Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan surpass Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma to set new partnership record in T20Is
India Today
PAK vs ENG, 2nd T20I: Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan put on an unbeaten 203-run stand for the opening wicket and helped Pakistan beat England by 10 wickets.
Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, on Thursday, September 22, pummelled England bowlers as Pakistan won the second T20I by 10 wickets at the National Stadium in Karachi.
The duo put on an unbeaten 203-run partnership and helped Pakistan chase down 200 with three balls to spare. Babar and Rizwan set the highest partnership ever in a run-chase in T20Is. They surpassed their own record of 197 that they put on against South Africa back in 2021.
Babar and Rizwan, in the meantime, now have the highest runs in partnership for any wicket in T20Is. The duo currently has 1929 runs from 36 innings at an average of 56.73 with seven century and six half-century stands.
En route to their stunning partnership, the Pakistan pair surpassed the Indian pair of Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma, who have scored 1743 runs from 52 innings at an average of 33.51.
Babar, in the meantime, is only 105 runs short of becoming the first Pakistan batter to score 3000 runs in T20Is. On Thursday, he became the second batter from Pakistan after veteran Shoaib Malik to score 8000 runs in T20s.
Rizwan recently also became the fastest batter along with Babar to score 2000 runs in T20Is. Rizwan recently became the leading run-scorer in Asia Cup 2022. Babar and Rizwan’s partnership is also the best for a Pakistani pair in the shortest format of the game.
