It was also the first time in a World Cup match that four centuries had been scored.
Pakistan made it two wins from two World Cup matches as batsmen Mohammad Rizwan and Abdullah Shafique hit centuries in a record run-chase to set up a six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
“Whenever you perform for your country and the performance is like that to win the match, it leaves you speechless,” said player of the match Rizwan, who smashed eight fours and three sixes in his 121-ball knock. He dominated Pakistan’s bowlers earlier with 14 fours and six sixes to score 122 before Samarawickrama dropped anchor to make 108 as Sri Lanka posted 344-9 in 50 overs, although they were restricted at the end by Ali and Haris Rauf .
“It’s his time in the tournament and there’s more to come from him. Also, Sadeera has been playing very well in the recent past so really happy with the way those guys played, but in the end we should have finished a bit stronger than this. With the way the wicket behaved, we were 20-25 runs short.” Rizwan was hit on his face and battled cramps after getting into the eighties but soldiered on for his third century, before guiding them home by hitting the winning runs.
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