After beating New Zealand within the first 4 ODIs, Pakistan cricket group left India and Australia behind to change into No. 1 ODI group within the ICC group rating.
Pakistan wanted to win the final ODI to consolidate their place on the high of the desk, however a 47-run defeat within the fifth and final ODI meant the crown of ODI cricket was snatched from Pakistan in simply 48 hours.
Following their defeat in opposition to New Zealand in Karachi, the Pakistan cricket group slipped to the third place within the newest ICC Males’s ODI rankings. Australia and India edged previous them to the primary and second locations, respectively.
It was Pakistan’s first ODI collection win over New Zealand in 12 years. The final ODI collection win over Black Caps was in 2011 and since then they’d misplaced six of the seven collection, with one drawn.
With the fourth ODI win, the Greenshirts achieved the primary place for the primary time because the introduction of ICC’s official group rating system in 2005. Pakistan’s earlier greatest was the third place.
In August 1991, Pakistan have been final on high of ODI rankings however that historic rating had no official standing.
Pakistan have been fifth on the ODI rankings earlier than the five-match collection began with a score of 106 however jumped to the primary place after successful 4 consecutive video games in opposition to New Zealand who have been in 2nd place earlier than the collection began in Rawalpindi final month.
Babar Azam and firm have been in high type all through the collection, chasing down the targets within the first two ODIs and successful the third ODI by 26 runs to maneuver as much as the third place within the factors desk, forward of England and New Zealand.
Within the fourth ODI, Babar Azam’s 18th century helped Pakistan publish a mammoth complete (334) earlier than a collective bowling effort gave them an enormous win by 102 runs and 4-Zero lead within the collection.
They’ve been constantly good in white-ball cricket within the current previous. The collection has additionally supplied a chance for Pakistan to fine-tune their technique forward of the ICC Males’s Cricket World Cup, scheduled to happen in October and November 2022 in India. The group’s success within the ODIs has added to its confidence and motivation.
Within the 4th ODI, captain Babar Azam achieved a particular feat, forsaking Hashim Amla and Virat Kohli. Babar Azam accomplished his 5000 runs in ODIs as quickly as he scored his 19th run within the fourth ODI in opposition to the Kiwis. He has change into the quickest participant to finish the 5000-run mark.
Babar achieved the feat in simply 97 innings. Earlier, the report of finishing the quickest 5000 runs in ODI cricket was held by South Africa’s Hashim Amla who reached the milestone in 101 innings. Virat Kohli and Vivian Richards performed 114 innings to attain the feat.
Babar Azam surpassed the South African batting legend once more as he additionally turned the quickest batter to finish 18 ODI centuries – doing it in his 97th innings. Hashim Amla accomplished 18 ODI centuries in 102 innings.
Babar additionally ended his 11-month ODI century drought as he lastly reached the 100-mark after failing to transform his final eight ODI fifties. Pakistan captain’s 17th century got here in opposition to West Indies final 12 months in June.
Babar Azam is likely one of the most profitable batters on this planet in the intervening time and has been the number-one batter on the ICC ODI Rankings since April 2, 2022.
Babar Azam has had an illustrious profession since he made his debut for Pakistan in a One-Day Worldwide in opposition to Zimbabwe in Lahore in 2015 and accomplished his 100 ODIs within the fifth match in opposition to New Zealand.
He has additionally scored 26 half-centuries and 158 is his greatest rating in ODI cricket.
Within the ODI collection, Babar Azam scored 276 runs with the assistance of 100 and two fifties at a median of 55.20
Opener Fakhar Zaman was essentially the most profitable batsman of the collection with 363 runs in 5 matches, averaging 90.75 with the assistance of two a whole bunch. From New Zealand, DJ Mitchell scored 297 runs at a median of 74.25 together with two centuries.
On the bowling facet, Pakistan’s quick bowler Haris Rauf took 9 wickets within the collection at a median of 25, whereas Shaheen Shah Afridi and MJ Henry took eight wickets every, averaging 24.50 and 33.75, respectively.