Pakistan gained their thirteenth ODI match out of final 15 matches underneath the captaincy of Babar Azam, defeating New Zealand by 26 runs within the third ODI on the National Stadium in Karachi on Wednesday to take an unassailable 3-0 lead within the five-match collection. In the method, Babar Azam now has the best win-percentage amongst Pakistan captains (minimal 20 ODIs) – surpassing the report of Salim Malik.
Babar Azam’s ODI win-percentage as captain is now 68.75 per cent, having gained 16 out of the 24 ODIs he has led the workforce to date. Salim Malik had a winning-percentage of 64.7 with 21 wins in 34 ODIs. Former pacer Waqar Younis had the following greatest report with a win-percentage of 61.66, having gained 37 ODIs in 62 matches.
Here’s a listing of most profitable Pakistan captains in ODIs (by win-percentage)…
Babar Azam: 16 wins in 24 ODIs – 68.75 per cent
Salim Malik: 21 wins in 34 ODIs – 64.7 per cent
Waqar Younis: 37 wins in 62 ODI – 61.66 per cent
Wasim Akram: 66 wins in 109 ODI – 61.46 per cent
Shoaib Malik: 25 wins in 41 ODI – 60.97
Opening batter Imam-ul-Haq made 90 off 107 balls and captain Babar Azam scored 54 as the house workforce raised a complete of 287-6 after dropping the toss and being requested to bat first. Cole McConchie’s (64 not out) late counter-attack noticed the 31-year-old smash New Zealand’s quickest half-century on ODI debut off 36 balls earlier than the Kiwis have been bowled out for 261 within the last over to lose their first ODI collection towards Pakistan since 2011.
“We knew these wickets would not be the same as Rawalpindi wickets, so it was important to give respect,” Imam stated after being named participant of the match. “We knew it was a 280-290 track. We were thinking of 260 but my partnership with Babar helped to get to a good position.”
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Pakistan chased down two huge totals within the first two ODIs at Rawalpindi, together with its second highest-ever profitable chase in an ODI of 337 runs within the second recreation. New Zealand made a strong begin in a bid to maintain the collection alive when Tom Blundell (65), enjoying his first recreation of the collection, and Will Young (33) placed on 83 runs for the opening-wicket stand. But Young’s run-out within the sixteenth over noticed the middle-order stifled by Pakistan spinners Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz earlier than Blundell too acquired run out whereas going for a second run with captain Tom Latham.
Daryl Mitchell, who scored centuries within the first two video games, had two fortunate escapes earlier than he holed out within the deep after scoring 21 and Mark Chapman, who was the star for New Zealand within the previous 2-2 drawn T20 collection towards Pakistan, was clear bowled by Naseem Shah for 13.
Left-arm spinner Nawaz, who dried up runs within the center overs, injured his left index finger when he tried to carry onto a return catch of Mitchell and was delivered to the hospital. Part-time off-spinner Agha Salman made up for Nawaz’s absence, taking 1-42 off his 9 overs as spinners acquired loads of help off the wicket on the National Stadium.
Fast bowler Mohammad Wasim (2-50), one of many three adjustments Pakistan constituted of the final recreation, had Latham clear bowled because the Black Caps skipper tried a ramp shot whereas exposing his stumps. McConchie struggled towards the spinners earlier than taking cost within the last 10 overs towards the tempo as he smashed two sixes and 6 boundaries and introduced up his half-century with a giant six over mid-wicket towards Shaheen Shah Afridi (2-53).
