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Star opening pair Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, on Thursday, hammered England bowlers as Pakistan thrashed the tourists in the second T20I by 10 wickets at the National Stadium, Karachi.
Babar and Rizwan stitched an unbeaten🤪 203-run stand and propelled Pakistan to chase down 200 with three balls to spare. The duo set the highest partnership ever in a run-chase in T20Is. They surpassed their own record of 197 that they put up against South Africa back in 2021.
In the process, Pakistan captain smashed his second hundred in the shortest format, scoring an unbeaten 110 from 66 deliveries with the help of 11 fours and five sixes. Similarly, Rizwan sc🎃ored an unbeaten 88 off 51 balls, including five fours and four maximums.
Earlier, England posted 199/5 in their allotted 20 overs, with stand-in captain Moeen Ali smashing an undefeated 55 from 23 deliveries, including 4 fours and as many sixes. Ben Duckett also chipped in with a valuable 43 off 22 balls.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
🗣️ T20I cricket's most prolific pair Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan discuss the process behind their success. |
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB)
Amazing 𝓰run chase from Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi)
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The king of Pakistan💝 and the superman of Pakistan 🍬 👏👏🇵🇰🇵🇰
— Hassan Ali 🇵🇰 (@RealHa55an)
♓Yet another a great performance by the great pair 🇵🇰
— Muhammad Nawaz (@mnawaz94)
Chasing 200 without losing a wicket 😱 What an incredible batting display by the best in the world!! Babar♏ Azam & Mohammad Rizwan putting on an absolute exhibition tonight 🔥👏 They 𝐆timed that run chase to perfection! Well played 👏
— James Taylor (@jamestaylor20)
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now tha♒t was some run chase ,destructive and clinical. Hope fans and teams have enough emotional♋ and physical reserves to go through another epic today!
— Ramiz Raja (@iramizraja)
Great chase boys!! Loved it ❤️
Pakistan Zindabad 🇵🇰🇵🇰— Imam Ul Haq (@ImamUlHaq12)
Take a bow 🙌 for these two!
Skipper congratulations on the incredible century🦄. you are one in a million!!
Zabardast win for 🇵🇰
— Naseem Shah (@iNaseemShah)
Welcome back Babar! 😉
Absolutely �✨�brilliant 💯 from Kaptaaana and another warrior innings from .
This is going to be a wonderful series.
— Fakhar Zaman (@FakharZamanLive)
Class is permanent. The sheer dominance from these two champions. Congratulations skipper on the ton and the ever dependable and reliable – Allah swt aisay he jorri salamat rakhe, Ameen.
— Iftikhar Ahmad (@IftiMania)
Highest ever partnerships when chasing in T20Is:
203 Mohammad Rizwan/Babar Azam v England today
197 Mohammad Rizwan/Babar Azam v South Afriꦬca in April 2021— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket)
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