Srinagar: The inform Pakistan opener Imam ul Has has achieved huge milestone in One Day Cricket and on the way has surpassed legends like Chris Gayle, Mark Waugh , Mohammad Yousuf.
Pakistan completed a 3-0 whitewash of West Indies in the ODI series in Multan with a 53-run win (via DLS method) on Sunday
During his innings, Imam-ul-Haq registered his seventh successive score of 50-plus in ODI cricket. He became the second Pakistan batsman after legend Javed Miandad to achieve this feat.
Before his 62-run knock, Imam-ul-Haq had registered scores of 56, 103, 106, 89, 65 and 72 in his last six innings. With this feat, the Pakistan opener surpassed an elite list of batsmen namely Mark Waugh, Gordon Greenidge, Andrew Jones, Mohammad Yusuf, Chris Gayle, Shai Hope, Paul Stirling, Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson, all of whom have six consecutive scores of 50-plus in ODIs.
Miandad has nine consecutive 50-plus scores in ODIs, the most by any batsman in history. Two more half centuries, and Imam-ul-Haq will equal the legendary batsman’s record.
Imam ul Haq was awarded player of the series award.