Muhammad Waseem For UAE - (Source : AFP)
On Monday, September 15, the UAE locked horns against Oman in Match No. 7 of the Asia Cup 2025. The hosts, batting first, got off to a brilliant start and rode on skipper Muhammad Waseem's fifty-plus score.
The 29-year-old shattered the world record with his knock as the right-handed batter completed 3000 T20I runs and has taken the fewest balls to reach this feat. Notably, Waseem broke Jos Buttler's feat to take the fewest balls to complete 3000 T20I runs.
Muhammad Waseem Scripts World Record
Notably, Waseem took just 1947 balls, while Buttler achieved the same in 2068 balls. Here is the complete list.
- 𝟭𝟵𝟰𝟳 - 𝗠𝘂𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗺
- 2068 - Jos Buttler
- 2077 - Aaron Finch
- 2113 - David Warner
- 2149 - Rohit Sharma
Overall, it was Waseem's 84th innings and he has become the fourth fastest player to 3000 T20I runs by number of innings. Here is the complete list.
- 79 - Mohammad Rizwan
- 81 - Virat Kohli
- 81 - Babar Azam
- 84 - Muhammad Waseem*
Waseem Completes 2000 T20I Runs As Captain
Records followed for Waseem as he also completed 2000 T20I runs as captain. The 29-year-old closed the gap on Babar Azam, who leads the chart with 2642 T20I runs as captain for Pakistan.
Talking about UAE, Waseem scored 69 (54), which featured six fours and three sixes. It was a crucial knock for Waseem as he amassed just 19 (22) against India. Notably, the hosts are in search of their first win of the tournament.
A win is crucial for UAE as they will then benefit if Pakistan decides to boycott their upcoming game against UAE because of handshake controversy that followed following their match against India.
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