Mohammad Rizwan Hits 2000 Test Runs

Mohammad Rizwan Hits 2000 Test Runs

Rizwan, while playing his 57th innings in Test cricket, completed his 2000 runs in the format, becoming the fifth Pakistan wicketkeeper to achieve this feat.

The right-hander has now joined Sarfaraz Ahmed, Kamran Akmal, Moin Khan, and Imtiaz Ahmed in the coveted list. Notably, Sarfaraz Ahmed holds the record for most runs by a Pakistani wicket-keeper.

Most Runs by Pakistani Wicket-keeper in Test Cricket

Sarfaraz Ahmed – 3031 runs
Kamran Akmal – 2648 runs
Moin Khan – 2581 runs
Imtiaz Ahmed – 2010 runs
Mohammad Rizwan – 2009 runs

However, Rizwan could not add much to Pakistan’s total on Day 2 as he was dismissed by Rehan Ahmed after scoring 25 runs from 46 balls with the help of one six and one four.

As of this writing, Pakistan has scored 251-7 in their first innings and is trailing by a meager 16 runs.

Saud Shakeel is playing at 104 while Noman Ali has scored 38 so far. Together these two have constructed an unbeaten 74-run partnership so far, which is Pakistan’s best in this innings.

Pakistan Playing XI:

Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood (c), Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel (vc), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Aamir Jamal, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Zahid Mahmood.

England Playing XI:

Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Gus Atkinson, Rehan Ahmed, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir.