Fakhar Zaman smashed MI Emirates bowlers all over the park (Source:@ilt20onZee/X.com)
Fakhar Zaman has not played for Pakistan since the 2024 T20 World Cup and recently grabbed lot of headlines for his X post after Babar Azam's exclusion. He was not selected for the Australia, Zimbabwe and South Africa series thereafter, but he remains a quality batter and has shown that again in the ILT20 encounter.
The Pakistan star is playing for Desert Vipers in International League T20 and in the seventh match of the season against MI Emirates, the left-hander turned on the heat with some quality hitting at the top of the order. MI Emirates posted 159 while batting first and Desert Vipers needed a good start which Fakhar Zaman and Alex Hales provided.
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Fakhar Zaman first smashed Fazalhaq Farooqi who was impressive in the previous games for his side. He hit one six to the pacer that went way over deep square leg into the top-tier. He continued his onslaught against spinners and blasted a six and a four against Allah Ghazanfar.
The batter continued his onslaught and eventually departed on 67 off 52 balls which included five four and 4 sixes. It was quite a knock from the opener and it ensured that his team end up in a great position by the time he got out.
Desert Vipers came into the game against MI Emirates with back-to-back wins and have notched up another impressive win to consolidate their top position on the points table.