During Pakistan’s second match in the 2023 World Cup against Sri Lanka,left-handed opener Imam-ul-Haq achieved a significant milestone by reaching3,000 one-day international (ODI) runs.
This accomplishment makes him one of the joint second-fastest batters toreach this milestone. Imam completed these 3,000 ODI runs in 67 innings,surpassing his captain Babar Azam, who achieved it in 68 innings.
He shares this feat with his teammate Fakhar Zaman and West Indies’ ShaiHope, both of whom also reached 3,000 runs in 67 innings. The fastestbatter to reach this milestone is South Africa’s Hashim Amla, accomplishingit in just 57 innings. In the same match, Sri Lanka set a challengingtarget of 345 runs for Pakistan.
Sri Lankan batters Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama deliveredoutstanding performances, both scoring centuries. Despite an early setbackwith the dismissal of opening batter Kusal Perera, Sri Lanka recoveredwell, particularly due to a 102-run partnership between opener PathumNissanka and Kusal Mendis, who scored a remarkable 122 runs.
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Sadeera Samarawickrama’s brilliant innings of 108 runs anchored Sri Lanka’stotal. In the bowling department, Hassan Ali impressed with figures of 4-71from 10 overs, while Haris Rauf secured 2-64 from his 10 overs.