New Delhi. September 3 is a very special day for Pakistan’s dashing batsman Iftikhar Ahmed. Because today he is celebrating his 33rd birthday. Iftikhar has been one of the dashing batsmen of Pakistan. He has won many matches for Pakistan on his own. The third match of the Asia Cup between India and Pakistan was canceled due to rain. Iftikhar was part of the Pakistan team. No one could see his batting in such conditions. Iftikhar scored a century in the very first match of the Asia Cup.
Iftikhar Ahmed scored a brilliant century against Nepal in the very first match of Asia Cup 2023. By doing so, he became the second player to score a century in the match. Because captain Babar Azam also scored a century in this match. Iftikhar scored an unbeaten 109 off 71 balls, which included 11 fours and 4 sixes.
He has hit 6 sixes in 6 balls
Iftikhar Ahmed achieved the feat of hitting 6 sixes in 6 balls in the Pakistan Super League earlier this year. He hit 6 sixes in 6 balls against his own teammate Wahab Riaz. In that match, Iftikhar scored an unbeaten 94 off 50 balls. He did this feat in the last over of the match.
A half century came against India
It is not common to score a century or a half-century in a big tournament like the T20 World Cup. Iftikhar Ahmed did this in the 2022 T20 World Cup last year. He played a half century innings against India. Iftikhar scored a total of 51 runs off 35 balls which included four sixes and 2 fours. However, Pakistan lost this match. Virat Kohli played a brilliant innings.
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Tags: Asia Cup, On this day, Pakistani cricketer
First published: September 03, 2023, 07:11 IST