September 20, 2024

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Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan surpass Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma to set new partnership document in T20Is

PAK vs ENG, 2d T20I: Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan placed on an unbeaten 203-run stand for the hole wicket and helped Pakistan beat England by way of 10 wickets.

Babar, Rizwan surpass Dhawan, Rohit to set new partnership document in T20Is. Courtesy: AP

HIGHLIGHTSBabar and Rizwan out on 203 runs for the hole wicketPakistan beat England by way of 10 wicketsBabar Azam scored his 2d T20I century

Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, on Thursday, September 22, pummelled England bowlers as Pakistan gained the second one T20I by way of 10 wickets on the Nationwide Stadium in Karachi.

The duo placed on an unbeaten 203-run partnership and helped Pakistan chase down 200 with 3 balls to spare. Babar and Rizwan set the best possible partnership ever in a run-chase in T20Is. They surpassed their very own document of 197 that they placed on in opposition to South Africa again in 2021.

Babar and Rizwan, within the intervening time, now have the best possible runs in partnership for any wicket in T20Is. The duo recently has 1929 runs from 36 innings at a mean of 56.73 with seven century and 6 half-century stands.

En path to their surprising partnership, the Pakistan pair surpassed the Indian pair of Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma, who’ve scored 1743 runs from 52 innings at a mean of 33.51.

Babar, within the intervening time, is handiest 105 runs quick of changing into the primary Pakistan batter to attain 3000 runs in T20Is. On Thursday, he turned into the second one batter from Pakistan after veteran Shoaib Malik to attain 8000 runs in T20s.

Rizwan not too long ago additionally turned into the quickest batter along side Babar to attain 2000 runs in T20Is. Rizwan not too long ago turned into the main run-scorer in Asia Cup 2022. Babar and Rizwan’s partnership may be the most productive for a Pakistani pair within the shortest structure of the sport.

Pakistan began the seven-match sequence in opposition to England with a six-wicket defeat on Tuesday. Then again, the Males in Inexperienced have made a robust comeback to attract degree within the sequence.

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