Nawaz closes gap with Rizwan, Shadab's elite Pakistan milestone with Tri-Series masterclass

Mohammad Nawaz (Source: AFP) 

The star Pakistan bowling all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz has been in an amazing run of form with the ball in the last couple of T20I games, especially in the recently concluded T20I Tri-Series against Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka. He played a vital role with his bowling to help Pakistan win the home T20I Tri-Series, defeating Sri Lanka by six wickets. 

He ended up winning the ‘Player of the Series’ award for finishing as the leading wicket-taker in the Tri-Series, with 10 wickets in just five innings. Nawaz registered a brilliant economy rate of 5.66, with an impressive strike rate of 10.80 and the best figures of 3/16. 

Besides that, the Rawalpindi-born all-rounder also secured a spot in the elite list for Pakistan in the T20 internationals, with a ‘Player of the Match’ award in the summit clash against Sri Lanka. 

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Nawaz joins Umar Akmal in the list of most 'Player of the Match' awards

The ‘Player of the Match’ award against Sri Lanka in the final of the series was the seventh ‘POM’ award for Pakistan in the shortest format of the game. With this, he has now joined Umar Akmal in the list of the players with most ‘Player of the Match’ awards for Pakistan in T20Is. 

Notably, the 31-year-old achieved this feat at his home ground in Rawalpindi, making it more memorable in his T20I career. He has some brilliant bowling numbers for Pakistan in the T20Is, picking 86 wickets in 81 innings of the 86 T20Is he has played. It also includes a five-wicket haul (5/19) to his name. He has been a crucial asset for the Men in Green in the white-ball cricket on a couple of occasions. 

All ‘POM’ awards won by Mohammad Nawaz 

The veteran wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan and all-rounder Shadab Khan are at the top of this list with 12 ‘Player of the Match’ awards each. They are followed by the former all-rounders, Mohammad Hafeez and Shahid Afridi, with 11 ‘Player of the Match’ awards each to their name. 

Former skipper Babar Azam and the star pacer Shaheen Afridi are jointly at the third spot in this list, with their 10 ‘POM’ awards each on their credit. Former skipper Shoaib Malik is placed fifth in this list with six 'POM' awards, following Akmal and Nawaz. 

Most ‘POM’ awards for Pakistan in T20Is 

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