Pakistan created history by setting a target of 263 runs for the first time in the World Cup, the green shirts achieved this feat against Sri Lanka under the leadership of Babar Azam.
In the match played in the Indian city of Hyderabad, Sri Lanka gave Pakistan a target of 345 runs, which Babar Azam’s XI achieved just 10 balls before.
The previous highest target was 328 runs. Ireland had crossed this target against England in 2011, while earlier in 2011, England scored 338 runs against India to tie the match.
In the 1992 World Cup, the Green Shirts had crossed the target of 263 runs against New Zealand.
Pakistan’s total is also the highest total in the second innings of a World Cup match.
For the first time, two centuries have been scored by Pakistan in any World Cup match, in this match against Sri Lanka, Abdullah Shafiq scored 113 runs and Mohammad Rizwan played an unbeaten 131 runs.
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