PAK vs SL Records & Stats: Pakistan has defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets. Pakistan had a target of 345 runs to win. Babar Azam’s team won the match thanks to the brilliant centuries of Abdullah Shafiq and Mohammad Rizwan. Pakistan won the match by scoring 345 runs for 4 wickets in 48.2 overs. This is the biggest run chase in World Cup history.
Till now Sri Lanka has not been able to defeat Pakistan in World Cup matches…
Till now Sri Lanka has not been able to defeat Pakistan in the World Cup. Pakistan and Sri Lanka faced each other 8 times in the World Cup, every time the Pakistani team defeated Sri Lanka. In this way, Pakistan’s winning streak against Sri Lanka continued in the World Cup.
Mohammad Rizwan and Abdullah Shafiq scored centuries
For Pakistan, Abdullah Shafiq scored 113 runs in 103 balls. He hit 10 fours and 3 sixes in his innings. Whereas, Mohammad Rizwan returned unbeaten after scoring 131 runs on 121 balls. However, before this Imam ul Haq and Babar Azam quickly returned to the pavilion, but Mohammad Rizwan and Abdullah Shafiq took over the innings. Iftikhar Ahmed remained unbeaten after scoring 22 runs on 10 balls.
Pakistan made the biggest run chase in World Cup history
At the same time, many big records were made in this match. Actually, Pakistan made the biggest run chase in World Cup history. Apart from this, there was a partnership of 176 runs between Mohammad Rizwan and Abdullah Shafiq. This is the biggest partnership for Pakistan in World Cup history. Earlier the record was in the names of Saeed Anwar and Wasti. Both the players had made a partnership of 194 runs in the World Cup 1999.
Scored 4 centuries in a World Cup match for the first time
Apart from this, in the Pakistan-Sri Lanka match, 4 batsmen crossed the century mark. In fact, for the first time in World Cup history, 4 players scored centuries in a match. Kusal Mendis and Sadira Samarawickrama scored centuries for Sri Lanka. Whereas, Mohammad Rizwan and Abdullah Shafiq played century innings for Pakistan. In this way, a record 4 centuries were scored in the match.
Kusal Mendis left Kumar Sangakkara behind
Dasun Shanaka’s team definitely had to face defeat, but Sri Lankan batsman Kusal Mendis made a big record in his name. Actually, Kusal Mendis has become the batsman to score the fastest century in World Cup matches for Sri Lanka. Kusal Mendis touched the century mark in 65 balls. Earlier this record was in the name of Kumar Sangakkara. Kumar Sangakkara scored a century in 70 balls in the World Cup 2015.
What did Babar Azam say after this victory?
Pakistan captain Babar Azam said that our players played brilliantly. In particular, Abdullah Shafiq and Mohammad Rizwan… they said that we did not play well in the first 20-30 overs, but after that we made a comeback. The Pakistani captain said that Kusal Mendis displayed excellent batting. But our bowlers did a good job in the last overs.
Pakistani captain said this for Abdullah Shafiq…
Babar Azam said that Abdullah Shafiq is playing his first World Cup. But the kind of hunger this player shows for runs is commendable. When I saw Abdullah Shafiq batting in the nets, I liked it. For this reason I included Abdullah Shafiq in the playing eleven. Thanks to the partnership of Abdullah Shafiq and Mohammad Rizwan, we were successful in winning the match. Apart from this, the Pakistani captain thanked the fans of Hyderabad for their support.
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