Pakistan: Babar Azam’s team reaches milestone with 500 wins in ODIs: With a victory over New Zealand by five wickets in the opening game of their current five-match series, Pakistan earned their 500th ODI victory.
With their 949th ODI victory, Pakistan became the third side after Australia and India to surpass the 500-win plateau. India is second on the list behind Australia with 594 victories.
Pakistan accomplished this after playing their first ODI in February 1973, and in their second ODI against England in August 1974 in Nottingham, they won their first match in the format.
New Zealand were put into bat and scored a respectable 288/7 thanks to a brilliant 113 from Daryl Mitchell and a blistering 86 from opener Will Young. This served Pakistan its 500th ODI win.
In the opening innings for Pakistan, Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq set a strong platform. As the pair started the chase with a 124-run partnership for the first wicket, the 33-year-old Zaman hit a brilliant 117 off 114 balls while Imam took 60 wickets.
While batting mainstay Mohammad Rizwan scored a 34-ball 42* to help his team chase down the target in 48.3 overs, skipper Babar Azam also scored crucial runs before falling just one run short of his half-century. made a significant contribution with
Both New Zealand and Pakistan have made it to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, which will be held in India in October-November.
Tom Latham’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League team has put in a commendable performance, currently topping the rankings with 16 wins from 24 matches.
Pakistan are fifth in the table with 13 wins from 21 matches. With the focus on preparing for the impending premiership event, both the teams would look to maximize the remaining four ODIs in the series.
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