Pakistan crested to No.1 in the ICC ODI Group Rankings ast he match held inbKarachi, 5 May 2023. Babar Azam stroked his eighteenth 100 years on approach to turning into the speediest hitter to 5,000 runs in his side's complete 102 runs triumph over New Zealand in the fourth match at the Public Bank Arena on Friday.
By righteousness of taking a 4-0 lead over New Zealand in a five-match series, Pakistan has joined Australia and India on 113 focuses, yet are positioned over the two when the focuses are determined past the decimal point.
Pakistan will have a chance to take sole place of the No.1 positioning with 115 places assuming they dominate the last game of the series on Sunday. On the opposite side of the coin, Pakistan will slip to third situation on 112 focuses in the event that New Zealand record a relief win.
Pakistan had entered the series in fifth situation on 106 focuses, while it accepted the field on Friday as the third-positioned side on 112 focuses. Pakistan's past most elevated positioning starting from the commencement of the authority ICC rankings in 2005 was third, which it accomplished two times in January 2007 and June 2022. Pakistan had additionally recently bested the Test rankings in 2016, while they had accomplished the No.1 T20I positioning in 2017.
World's highest level hitter Babar Azam drove Pakistan's ascent to No.1 on Friday when he scored a 117-ball 107, his eighteenth vocation century, to guide Pakistan to 334 for six after it was placed into bat. Thus, New Zealand slipped from 184 for three in 33.1 overs to 232 all-out in 43.4 overs with Usama Mir and Mohammad Wasim Junior dividing seven wickets among them.
Pakistan ranked no 1 icc ODI ranking
At the point when Babar arrived at 19, he finished 5,000 ODI runs, turning into the quickest to the achievement in 97 innings of 99 matches. He overshadowed Hashim Amla, who had accomplished the accomplishment in 101 innings. Babar's innings was studded with 10 fours and he was associated with four productive organizations.
For the second wicket with Shan Masood (44, 55b, 7x4), Babar added 50 runs from 60 balls, while his third wicket association with Mohammad Rizwan (27) yielded 42 runs from 47 balls. In the most engaging and strokeful organization for the fourth wicket, Babar added 117 runs from 100 balls with Salman Ali Agha, who scored a 46-ball 58 with four fours and two sixes. Babar's fifth wicket 41-run stand from 35 balls with Iftikhar Ahmed (28, 22b, 5x4) created 41 runs from 35 balls.
After the top-request had established the groundwork of a strong score, Shaheen Shah Afridi completed the innings with a whirlwind when he slapped Blair Tickner for three sixes and four in the last over to wrap up with seven-ball 23 not out.
With Mohammad Haris, Shaheen added 38 runs in 12 balls for the whole seven wicket organization as Pakistan gathered 94 runs off the last 10 overs, including 70 runs off the last five overs.
In pursue of a 335-run target, New Zealand slipped to 46 for two preceding Daryl Mitchell (34) and Tom Latham (60) added 83 runs off 103 balls for the third wicket to return their side on target. Be that as it may, when Latham turned into the fourth player to withdraw at the score of 184 in the 34th over, Pakistan bowlers fixed the screws around New Zealand as the guests were bowled out for 232 in 43.4 overs.
In the last part of the innings, Imprint Chapman offered a few obstruction, hitting four fours and three sixes in a 33-ball 46 preceding he was bowled by Usama Mir, who got done with four for 43.
Haris Rauf represented Tom Blundell (23) and Jimmy Neeshan (11), while Mohammad Wasim Junior excused Will Youthful (15), Cole McConchie (8) and Blair Tickner.
In Short, Pakistan beat New Zealand by 102 runs, fourth ODI.
Pakistan 334-6, 50 overs (Babar Azam 107, Salman Ali Agha 58, Shan Masood 44, Iftikhar Ahmed 28, Shaheen Shah Afridi 23 not out, Mohammad Rizwan 24; Matt Henry 3-65)
New Zealand 232 full scale, 43.3 overs (Tom Latham 60, Imprint Chapman 46, Daryl Mitchell 34, Tom Blundell 23; Usama Mir 4-43, Mohammad Wasim Junior 3-40, Haris Rauf 2-37)
Player of the match - Babar Azam (Pakistan)
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