T20I record

NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s top-order batter Mohammad Rizwan equalled India captain Rohit Sharma‘s remarkable record of most half-centuries as an opener in T20 internationals on Tuesday. Rizwan achieved the feat during Pakistan’s commanding seven-wicket triumph over Canada in the T20 World Cup encounter at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium.T20 World Cup Schedule | Points TablePakistan’s prolific wicketkeeper-batter Rizwan and India’s illustrious skipper Rohit have both amassed an impressive tally of 30 fifties as openers in the dynamic 20-over format.Rizwan achieved this significant milestone in just 71 innings, while Rohit required 118 innings to reach the same landmark. During Pakistan’s emphatic win over Canada, Rizwan also inadvertently set an unwanted record in the T20 World Cup as he registered the slowest fifty (by balls faced) in the prestigious event. The 32-year-old veteran consumed 52 deliveries to reach his half-century on Tuesday against Canada in New York. South Africa’s hard-hitting batsman David Miller had the unwanted record before him, having scored a 50-ball half-century against the Netherlands in this year’s T20 World Cup. Pakistan’s charismatic captain Babar Azam occupies the third position on the chart, having scored an outstanding 28 fifties as an opener in T20Is. Meanwhile, Australia’s explosive batter David Warner has smashed an impressive 27 half-centuries as an opener after featuring in 98 T20I innings.(With inputs from ANI)