National team captain Babar Azam credited the bowlers by giving them credit for the team’s performance after the first one-day international against New Zealand. The match was played in Rawalpindi and after the successful performance, Babar Azam said that the credit for the win goes to the fast bowlers as he is satisfied with the team’s performance. All players acted on the practical wisdom.
While praising the performance of century-maker Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam said that Fakhar had scored a fantastic century.
The captain praised the bowlers who displayed an excellent performance on the pitch and said that the win was made possible because of them.
In the first one-day match being played in Rawalpindi, Pakistan easily achieved New Zealand’s target of 289 runs with a loss of 5 wickets.
Opener Fakhar Zaman shone for Pakistan, scoring a remarkable century against the Kiwi team. Fakhar Zaman made 117 runs, including 13 boundaries and one six in his charming innings.
The opening partnership between Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq established a stand of 124 runs. Imam-ul-Haq went back to the pavilion after scoring 60 runs while the captain Babar Azam contributed 45 runs. With this, he became the second-fastest batter in the world to score 12,000 runs in international cricket.
Mohammad Rizwan scored 42 runs before getting out.
