Virat Kohli is second on the list with 18 half-centuries in the year 2016. En route to this crucial innings, the skipper of the Pakistan side registered the most 50+ scores in T20s in a calendar year with 19 scores of over 50. One of the greatest players in the modern era, Babar Azam, anchored the innings with a classy 66 off 47 deliveries with five boundaries and three sixes to guide the team to a massive first innings total. Umar Akmal's 21-ball half-century against Australia in the year 2010 is second on the list.īabar Azam anchors the innings with a half-century En route to this blistering innings studded with one boundary and six hits over the fence, the right-handed batter recorded a half-century off 18 deliveries, which is the fastest by a Pakistan player in T20 Internationals. Imran Tahir reached 400 wickets in 320 matches.Ĭoming into bat at 112/3 with five overs to spare, Malik produced one of the most scintillating knocks in the history of the World Cup as he unleashed a flurry of strokes all around the ground. In this match, he became the fastest to 400 T20 wickets as he reached it in just 289 matches. In this tournament itself, he became the fastest to 100 wickets in T20Is. Assuming that he will play another 10-15 years, the 1000 wicket mark in the shortest format of the game isn’t far from possibility. Rashid Khan is just 23 years old and the magician has 400 wickets already. Before this match, they were tied with Asghar Afghan and Mohammad Shahzad with six. In T20Is, this was their seventh 50+ partnership, which is the most among Afghan pairs. Though their 59-run partnership went in vain, it notched up a record. In their game against New Zealand, they were to their rescue again. Najibullah and Nabi are one of the biggest names and the most experienced players for Afghanistan. Here are some notable stats from Match 40 & 41: Pakistan posted 189/4 in their full 20 overs. But, it was Malik who provided the late flourish with an 18-ball half-century. ![]() After Babar registered his fourth 50+ score of this edition, Hafeez played a cameo of 31 runs from 19 balls. But, the skipper Babar Azam and the two of most experienced players of Pakistan, Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Hafeez joined the party today. Sent into bat, Mohammad Rizwan departed early. However, a win was very much necessary for Pakistan to be at the top and avoid a clash with the in-form England. On the forefront, the second match was a dead-rubber between Pakistan and Scotland. By virtue of their 8-wicket win, they qualified for the Semi-Finals and made sure the hosts were knocked off. New Zealand in reply, were slow to start with but Kane Williamson and Devon Conway forged a match winning partnership of an unbeaten 68 off 56 balls for the third wicket. A 59-run partnership between Mohammad Nabi and Najibullah for the fifth wicket also played a crucial role. ![]() Reeling at 23 for three at the end of the field restrictions, Najibullah Zadran provided some resistance with his personal best knock in T20Is of 73 from 48 balls. After electing to bat first, Afghanistan started to lose wickets inside the powerplay and so did the Indian fans' hope. ![]() 1.2 billion fans from India were banking on Afghanistan for a miracle against New Zealand in the first encounter of the day.
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