Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq turned the joint second quickest batsman to succeed in 3,000 ODI runs through the World Cup match towards Sri Lanka in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
The 27-year-old left-hander reached the milestone when he reached 9 in his 67th ODI innings in a profession which began with 100 on debut, additionally towards Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi in 2017.
South African Hashim Amla was the quickest to succeed in 3,000 ODI runs in 57 innings whereas Pakistan’s Fakhar Zaman and West Indian Shai Hope achieved the milestone in 67.
Haq is the 22nd Pakistan batsman to attain 3,000 or extra ODI runs with Inzamam-ul-Haq — Haq’s paternal uncle — on the prime with 11,701 runs in 375 matches.
Imam-ul-Haq was unable to capitalise on his breakthrough as he was quickly dismissed for 12 as Pakistan chased a profitable goal of 345.