pair!
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Pakistan was able to clinch the last T20I, by chasing down 208 runs. Winning the T20I series 3-0 against West Indies.
Babar Azam managed to score 79 runs off of 53 balls while his partner Mohammad Rizwan registered 87 on 45 balls. The extraordinary pair was able to accumulate 158 runs without losing any wickets.
The opening runs of 158 by Babar and Rizwan was their 6th 100+ Partnerships, which is the most by any batting partner in T20 format. The record was previously held by Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul who had 5 century stands between them.
Mohammad Rizwan managed to make another world record during the game against West Indies. His knock of 87 runs saw him surpass the 2000 run mark in T20 format for the year 2021. He is the only player in the history of cricket who has reached the 2000 run mark in a single calendar year.
The pair had a huge hand in Pakistan’s biggest run chase in T20Is, the batting prowess of Pakistan was good enough to chase down the target of 208 set by West Indies.
Another highlight from the game was Shahnawaz Dahani, a young pace prodigy, who took his first-ever international wicket in Pakistan in the final T20I encounter against the West Indies. He was able to dismiss Sharmarh Brooks, who only needed a single run to complete his half-century.
Even though he managed to get just a single wicket, but he was by far the standout bowler for Pakistan. With his sheer pace, he only conceded 23 runs in 4 overs, which restricted the West Indies total score which was already quite high.
ODI series postponed
The ODI series between West Indies and Pakistan, which was scheduled to take place in Karachi, has been postponed now since five new covid-19 cases emerged in the West Indies camp, which brought the total number of cases to 9.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Operating Officer Salman Naseer clarified that the ODI series between Pakistan and the West Indies has been postponed until June 2022, in consideration of the West Indies players’ welfare and mental health.
He further claimed that the West Indies squad is returning to their home country with a positive attitude and they were totally satisfied with the security arrangements, accommodation, and bio-secure bubble which was never breached during the series.
“We can’t say firmly where the players caught the virus but it seems that they caught it somewhere during travel, maybe during the transit at Dubai,” he said.
He continued by assuring the cricket fans that “There should be absolutely no impact on Australia’s Pakistan tour.”
The series against Australia will go as planned and the whole West Indies coronavirus camp outbreak will have no negative impact on Australia’s tour.He continued that the Australian security experts arrived in Pakistan a few days ago, “and saw everything that was in place for the West Indies series, and I hope they returned satisfied.”
Source: Mashable
