Fakhar Zaman breaks two world records in one inning

Zaman made his ODI debut just over a year ago in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 his innings of 114 in the final against India proved to be a match-winning one. Zaman has scored three centuries and five half-centuries in eighteen ODIs that he has played so far.

The 28-year-old took 18 innings to reach the 1000 mark while the West Indies batsman had achieved the figure in 21 matches.

During the course of the ODI series in Zimbabwe, Zaman recorded scores of 60, 117 (not out), 43 (not out) and 210 (not out) and 85.

His tally of 515 runs is now the most runs by a batsman in a five-match bilateral series.

He bettered the record of Zimbabwe’s Hamilton Masakadza, who amassed 467 runs against Kenya in 2009/10.

His innings of 210 runs in the fourth match against Zimbabwe was the first double century in the format by a Pakistani cricketer, and only the eighth overall after Rohit Sharma, Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Chris Gayle and Martin Guptill.

Pakistan opening batsman Fakhar Zaman became the quickest player to reach the 1000 runs in ODIs, breaking the record of West Indies Legend Viv Richards here on Sunday.

He achieved the feat during the fifth and final ODI of the ongoing five-match series against Zimbabwe.