Haris Rauf, a prominent Pakistani pace bowler, set a new benchmark by taking 50 ODI wickets for his nation in the third-fastest time ever. He accomplished the accomplishment on September 6 at the Gaddafi Stadium during Pakistan’s Super 4 match versus Bangladesh in the ongoing Asia Cup.
Towhid Hridoy, a young Bangladeshi batsman, was sent back to the pavilion after Rauf’s thunderous 145 kph delivery knocked the bails off the stumps, scoring only a pitiful two runs. The pacer shared third place with former pacer Waqar Younis after accumulating 50 wickets in the ODI format in just 27 games.
Hasan Ali, of Pakistan, holds the record for capturing 50 ODI wickets for his country in the fewest number of matches—just 24. Star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi, who has 50 wickets in 25 games, is now in second place.
Bangladesh was defeated by Pakistan by 7 wickets.
Speaking of the match, Bangladesh chose to bat first after winning the toss. Their decision backfired as Pakistan’s bowling onslaught caused the top order to crumble. Notably, Bangladesh was bowled out for a pitiful score of 193 in 38.4 overs by Pakistan.
Pakistan’s attack was led by Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah, who finished with outstanding numbers of 4/19 and 3/34, respectively.
Shakib Al Hasan, the captain of Bangladesh, played a valiant innings in which he scored 53 runs off 57 deliveries. On the other hand, wicketkeeper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim also contributed significantly, hitting 64 runs. No other Bangladeshi batsmen were able to withstand Pakistan’s pace assault, with the exception of Shakib Al Hasan and Rahim.
The 194-run chase got off to a strong start for the hosts. Batting stars Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Rizwan helped the Babar Azam-led team reach their goal in 39.3 overs. The first batter, who faced 84 pitches, hit 78 runs off of them, including five fours and four sixes. Contrarily, Rizwan scored an unbroken 63 runs off 79 balls, using seven boundaries and one maximum. Bangladesh picked up one wicket each from Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, and Mehidy Hasan in the meantime.
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