Rawalpindi [Pakistan], November 23 (ANI): Sahibzada Farhan turned Pakistan’s first batter to hit 100 sixes in a calendar yr in T20s and total twelfth in the course of the tri-nation T20I sequence match towards Sri Lanka. Zimbabwe is the third nation.
In his facet’s seven-wicket win on Saturday, Farhan performed an unbeaten, explosive knock of 80 in 45 balls, with six fours and 5 sixes, along with his runs coming at a strike charge of 177.77.
Now, he has hit 102 sixes this yr within the shortest format. Solely Karanbir Singh of Australia (122) and West Indies batting star Nicholas Pooran (103) have extra sixes than him.
Additionally, he has levelled with each Karanbir and Pooran for many fifty-plus scores in T20s this yr, with all three batters having 15 every. Sahibzada has scored 4 centuries and 11 fifties, as in comparison with Karanbir’s two centuries and 13 fifties and a century and 14 fifties by Pooran.
80* runs by Sahibzada is the very best particular person rating for Pakistan towards Sri Lanka, outdoing the earlier highest rating of 57 runs by Shoaib Malik in the course of the ICC T20 World Cup 2007.
Coming to the match, Sri Lanka received the toss and opted to bat first. Janith Liyanage (41* in 38 balls, with three fours and a six) and Kusal Perera (25 in 19 balls, with two fours and a six) had been the highest scorers as Sri Lanka misplaced wickets at common intervals and posted 128/7 of their 20 overs.
Mohammad Nawaz (3/16) was the choose of the bowlers for Pakistan, whereas Salman Mirza, Faheem Ashraf and Abrar Ahmed obtained one wicket every.
Within the run-chase, Farhan’s power-packed 80* single-handedly powered Pakistan to a seven-wicket win with 27 balls in hand.
Pakistan is on the prime of the desk within the sequence with two wins in two matches, whereas SL sit on the backside after shedding each matches. Zimbabwe is within the second place with a win and a loss every.
Nawaz received the ‘Participant of the Match’ award for his tight bowling spell. (ANI)
