Mohammad Rizwan’s Highest T20I scores – Top 5 Performances

Mohammad Rizwan has been fantastic for Pakistan since his elevation in the side as its first-choice wicketkeeper-batter. Relishing the vote of confidence and assurity from the management and selectors, Rizwan has taken his game to the next level. The exciting opening batter struck a fantastic 79 not out off 55 balls in Pakistan’s famous victory […]
 
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Mohammad Rizwan’s Highest T20I scores – Top 5 Performances

Mohammad Rizwan has been fantastic for Pakistan since his elevation in the side as its first-choice wicketkeeper-batter. Relishing the vote of confidence and assurity from the management and selectors, Rizwan has taken his game to the next level.

The exciting opening batter struck a fantastic 79 not out off 55 balls in Pakistan’s famous victory over India in the T20 World Cup 2021 last Sunday (October 24).

His tally in T20Is proves that Mohammad Rizwan has been a dependable player for Pakistan. The batter has made 1,185 runs in the shortest format of the game from his 35 innings with an average of 49.37 and strike-rate of 128.24.

The record is only better at the top of the order. As a designated opener, Rizwan has made 1000 runs with a strike-rate of 136.61 while averaging a whopping 76.92. All nine of his T20I fifties and also his solitary hundred have come as an opener.

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Mohammad Rizwan’s Highest T20I scores – Top 5 Performances
Mohammad Rizwan’s Highest T20I scores – Top 5 Performances

Mohammad Rizwan has been exceptional at the top of the order for Pakistan (pic courtesy: Twitter)

Top 3 scores for Mohammad Rizwan in T20Is

104* versus South Africa

Rizwan produced his maiden T20I century earlier this year against South Africa in Lahore. He struck 104 not out from 64 balls, including 6 fours and 7 sixes. Rizwan’s unbeaten hundred almost singlehandedly helped Pakistan post a fighting score, which they later defended by just 3 runs.

91* versus Zimbabwe

This unbeaten 91 came in April this year. Playing the Zimbabweans, Rizwan’s 60-ball innings featured 5 fours and 3 sixes and pushed his team to a win in the series decider in Harare.

89 versus New Zealand

Mohammad Rizwan produced a brilliant 89 off 59 balls versus Kiwis during Pakistan’s last winter’s tour of New Zealand. Batting in Napier, Rizwan maintained a strike-rate of 150.84 for his innings, featuring 10 fours and 3 sixes. That knock helped Pakistan post their only victory of the tour, where they lost the T20Is 2-1 and the Tests 2-0.

Mohammad Rizwan top 5 scores in T20Is

1. 104* versus South Africa, 2021
2. 91* versus Zimbabwe, 2021
3. 89 versus New Zealand, 2020
4. 82* versus Zimbabwe, 2021
5. 79* versus India, 2021