South Africa Vs Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman Scores Two Hundred In A Row; Climbs 7 Places In ICC Rankings

South Africa vs Pakistan 3rd ODI is underway and Pakistan are looking good in the first innings. Read the summary so far.

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South Africa vs Pakistan 3^rd ODI: Fakhar Zaman is an incredible form right now. He has scored his second ODI hundred in a row. His century in the 2^nd ODI was a brilliant one as well. His innings of 193 was that of a lone wolf as the second highest score in the Pakistan team was 31 by Captain Babar Azam. He is looking like he is here to solve the opening batting problem of Pakistan.

In the second ODI, Fakhar started slowly, but then he picked up the pace and completed his century in 99 balls. When he scored the hundred he had hit nine 4s and three 6s. This is his second hundred in a matter of three days.

Fakhar Zaman’s ICC rankings have also improved courtesy of the 193 that he scored in the 2md ODI. He is now 12^th in the ICC ODI rankings, His 193 was a historic innings. It was the highest score made by a batsman batting in the second innings of an ODI game. Fakhar Zaman had got out in a funny fashion in the 2^nd ODI. Many believed that Quinton de Kock was responsible for the batsman not reaching his double century. Watch this video by Shoaib Akhtar to understand what had happened during the 2^nd ODI:

Zaman was a navy personnel who made his first class debut in 2013. Fakhar Zaman started his cricket relatively late, but he did manage to break the shackles and compete among the best in cricket.

The 3^rd ODI score till the 35^th over was 206-2. Fakhar Zaman got out on 101 after playing a brilliant innings. Click here for the full match summary and scorecard of the match.