ISLAMABAD – Young Pakistani middle-order batsman, Iftikhar Ahmed, hasrewritten the history books by posting a new record while batting inAustralia for the very first time. He managed the highest ever T20I scorewhile batting at number 6 in Australia.
Iftikhar achieved this feat during the second T20 match between Australiaand Pakistan. The match was played at Canberra on Tuesday.
Iftikhar Ahmed made 62 runs from just 34 deliveries. His blistering knockhad 5 fours and 3 sixes with a strike rate of 182.35. He came in whenthings looked gloomy for the green shirts. Iftikhar remained not outhelping Pakistan posted a respective total of 150-6 in 20 overs.
Australian captain Aaron Finch held this record previously. He had scored53 runs from 33 deliveries against England at Melbourne Cricket Ground(MCG) in 2011.
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Iftikhar was delighted with his display. He said:
I play according to the team’s requirements and try to perform whenever Iget the chance to do so.
