Fakhar Zaman is one of the most destructive White ball cricket players in the world. He is the one batter in the Pakistan team that the opposition bowlers are hesitant to bowl to. Fakhar Zaman has played just 3 Test Matches for Pakistan and he has made 192 Runs. He has played 82 ODIs for Pakistan and he has scored 3492 runs at an average of 46.56. He has hit 11 hundreds and a double hundred in ODI Cricket. Fakhar Zaman has played 88 T20IS for Pakistan. He has made 1815 runs so far.
Let’s look at the Top 5 Best Innings of Fakhar Zaman in ODI Cricket
1) 210* vs Zimbabwe (2018)
The best batting performance in the career of Fakhar Zaman till now has been this double hundred that he made against Zimbabwe. He batted for 156 balls in this innings at a strike rate of 134.02. He smashed 24 fours and 5 sixes meaning 126 runs in boundaries. He ran for 84 runs in this innings. He decimated the Zimbabwe bowlers and Pakistan made 399 runs and they won the match by 244 runs.
2) 193 vs South Africa (2021)
This is one of the most astonishing innings ever played in a chase in ODI Cricket. Fakhar Zaman single handedly almost won this match for Pakistan. He made a brilliant 193 runs from 155 balls in this marathon knock. He hit 18 fours and 10 Sixes in this innings meaning 132 runs in the. He had a strike rate of 124.52 and he was chasing a score of 342. South Africa won the match by 17 runs and Fakhar Zaman missed out on a second double hundred. This was one of the best matches of the Pandemic era of cricket.
3) 180* vs New Zealand (2023)
Along with Martin Guptill and Rohit Sharma, Fakhar Zaman is one of the only few batters to hit more than 3 scores of 180 or more in ODI Cricket. He absolutely destroyed New Zealand in this high scoring match. Fakhar Zaman made a match winning 180 not out from 144 balls. He hit 17 fours and 6 sixes in this innings that means 104 runs in boundaries. He ran for 76 of his runs and he was striking at 125. Pakistan were chasing a score of 337 and they won by 7 wickets.
4) 126* vs New Zealand (2023)
This was one of the most breathtaking innings of the 2023 World Cup. Pakistan needed to win this match to stay alive in the tournament. Fakhar Zaman played a Blinder in this match. He absolutely smashed the New Zealand bowlers and he hit 8 fours and 11 Sixes in this innings meaning 98 runs in boundaries Alone. New Zealand has made 401 in 50 overs. While chasing Pakistan made 200 in just 25.3 overs and they won via D/L method. This was a match that was pulsating for everyone to watch. Fakhar Zaman is a six hitting machine.
5) 138 vs England (2019)
This match was in England. While batting first, England made a massive score of 373 and Pakistan were up against it. Fakhar Zaman stepped up and he took the responsibility. He made 138 runs in that match . He made these in 106 balls at a strike rate of 130.19. He hit 12 fours and 4 sixes meaning 62 runs in boundaries. He ran for 76 of his runs. Fakhar Zaman had no support but still Pakistan only lost the match by 12 runs as they made 361 in 50 overs. Fakhar Zaman is a batter that till the time he is batting, Pakistan will be in the game.
Fakhar Zaman Stats:
Format | ODIs |
Matches | 82 |
Innings | 81 |
Runs | 3,492 |
Highest Score | 210* |
Average | 46.6 |
Strike Rate | 93.4 |
100s | 11 |
50s | 16 |
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