Guns galore, records broken, ICC World Cup 2023 lives up to its hype. The day saw a plethora of records between the two matches that took part. England played against Bangladesh while Pakistan crossed swords against Sri Lanka. The day saw 5 centuries, a total of 1280 runs, 5 half centuries, 120 fours and 26 sixes.
England set the pace of the day after amassing 364 runs on the board. Dawid Malan was the star of the show after slamming a 107 ball 140 run knock. In the end, Bangladesh was bundled out on 227 as England picked a comprehensive 137-run victory.
But it was the second game, i.e. PAK vs SL that stole the show. Double tons from Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama helped Sri Lanka post a mammoth total of 344 runs on the board. But it was Pakistan that stood strong. They made the highest successful run chase in the history of the World Cup.
Abdullah Shafique began with a stunning 113-run knock but Mohammad Rizwan guided the Men in Green to a thrilling win with his majestic 131-run knock.
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Here are some of the Stats that were broken on the day:-
- Highest scores for Pakistan wicketkeepers in ODIs
125* – Mohammad Rizwan vs SL, Hyderabad, 2023*
124 – Kamran Akmal vs WI, Brisbane, 2005
116* – Kamran Akmal vs AUS, Abu Dhabi, 2009
115 – Mohammad Rizwan vs AUS, Sharjah, 2019*
- Highest target successfully chased in World Cups
345 by PAK vs SL, Hyderabad, 2023*
328 by IRE vs ENG, Bengaluru, 2011
322 by BAN vs WI, Taunton, 2019
319 by BAN vs SCO, Nelson, 2015
313 by SL vs ZIM, New Plymouth, 1992
- This is also the second-highest successful chase for Pakistan in ODIs and the highest by any team against Sri Lanka in ODIs.
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- Most hundreds scored in an ODI match
4 – PAK vs AUS, Lahore, 1998
4 – IND vs AUS, Nagpur, 2013
4 – PAK vs SL, Hyderabad, 2023* (WC)
- Most wins against a team without any loss in WC
8 – Pakistan vs Sri Lanka*
7 – India vs Pakistan
6 – West Indies vs Zimbabwe
- Highest scores for Pakistan in ODI World Cups
60 – Imran Nazir vs ZIM, Kingston, 2007
131* – Mohammad Rizwan vs SL, Hyderabad, 2023*
119* – Rameez Raja vs NZ, Christchurch, 1992
114 – Aamer Sohail vs ZIM, Hobart, 1992
- Number 4 scoring a hundred for both teams in the same match
AB de Villiers (107) & Tatenda Taibu (107), Harare, 2007
Yuvraj Singh (150) & Eoin Morgan (102), Cuttack, 2017
Shreyas Iyer (103) & Ross Taylor (109), Hamilton, 2020 Aaron Jones (123) & Calum MacLeod (117), Aberdeen, 2022 Samarawickrama (108), M Rizwan (131), Hyderabad, 2023*
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