Pakistan defeated South Africa in the third T20, while Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan batted brilliantly in the match and set many records.
THAT 💯 moment! #SAvPAK | #HarHaalMainCricket | #BackTheBoysInGreen pic.twitter.com/H8TW4C6bCj
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) April 14, 2021
At Centurion against South Africa, Pakistan scored 205 runs in 18 overs in response to South Africa’s 203 runs. This is Pakistan’s best score of 205 runs for the loss of a wicket at T20 Internationals. Scored 205 runs.
Babar and Rizwan brilliant batting in 3rd T20
In the match, Babar Azam presented a 197-race partnership which is the largest partnership for any terrain in Pakistan in T20 Internationals. Previously, Muhammad Hafeez and Ahmed Shehzad had established an association of 143 executions in 2013.
This is also the biggest contribution of any team in the pursuit of the goal, before Martin Guptill and Ken Williamson of New Zealand made a 171-race partnership against Pakistan in 2016.
Pakistan's highest 1st wicket partnership in T20Is:
Mohammad Rizwan & Babar Azam – 197 v 🇿🇦 at Centurion (Today)
Mukhtar Ahmed & Ahmed Shehzad – 142 v 🇿🇼 at Lahore (22 May 2015)
Kamran Akmal and Salman Butt – 142 v 🇧🇩 at Gros Islet (1 May 2010)#SAvPAK | #HarHaalMainCricket pic.twitter.com/h26HXV35zw
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) April 14, 2021
This is also the largest association of any pair in the world against South Africa.
In the match, Babar Azam played a 122-run singles inning, which is Pakistan’s largest inning at T20 International, it is also the largest inning in the shorter format against South Africa, while it is the second-largest inning in the race chase, Avon Lewis tops the list with 125 races.
No.1 batsman in the ICC men's ODI rankings ✅
Maiden T20I century ✅
Player of the Match ✅What a day for our captain! 👏👏👏#SAvPAK | #HarHaalMainCricket | #BackTheBoysInGreen pic.twitter.com/B5r2ynl7Os
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) April 14, 2021
This was the 48th inning of Babar’s career in which the total number of runs scored in Babar’s T20 career was 1916 when he scored 122 runs, which is the highest total of any batter after the first 48 innings. Virat Kohli of India scored 48 innings. He later scored 1852 runs.
Wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan played a 73-run inning in the game, the third half century in his career chase, the most by any Pakistani wicketkeeper-batsman in the second inning.
