-Vinay Kumar
It was a do-or-die match for Pakistan on Thursday to keep their semi-final hopes alive in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. Had to win recently. And, thanks to the team’s excellent batting, Pakistan defeated South Africa (South Africa vs Pakistan T20 World Cup, 2022) by 33 runs. Iftikhar Ahmed’s name was also one of those who batted vigorously in this match. He hit a decent half century.
The Pakistan team, who came to the field to bat first, had taken 4 wickets for 43 runs at one time. After which, Iftikhar, Mohammad Nawaz and Shadab Khan scored tremendous runs and played a big role in taking Pakistan’s score to 185. Iftikhar hit a six in his batting which fell 106 meters away. This was the longest six ever in this latest World Cup.
106 meter six by Iftikhar Ahmed
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Iftikhar Ahmed has a third half century in the T20 World Cup. He has scored 602 runs at an average of 27 in the total 32 innings he has played before. His best score is 62 runs not out.
At the same time, when it comes to overall T20 cricket, he has scored a total of 3500 runs in 165 innings played so far at a strike rate of 126 and an average of 29, which includes 21 half-centuries. And, 90 not out has been his best score.