Let’s look at the Pakistan team and their three possible best openers today, how will they fare for the upcoming Asia Cup? However, there have been tremendous changes in the Pakistan team in the last few years. Let us now talk about the best batsman in Pakistan’s camp, who has strengthened his performance in the last few years. The way Team Pakistan has so far held its position in cricket tournaments facing opponents well, they have also achieved a perfect position in the ICC Cricket Team and Player Rankings.
However, today in this article we will briefly discuss about the total three batters of Pakistan, let’s have a look with us. Stay tuned with ICCCricket Schedule to know every moment of the Asia Cup 2022 tournament in Hindi and English.
Babar Azam & Mohammad Rizwan
Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam will be the first choice for Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2022 as the best opening partnership expected, they have made their mark in the cricket tournament in various formats with their excellent partnership. It was on full display in the recently concluded T20 World Cup against arch-rivals India.
They chased down the target of 153 runs without losing a wicket, which was their third partnership of 150 runs. The fourth match came on Thursday against West Indies, which no other pair achieved.
Babar Azam Stats
| Format | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
| Test | 42 | 75 | 9 | 3122 | 196 | 47.3 | 5828 | 53.57 | 7 | 23 | 359 | 18 | |
| ODI | 89 | 87 | 12 | 4442 | 158 | 59.23 | 4922 | 90.25 | 17 | 19 | 403 | 43 | |
| T20I | 74 | 69 | 10 | 2686 | 122 | 45.53 | 2075 | 129.45 | 1 | 26 | 278 | 42 |
Mohammad Rizwan Stats
| Format | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
| Test | 24 | 37 | 7 | 1232 | 115 | 41.07 | 2408 | 51.16 | 2 | 7 | 142 | 4 | |
| ODI | 47 | 42 | 7 | 982 | 115 | 28.06 | 1135 | 86.52 | 2 | 5 | 79 | 7 | |
| T20I | 56 | 45 | 12 | 1662 | 104 | 50.36 | 1290 | 128.84 | 1 | 13 | 151 | 48 |
Babar Azam & fakhar zaman
Fakhar Zaman’s name comes with Babar Azam in the option of the best opening partnership for Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2022. The partnership with captain Babar Azam has led to many exploits in different formats of cricket over the years. If seen, both of them have played an important role in making Pakistan win. Probably Pakistan can expect a significant contribution to the Asia Cup with this pair.
Babar Azam Stats
| Format | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
| Test | 42 | 75 | 9 | 3122 | 196 | 47.3 | 5828 | 53.57 | 7 | 23 | 359 | 18 | |
| ODI | 89 | 87 | 12 | 4442 | 158 | 59.23 | 4922 | 90.25 | 17 | 19 | 403 | 43 | |
| T20I | 74 | 69 | 10 | 2686 | 122 | 45.53 | 2075 | 129.45 | 1 | 26 | 278 | 42 |
Fakhar zaman Stats
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
| Test | 3 | 6 | 192 | 94 | 32.00 | 359 | 53.48 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 3 | |||
| ODI | 59 | 59 | 4 | 2490 | 210* | 45.27 | 2645 | 94.13 | 6 | 14 | 285 | 47 | 27 | |
| T20I | 65 | 59 | 3 | 1253 | 91 | 22.37 | 952 | 131.61 | 7 | 127 | 43 | 34 | ||
| T20 | 190 | 182 | 8 | 4891 | 106 | 28.10 | 3628 | 134.81 | 2 | 35 | 509 | 169 | 85 |
Babar Azam & Shan Masood
Shan Masood Technically experienced left-handed opener Shan Masood made it to the international team after consistently impressing in junior cricket. His batting in international cricket with Pakistan has been instrumental in winning the title for his team with incredible performances. However, it is being speculated that the third option for the best possible opening partnership for Pakistan is that of Shan Masood with Babar Azam. Their stormy partnership in the Asia Cup will help Pakistan stay in the winner’s category in the Asia Cup.
Babar Azam Stats
| Format | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
| Test | 42 | 75 | 9 | 3122 | 196 | 47.3 | 5828 | 53.57 | 7 | 23 | 359 | 18 | |
| ODI | 89 | 87 | 12 | 4442 | 158 | 59.23 | 4922 | 90.25 | 17 | 19 | 403 | 43 | |
| T20I | 74 | 69 | 10 | 2686 | 122 | 45.53 | 2075 | 129.45 | 1 | 26 | 278 | 42 |
Shan Masood Stats
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
| Test | 25 | 47 | 1378 | 156 | 29.31 | 3044 | 45.26 | 4 | 6 | 132 | 12 | 16 | ||
| ODI | 5 | 5 | 111 | 50 | 22.20 | 145 | 76.55 | 1 | 12 | 1 | ||||
| T20 | 108 | 106 | 4 | 2781 | 103* | 27.26 | 2206 | 126.06 | 1 | 18 | 319 | 45 | 41 |
