Pak Vs Eng: Mohammad Rizwan Broke Virat Kohli, And Equals Babar Azam’s World Record In T20I
Pakistan were defeated comprehensively in the T20I series opener against England in Karachi as their middle-order batting collapse completely following by Asia Cup campaign. Although the Men in Green will be dejected after the loss, Mohammad Rizwan’s prolific run with the bat would have pleased the team and fans. The wicketkeeper-batter registered a brisk half-century and reached the milestone of 2000 runs in T20Is for Pakistan.
Rizwan scored 68 off 46, his 16th T20I fifty as Pakistan registered 158 on the scoreboard batting first. England were able to chase the total in the last over with four balls and six wickets to spare.
Both Rizwan (375) and Babar (165) have been the highest run scorers for Pakistan this year in T20Is, even though the latter’s form has been in question since the Asia Cup where he was only able to score 68 runs in six innings.
Mohammad Rizwan Beats Virat Kohli, Becomes Quickest Batter Along With Babar Azam To Script 2000 T20I Runs
Pakistan wicket-keeper batter broke Virat Kohli’s record yesterday, as his 68 off 46 balls helped him breach 2000 runs in the shortest format of the game as he shares the record with captain Babar Azam. He has now become the 4th Pakistani batter to achieve this feat and more than 85% of his runs are coming since January 2021.
Rizwan achieved this feat in his 52nd T20I innings thus equalling Babar’s record. India’s Virat Kohli and KL Rahul are third and fourth on the list as they reached 2000 T20I runs in 56 and 58 innings, respectively.
Fastest to 2000 T20I Runs
- Mohammad Rizwan – 52 innings
- Babar Azam- 52 innings
- Virat Kohli – 56 innings
- KL Rahul – 58 innings
- Aaron Finch – 62 innings
