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‘You are turning into a world-class opener, Shahid Afridi heaps praises on Fakhar Zaman

Pakistan’s opening batsman Fakhar Zaman took the cricket fraternity by storm when he smashed his way to become the sixth batsman to score a One-Day International (ODI) double hundred on Friday.

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Pakistan’s opening batsman Fakhar Zaman took the cricket fraternity by storm when he smashed his way to become the sixth batsman to score a One-Day International (ODI) double hundred on Friday.

Fakhar, who became Pakistan’s first double centurion in the 50-over format, recorded the unbeaten score of 210 off 156 balls during the fourth ODI against Zimbabwe at the Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo.

 

Reacting to Fakhar’s historic knock, Pakistan’s explosive batsman Shahid Afridi tweeted,“Brilliant performance Fakhar Zaman! You're turning into a world-class opener. Richly deserved, champion in the making.”

The ODI proved to be a historic one for Pakistan as along with Zaman’s double ton, they broke a series of records.

Riding on the back of the smashing knock of 201 runs by the latest sensation, Pakistan put up their highest-ever total of 399 runs in the ODIs.

Earlier in the match, Zaman and Pakistan batsman Imam-ul-Haq had built a record-breaking 304-run partnership surpassing the previous record of 263 runs set by Aamir Sohail and Inzamam-ul-Haq against New Zealand in 1994.

 

Pakistan and Zimbabwe are playing a five-match ODI series and the touring camp clinched the series in the previous game with a 3-0 win.

On a related note, following are the Pakistan and Zimbabwe squad:

Pakistan- Imam ul Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed (c/w), Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan, Yasir Shah, Junaid Khan, Usman Khan.

Zimbabwe- Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, Hamilton Masakadza, Tarisai Musakanda, Peter Moor, Ryan Murray (w), Elton Chigumbura, Donald Tiripano, Tendai Chisoro, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava.

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