Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi became the fastest pacer to reach the landmark of 100 ODI wickets in his 51st match against Bangladesh in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in Kolkata on Tuesday. Australia’s Mitchell Starc achieved the feat in his 52nd game. (Photo: AP)
Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman registered his first 50-plus score after 11 ODI innings. His last knock of 180 not out came against New Zealand in April this year. (Photo: AP)
Pakistan opener Abdullah hafique has now struck the joint-second most 50-plus scores (four) for Pakistan in a World Cup edition. Mishab-ul-Haq and Babar Azam did the same in 2015 and 2019, respectively. Javed Miandad is at the top with five such scores in the 1992 World Cup. (Photo: AP)
Pakistan has played seven ODI matches at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, and they have emerged victorious on six occasions. Their only loss came against Sri Lanka in the year 1997. (Photo: AP)
Shaheen Shah Afridi has now picked up the fourth-most wickets (32) for Pakistan in World Cups. He surpassed Shahid Afridi’s tally of 30 scalps. Wasim Akram (55), Wahab Riaz (35) and Imran Khan (34) are in the top three spots. (Photo: AP)