Fakhar Zaman accomplishes 6,000 runs in T20 cricket: Key stats
Pakistan dasher Fakhar Zaman has completed 6,000 runs in T20 cricket. He accomplished the milestone with his ninth run in the second T20I against New Zealand in Hamilton. The southpaw went on to score a fiery half-century, 50 off 25 balls. He smoked three boundaries and five sixes. Notably, has also done well in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Here is more.
6,000 T20 runs for Fakhar
Fakhar, who made his T20 debut in March 2013, took 231 games to complete 6,000 (now 6,041) runs. He averages over 21 in the format with his strike rate being 134-plus. The tally includes three tons and 42 fifties with 115 being his best score. The 33-year-old has slammed 226 sixes in T20s with his boundary count being 603.
Second-most runs in PSL
With 2,368 runs in 76 games, the southpaw is the second-highest run-getter in PSL history, only behind Babar Azam (2,935). The southpaw's average and strike rate in the tournament are 31.57 and 142.30, respectively. The tally includes 18 fifties and two tons. Fakhar has been associated with Lahore Qalandars since his PSL debut in 2017.
1,500 T20I runs loading for Fakhar
Fakhar, who was once the second-ranked T20I batter, has raced to 1,498 runs in 78 games, averaging 22.02. His strike rate in the format reads 129.92. The tally now includes nine fifties with 91 being his best score. Against New Zealand, he has raced to 274 T20I runs at an average of 24.90. He now owns two fifties against the Kiwis.
An attacking knock from Fakhar
Chasing 195 in Hamilton, Pakistan were reeling at 10/2 when Fakhar arrived in the middle. The southpaw led the visiting team's fightback with his fiery batting. He clobbered boundaries all over the park and added 87 runs for the third wicket with Babar. Fakhar, however, fell prey to Adam Milne right after completing his fifty.
