Mohammad Rizwan and Abdullah Shafique score centuries as Pakistan defeats Sri Lanka by 6 wickets
Mohammad Rizwan and Abdullah Shafique score centuries as Pakistan defeats Sri Lanka by 6 wickets :
World Cup 2023: Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat against Pakistan at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
In the World Cup 2023 match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama’s centuries helped Sri Lanka set a challenging target of 344/9. Hasan Ali was Pakistan’s standout bowler, taking 4 wickets, but struggled against the Sri Lankan batsmen.
Pakistan previously defeated the Netherlands by 81 runs at the same venue and currently holds the third position in the points table with a Net Run Rate of +1.620.
Meanwhile, in other World Cup matches, New Zealand secured their second consecutive victory by defeating the Netherlands, taking the top position in the points table.
Abdullah Shafique, playing in only his fifth ODI, scored a remarkable 113 off 103 balls, while Mohammad Rizwan battled cramps but managed to remain unbeaten with 131 runs. They formed a crucial 95-run partnership with Saud Shakeel (31), guiding Pakistan to successfully chase down Sri Lanka’s total of 344/9 in 48.2 overs.
With this win, Pakistan moved up to the second position on the points table, just behind New Zealand.
In the earlier part of the match, Kusal Mendis (122) and Sadeera Samarawickrama (108) delivered outstanding centuries as Sri Lanka reached a substantial total of 344/9. Mendis struck 14 fours and six sixes during his innings of 122 off 77 balls and had two century partnerships, one with Pathum Nissanka (51) and another with Samarawickrama, adding 111 runs for the third wicket.
Stats courtesy Shashikant Singh
Highest scores for Pakistan wicketkeepers in ODIs
131* – Mohammad Rizwan vs SL, Hyderabad, 2023*
124 – Kamran Akmal vs WI, Brisbane, 2005
116* – Kamran Akmal vs AUS, Abu Dhabi, 2009
115 – Mohammad Rizwan vs AUS, Sharjah, 2019*
Highest target successfully chased in World Cups
345 by PAK vs SL, Hyderabad, 2023*
328 by IRE vs ENG, Bengaluru, 2011
322 by BAN vs WI, Taunton, 2019
319 by BAN vs SCO, Nelson, 2015
313 by SL vs ZIM, New Plymouth, 1992
– This is also the second-highest successful chase for Pakistan in ODIs and the highest by any team against Sri Lanka in ODIs.
Most hundreds scored in an ODI match
4 – PAK vs AUS, Lahore, 1998
4 – IND vs AUS, Nagpur, 2013
4 – PAK vs SL, Hyderabad, 2023* (WC)
Most wins against a team without any loss in WC
8 – Pakistan vs Sri Lanka*
7 – India vs Pakistan
6 – West Indies vs Zimbabwe
Highest scores for Pakistan in ODI World Cups
160 – Imran Nazir vs ZIM, Kingston, 2007
131* – Mohammad Rizwan vs SL, Hyderabad, 2023*
119* – Rameez Raja vs NZ, Christchurch, 1992
114 – Aamer Sohail vs ZIM, Hobart, 1992
Number 4 scoring a hundred for both teams in the same match
AB de Villiers (107) & Tatenda Taibu (107), Harare, 2007
Yuvraj Singh (150) & Eoin Morgan (102), Cuttack, 2017
Shreyas Iyer (103) & Ross Taylor (109*), Hamilton, 2020
Aaron Jones (123) & Calum MacLeod (117), Aberdeen, 2022
Samarawickrama (108), M Rizwan (131*), Hyderabad, 2023*
Mohammad Rizwan | Player of the Match: Always a proud moment for me whenever you perform for your country. I am speechless at this moment. It was difficult. The thing was that after the bowling innings we went back and everyone was confident. Unluckily, they got Babar Azam early but we got good partnerships after that. It’s a good track, was supporting to us. I told Shafique to take it step by step. Sometimes cramps and sometimes I was okay (chuckles).
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