Highest Scores By Pakistani Batters In ICC ODI World Cup History
Highest Scores By Pakistani Batters In ICC ODI World Cup History:
As we all know, Cricket World Cups are a huge tournament, and all eyes are on the players to come up with something special for the team in such mega tournaments.
Here we will talk about the Pakistani batters with the top 5 highest individual scores for Pakistan in the history of the ICC ODI Cricket World Cups, which are as follows;
IMRAN NAZIR:
The record of the highest score by a Pakistani batsman in World Cup history belongs to Imran Nazir.
He scored a brilliant knock of 161 runs off 121 deliveries against Zimbabwe in the 2007 World Cup. Nazir smashed 8 sixes and 14 fours in this mammoth knock against Zimbabwe.
Imran Nazir is the only batsman to score more than 150 in any match for Pakistan in World Cups and no other batsman has this record to his name.
RAMIZ RAJA:
Interestingly, Ramiz Raja is second on the list of batters with the highest individual score for Pakistan in World Cup history. He is the only batsman who features twice in the list of the top 5 highest individual scores in CWCs for Pakistan.
The right-handed batsman, Ramiz Raja scored 116 not out of 155 deliveries against New Zealand in the famous 1992 World Cup. He smashed 16 fours in his knock of 116 runs.
AAMER SOHAIL:
Aamer Sohail is third on the list of the top 5 highest individual scores for Pakistan in the World Cup as he scored 114 runs off 136 deliveries with the help of 12 fours. This knock also came against Zimbabwe in the 1992 World Cup.
Sohail’s brilliant partnership with Miandad helped Pakistan win the match by 53 runs and Aamer Sohail got the Man of the Match award for his brilliant century.
SAEED ANWER:
The elegant left-hander of Pakistan, Saeed Anwar scored an unbeaten 113 runs off 148 deliveries against New Zealand. He smashed 9 fours in his knock of 113 against New Zealand.
Saeed Anwar scored this century in the 1999 World Cup and was featured on the list of the top 5 highest individual scores for Pakistan in World Cup history.
RAMIZ RAJA:
Ramiz Raja once again features on this list because of his gritty knock of 113 runs against England. In this knock, Ramiz Raja scored just 5 fours and completed his century on 148 deliveries.
Furthermore, this century was scored against England in the 1987 World Cup and is the only century by any Pakistani batsman in the top 5 that was scored on Pakistani soil.
