Pakistan’s cricket team achieved a historic victory as they defeated SriLanka by six wickets in a remarkable Cricket World Cup run chase. The GreenShirts, led by standout performances from Muhammad Rizwan and AbdullahShafique, successfully pursued a formidable target of 345 runs.
In this high-stakes match, Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama hadinitially put Sri Lanka in a commanding position by scoring centuries.However, the 1992 champions managed to secure the win by crossing thefinish line in 48.2 overs, with Muhammad Rizwan’s unbeaten 131 and AbdullahShafique’s impressive 113 leading the way.
Notably, this record-breaking run chase surpassed the previous highestchase in World Cup history, which was held by Ireland with their 329-runchase against England in the 2011 edition.
After the victory, wicketkeeper-batter Muhammad Rizwan took to X (formerlyTwitter) to dedicate his match-winning performance to the oppressedPalestinians, saying, “This was for our brothers and sisters in Gaza. Happyto contribute to the win. Credits to the whole team, especially AbdullahShafique and Hassan Ali, for making it easier.”
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Muhammad Rizwan also expressed his gratitude to the people of Hyderabad fortheir tremendous support and warm hospitality during the tournament.
Amidst this sporting success, the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the GazaStrip was highlighted, with over 260,000 people being forced to flee theirhomes due to heavy Israeli bombardments from the air, land, and sea, asreported by the United Nations.