Pakistan cricket captain Babar Azam will intention to grow to be the quickest and eleventh participant general to attain 2,000 T20I runs when his staff locks horns with Zimbabwe within the three-match sequence on the Harare Sports Club from Wednesday.
Azam, who final week was named the No. 1-player on the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) One-day International (ODI) rankings, wants solely 60 extra runs to interrupt India skipper Virat Kohli’s file of quickest to 2,000 T20I runs.
The Indian, who additionally leads the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) within the Indian Premier League (IPL), achieved the landmark in 56 innings. Azam, who has scored 1940 runs at 48.50 in 49 innings, will probably be eyeing the feat within the opening T20I on Wednesday.
The right-handed batsman struck his maiden T20I ton in Pakistan’s nine-wicket victory over South Africa within the third T20I at Centurion on April 14. He was additionally adjudged the ‘Player of the Series’ for his 210 runs at 52.50 within the four-match sequence.
Under Babar’s captaincy, Pakistan have received 4 T20I sequence — Bangladesh 2-0, Zimbabwe 3-0 and South Africa 2-1 at residence and 3-1 away in opposition to South Africa – and drawn one in opposition to England (1-1).
History made, Alhumdulillah.
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If Pakistan make a clear sweep of the three-match sequence in opposition to Zimbabwe, they’ll achieve one level and slender the hole with third-ranked Australia to 4 factors. Losing the sequence 3-0 will demote Pakistan to fifth spot equal with New Zealand on 255 factors every.
Pakistan go into the sequence having received all 5 bilateral T20I sequence in opposition to Zimbabwe and have received all 14 T20Is.
The Asian staff final visited Zimbabwe in July 2018, to function in a tri-nation match involving Pakistan, Zimbabwe and Australia. Pakistan beat Australia by six wickets on July 8 on the Harare Sports Club to win the match.
Losing the sequence 3-0 will carry Pakistan to the fifth spot at par with New Zealand on 255 factors every. On the opposite hand, if the hosts win the sequence or perhaps a single match, they’ll climb one spot from twelfth to eleventh within the ICC rankings.
On the head-to-head chart, Pakistan has received all 5 bilateral T20I sequence in opposition to Zimbabwe. They have to date received all of the 14 T20I matches.
Pakistan final visited Zimbabwe in July 2018, to function in a tri-nation match involving Pakistan, Zimbabwe, and Australia. Pakistan beat Australia by six wickets on July 8 on the Harare Sports Club to win the match.
(With IANS Inputs)
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