Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman hits Double Century in One Day Cricket against weak Zimbabwe and registered a new world record along with Imam ul Haq in ODI cricket. Both of them made a new world record for the first wicket partnership of 304 runs in ODI cricket. Fakhar and Imam added 304 runs for the first wicket, which is the biggest partnership created by any openers in the world Cricket Arena. Earlier this record was registered by Sri Lanka’s Upul Tharanga and Sanath Jayasuriya, who had made a 286-run partnership against England in 2006. In the match, left-handed batsman Fakhar played an impressive inning of 210 not out in 156 balls, including 24 fours and five sixes.
Fakhar batted with a stormy start from the start of the inning and posted the 8th Double century in ODI History. Zaman has now joined the club of Rohit Sharma, Chris Gayle, Sachin Tendulkar, Sehwag and Martin Guptill. This is the third ODI Century of Zaman’s ODI career, along with that Fakhar also played the best innings of his career.
Pakistan's @FakharZamanLive and @imamulhaq12 have today smashed the record for the highest opening partnership in men's ODIs! ? #ZIMvPAK #howzstat pic.twitter.com/lQ2txZe5ke
— ICC (@ICC) July 20, 2018
Pakistan has already seized a series of five ODIs from Zimbabwe, and Now the guests are looking forward to cleaning the host team. Pakistan looks very strong in this series. Pakistan won the first match by 201 runs, second match by 9 wickets.
?? @FakharZamanLive's last four ODIs:
60
117*
43*
210*— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) July 20, 2018
The Pakistani team’s first wicket fell as Imam on the score of 304, after making 113 runs, Imam was trapped in the hands of Musakanda. Imam faced 122 balls during his 113-run knock and hit eight sixes and six fours. Fakhar completed 150 runs in 115 balls with the help of 16 fours and two sixes and completed 200 runs 148 balls with 24 fours and five sixes.
Well done @FakharZamanLive Superb performance,,To break Saeed’s record needed a special knock #Congratulations This is talent which some think we don’t have in our country..
— Waqar Younis (@waqyounis99) July 20, 2018
After breaking this record, Zaman became the first player who scored the most individual runs in ODI history from Pakistan. He also broke the 21-year-old record of Saeed Anwar (194 runs). Saeed Anwar played 194 against India in Chennai in 1997 against Chennai.
WHAT AN INNINGS!@FakharZamanLive hits the first ODI double century for Pakistan! ??
He passes Saeed Anwar's previous record for Pakistan of 194!
Take a bow! ? #ZIMvPAK pic.twitter.com/iQNbmAGclU
— ICC (@ICC) July 20, 2018
Rohit Sharma has the record of the largest individual score in one-day internationals, who had scored a tremendous 264 against Sri Lanka in Kolkata on 13 November 2014. After this, names of Martin Guptill (237 * vs West Indies, March 21, 2015), Virender Sehwag (219 vs West Indies, December 8, 2011) and Chris Gayle (215 vs Zimbabwe, 24 February 2015) comes.
In sajda thanking Allah for his 200. Well done Fakhar Zaman and well played Pakistan Cricket Team!!!! pic.twitter.com/W2YUwtJ5Vg
— Hamza Ali Abbasi (@iamhamzaabbasi) July 20, 2018
Pakistan scored a mammoth total of 399/1 which boosts Pakistan to registered its biggest score in ODIs. The previous record was 385/7, which they made against Bangladesh in 2010.
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