Pakistan got beaten by England in the T20I series opener, held in Karachi. The match pointed out the middle-order of the Pakistani team. Amidst the sadness of the loss, Mohammad Rizwan equaled Babar Azam’s record for the fastest 2000 runs. He smashed a half-century that helped him reach the milestone of 2000 runs in T20Is for Pakistan.
Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam had a great start shifting away from the crisis of the Asia Cup. Pakistani skipper Babar Azam got dismissed after a scratchy inning but Rizwan had a good game. He mustered a total of 68 runs and completed his 2000 run in this format too.
He left Virat Kohli(56), KL Rahul(58), and Aaron Finch(62) behind to reach the top. Mohammad Rizwan along with Babar Azam reached the 2000 run mark at the fastest, in just 52 innings. Last year, Babar achieved the feat against Zimbabwe.
Rizwan was also the highest run scorer of this edition’s Asia Cup and in T20Is last year with 1326 runs in 29 matches.
Mohammad Rizwan’s stats
The Pakistani cricketer has a total of 2,011 runs in T20Is at 51.56. He hit one century and 17 fifties.He has smashed 178 fours and 56 sixes (SR 127.68). Rizwan has accumulated 274 runs at 54.80 against England.He has smashed three fifties against England with the best score of 76*.He is one of the three Pakistan batters to pile up 250-plus runs versus England.
Rizwan scored 68 off 46 balls to help the Green Army post 158-7 in the 20 overs. While Rizwan scored a half-century, Pakistan skipper Babar scored 31 off 24 balls. However, Rizwan’s score went in vain as Pakistan were defeated by Jos Buttler-led England in the 1st T20I at Karachi.
