Rizwan Takes off Babar and Kohli Behind With Yet Another Record
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Pakistan opening batsman Mohammad Rizwan scored another scintillating half-century against Bangladesh in the curtain-raiser of the tri-nation tournament at the Hagley Oval in New Zealand on Friday morning.
A match-winning performance of 78 off 50 balls, with seven boundaries and two maximums, not only guided Pakistan to a 21-run victory but also added many T20 records to its book.
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With the knock, the 30-year-old crossed the milestone of 1,500 T20 runs in a calendar year for the second time, joining the list alongside his opening partner in the shortest format Babar Azam and all-rounder Chris Gayle.
It is worth noting that Gayle scored 1,532 and 1,665 in 2012 and 2015 respectively, while Babar scored 1,607 in 2019 and 1,779 in 2021. Wicketkeeper Rizwan, who scored 2,036 T201 points last year, has 519 points so far. remaining in the year.
Moreover, it was Rizwan"s 58th T20I innings and his knock of 78 moved him ahead of Babar on the list of highest aggregate runs after 58 T20I innings. In their first 58 T20I innings, Babar scored 2,281 runs and Virat Kohli scored 2,012 runs.
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Last week, Rizwan also equaled Pakistan captain Babar Azam as the fastest batsman to reach 2000 T20I runs and also surpassed England"s Jose Buttler as the wicketkeeper with the highest 50+ scores in T20 Internationals.
