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Under the captaincy of Mohammad Rizwan, Pakistan created history for the first time in the history of ODI

Mohammad Rizwan after playing century innings

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Mohammad Rizwan after playing century innings

Pakistan vs South Africa: Pakistan defeated South Africa by 6 wickets to qualify for the final of the TRAI series. Where he will face the New Zealand team. In this match, the African team batting first gave a target of 353 runs to Pakistan, in response to which Pakistan achieved targets thanks to Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Ali Aga. South African bowlers could not stand in front of these two players and Pakistan easily chased the target like a mountain.

Pakistan chase its biggest target

By chasing a target of 353 runs, Pakistan has chased its biggest target in the history of ODI cricket. Earlier, Pakistan had chased a target of 349 runs in the year 2022 against Australia in the ODI match. Now under the captaincy of Mohammad Rizwan in ODI, the Pakistani team has created a new history for the first time and chased a target of 350 plus runs. Earlier, the Pakistani team could not do this in ODI cricket.

Rizwan and Salman scored centuries

Pakistan did not start well. When Babar Azam (23 runs) and Saud Shakeel (15 runs) could not do well. Fakhar Zaman definitely started well, but he could not convert it into a big innings and returned to the pavilion after scoring 41 runs. In such a situation, the Pakistani team looked surrounded by crisis. In such a situation, Pakistan’s defeat was seen, but after that Pakistani captain Mohammad Rizwan (122 runs) and Salman Ali Aga (134 runs) presented a sample of the best batting. Both players scored a century and won the Pakistani team.

Three batsmen scored half -centuries for Africa

For the South African team, Temba Bavuma scored 82 runs and Tony de Jorgy scored 22 runs. Mathews Breetzke contributed 83 runs and Henrik Klassen contributed 87 runs. Three players scored half -centuries for the African team and due to these players, the team could score as big as the Himalayas. Africa scored 352 runs while batting first. Shaheen Afridi took the maximum two wickets for Pakistan.

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