Fakhar Zaman completes 1,000 ODI runs at home: Key stats
What's the story
Despite battling pain, Fakhar Zaman was out on the field in Pakistan's run-chase versus New Zealand in the Champions Trophy opener on Wednesday.
And the star batter has attained a new milestone in ODIs. With his 14th run, Fakhar has surpassed 1,000 ODI runs at home.
Notably, he was injured in the first over of the match. The incident occurred when he was fielding.
Runs
1,000 runs on home soil
Chasing 321 runs, Fakhar surpassed 1,000 runs at home. He came into this match with 986 runs in Pakistan from 22 matches at 46.95 with the help of three tons and 5 fifties.
He was just 14-run short of the milestone. Notably, the southpaw has 1,632 runs in away matches and 1,009 runs at neutral venues.
Injury
Fakhar injured while fielding Young's shot
Earlier, the injury occurred on the second ball of Shaheen Afridi's first over when Will Young drove a wide, full delivery through the covers for three runs.
In an attempt to stop the ball from reaching the boundary, Fakhar landed awkwardly after a dive.
He immediately showed signs of discomfort and signaled for a replacement before leaving the field, clutching his lower back.
Return
Fakhar grinds it out in the middle
Fakhar didn't open for Pakistan as Saud Shakeel partnered Babar Azam.
Shakeel was dismissed for a 16-ball 9 before Mohammad Rizwan joined Babar.
Rizwan too perished cheaply in the final ball of the 10th over.
Fakhar seemed to be in pain and couldn't run. However, Fakhar opened up thereafter and hit a few boundaries to up the ante for his side.
Information
Fakhar dismissed for 24
A big slog-sweep resulted in Fakhar's dismissal off Michael Bracewell's bowling. He was dismissed in the 21st over. Fakhar ended up facing 41 balls for his 24. He hit 4 fours.