An excellent jubilant Salman Ali Agha hoists captain Mohammad Rizwan in pure pleasure as they have fun the latter’s epic century through the tri-nation sequence conflict in opposition to South Africa at Nationwide Stadium, Karachi, on February 12, 2025. — PCB
KARACHI: In a high-stakes encounter of the Tri-Nation ODI sequence, Pakistan orchestrated a surprising run chase, overhauling a formidable 353-run goal to defeat South Africa by six wickets on the Nationwide Financial institution Stadium, shattering a number of data alongside the best way.
Captain Mohammad Rizwan and Vice-Caption Salman Ali Agha etched their names in historical past as they grew to become the primary pair of middle-order batsmen, positions 4 to 7, from Pakistan to attain centuries in the identical innings.
Their heroics powered Pakistan to their highest-ever profitable chase in one-day internationals, breaking their earlier chase of 349 in opposition to Australia in Lahore in 2022.
Batting at quantity 4th, Rizwan remained unbeaten on 122, whereas Salman, at quantity 5, scored 134. The duo placed on a report 260-run partnership for the fourth wicket, surpassing the earlier better of 206 runs set by Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Yousuf in opposition to India in 2009.
General, this was the twenty seventh occasion of two Pakistan batsmen scoring centuries in an ODI innings. Had Salman remained not out, it will have marked the primary event of two unbeaten tons of in an innings for Pakistan.
Chasing a frightening 353-run goal on the Nationwide Financial institution Stadium in Karachi, the house facet knocked the profitable runs for the lack of 4 wickets and 6 balls to spare.
Pakistan, nevertheless, had a contrasting begin to the pursuit as their ace batter Babar Azam continued to battle in his function as an opener and was dismissed by Wiaan Mulder on the primary supply of the seventh over.
The appropriate-handed batter scored 23 off 19 deliveries with the assistance of 4 boundaries.
Pakistan’s in-form opener Fakhar Zaman then stitched a quick 36-run partnership for the second wicket with Saud Shakeel earlier than each perished in fast succession, bringing the full all the way down to 91/3 in 10.4 overs.
Fakhar scored 41 off 28 deliveries with the assistance of six fours and a six, whereas Saud made a 16-ball 15.
The duo added a report 260 runs for the fourth wicket till Lungi Ngidi removed Salman on the fifth supply of the penultimate over.
Agha top-scored for Pakistan with 134 off 103 deliveries, studded with 16 fours and two sixes.
Rizwan, however, carried his bat throughout with an unbeaten 122 off 128 deliveries, laced with 9 fours and three sixes.
For South Africa, Mulder bagged two wickets, whereas Ngidi and Corbin Bosch made one scalp apiece.
