National team’s wicketkeeper-batsman Muhammad Rizwan scored another unwanted record by scoring a half-century against Canada.
In the match played at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York, the national team won the first victory in the event by defeating Canada, but this team achieved the target of 107 runs in 17.3 overs against a weak team like Canada and won by 7 wickets. In this match, Mohammad Rizwan played an innings of 53 runs off 53 balls, which included 2 fours and a six.
Rizwan became the first Pakistani batsman to score a fifty in the T20 World Cup 2024 while becoming the third cricketer to score a half-century at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium.
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The record for the slowest half-century in this edition was taken by Mohammad Rizwan, which was previously held by South African batsman David Miller, who scored a century off 50 balls.
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Even against Canada, the national team failed to hit a single boundary in the first 4 overs
