Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan Break Record of Virat And Gayle for Most 50-Run Opening Partnerships

First Let us see the opening batsman of Pakistan, Babar Azam, who is one of the best batsmen of current cricket. He has a great record of scoring runs in every series or tournament. Along with Babar, Rizwan has consistently contributed as well. Their performances and stability in the top-order position have made them score high and break records constantly.

On Thursday, they were able to mark another historic achievement in their cricketing careers as they broke the record set by Virat Kohli and Chris Gayle yet again for the most 50 partnerships for the first wicket.

Babar Azam And Rizwan’s New Record Against England

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While playing a group stage match against England at the befitting location, the Oval, Babar Azam, and Rizwan posted a commendable partnership of {59}. This has been the fifth time both batsmen have contributed more than 50 runs for the second wicket.

The most that has been previously achieved by two batsmen is 23 by Kohli and Gayle of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. This feat has made them one of the best opening pairs of T20 cricket ever.

Babar Azam made heads turn, providing a perfect partnership record and scoring a personal feat of being the first Pakistani cricketer to achieve more than 4000 runs in T20 internationals. In terms of T20I credentials, he now stands just behind Kohli as far as the number of runs scored is concerned.

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England’s dominant victory

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Pakistan enjoyed the moment of being the first team to achieve the feat, while the English Cricket Board would have been pleased with the performance heading into the T20 World Cup. The final game of their series opened with a somewhat similar theme of England winning a closely fought game by seven wickets and thus being declared series winners with a margin of 2-0.

Patient bowling from England limited Pakistan to a reachable score of 157, and then the easy-going chase was on. Both Phil Salt scored a quick 45, and Jos Buttler, who is the captain of the team, struck two boundaries in 38 balls to enable England to chase the target in just 27 balls in excess. That above-described opening stand of 82 runs was indeed crucial to laying the foundation for victory.

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T20 World Cup Outlook

The USA and Caribbean T20 World Cup starts on Saturday. It was unreasonable to expect Pakistan to schedule friendly matches such as the one on June 6 against the USA when it had no idea that England’s first match would be against Scotland in Barbados on Tuesday. As evidenced by their performance in recent matches, England looks in good shape for the tournament.

While India will be celebrating a spectacular win and looking forward to the next tournament, Pakistan will be looking for the lost form in the next event.

Cricket lovers would be keenly watching the future course of events in the T20 World Cup: performances of different teams and, of course, characteristic solos of individual players. The main talking points from the first match were Babar Azam-Mohammad Rizwan’s record-breaking partnership as Pakistan’s key players.

A powerful performance from England that suggests that they will be keen to defend their title. Soft International cricketing wars look in prospect with high-level cricketing drama expected on the field.