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Mohammad Rizwan throws light on his match-defining knock against England

image-l8m0yojyMohammad Rizwan (PC: Twitter)

It was again a nail-biting victory for Pakistan against England. Playing at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, the host recorded a win by six runs to go 3 - 2 up in the seven-match series. Mohammad Rizwan emerged as the star performer for his side as he took the Player of the Match award home.

Batting in the first innings, Pakistan posted 145 runs on the board courtesy of Rizwan who alone smacked 63 runs off 46 balls. His knock included two boundaries and three maximums at a strike rate of 136.96. What made Rizwan’s knock more heroic was that no other Pakistani batter scored even 20 runs.

The wickets continuously kept falling at the one end. However, the opening batter held his fort to take his team to a decent score. The knock was not easy for Rizwan considering he got in the fourth over only. On the fifth ball of the fourth over, English seamer Chris Woakes bowled a slower delivery.

Rizwan reflects on his injury

The wicketkeeper-batter failed to read it properly but the ball went a little away after colliding with Rizwan’s body. Thus, the off-striker batter Shan Masood called for a single, and trusting the instincts of his partner, Rizwan abided by the call. Though the opener managed to reach inside the crease, he got hit with the ball as Woakes was trying to uproot the stumps.

Despite getting an injury, Rizwan continued with his knock as he was there in the middle till the 18th over. Speaking about the injury, the right-hander revealed that there is a little swelling but he is hoping to get fine by the sixth T20 International that is scheduled on Friday.

In the post-match presentation, Rizwan said,

"Didn't hurt too deeply but yes a little swelling has come, it will be fine by the next game. Wickets were falling from the other side but I thought I would have to stop for a while and increase my innings so that I could set a decent target."

Meanwhile, the credit goes to the Pakistani bowlers as well as they gave England no room in the second innings to chase 146.

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