Pakistan batters Babar Azam and Iftikar Ahmed recorded the best fifth-wicket partnership for his or her nation, in opposition to Nepal within the Asia Cup opener on the Multan Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.
The two racked up a 214-run partnership with each the batters scoring centuries. Babar scored 151 off 131 balls whereas Iftikar accomplished his century off 67 balls.
The earlier file was held by Younis Khan and Umar Akmal, 14 years in the past, on the R Premadasa Stadium in Sri Lanka. Akmal has sored a ton then, remaining unbeaten at 102 whereas Younis scored 89 off 111 balls.
Here are the highest fifth-wicket partnerships of Pakistan:
- Babar Azam, Iftikar Ahmed – 214 vs Nepal – August 30, 2023
- Younis Khan, Umar Akmal – 176 vs Sri Lanka – August 7, 2009
- Inzamam-ul-Haq, Yousuf Youhana – 162 vs Australia – September 4, 2004
- Yousuf Youhana, Younis Khan – 155 vs Sri Lanka – April 17, 2002
- Inzamam-ul-Haq, Ijaz Ahmed – 152 vs Zimbabwe – February 25, 1995
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The partnership between Babar and Iftikar additionally grew to become the sixth highest fifth-wicket partnership in cricket. David Miller and JP Duminy maintain the file for essentially the most runs for the fifth wicket, amassing 256 runs in opposition to Zimbabwe in 2015.
Following is the checklist for the top-six highest partnerships for the fifth-wicket to date:
- David Miller, JP Duminy (South Africa) – 256* vs Zimbabwe – February 15, 2015
- Eoin Morgan, Ravi Bopara (England) – 226* vs vs Ireland – September 3, 2013
- Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah (Bangladesh) – 224 vs New Zealand – June 9, 2017
- M Azharuddin, A Jadeja (India) – 223 vs Sri Lanka – August 17, 1997
- A Symonds, MJ Clarke (Australia) – 220 vs New Zealand – December 7, 2005
- Babar Azam, Iftikar Ahmed – 214 vs Nepal – August 30, 2023
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Source: sportstar.thehindu.com