In the eighth match of the ICC One Day International World Cup, Pakistan achieved the highest run chase in the history of the World Cup, thanks to the outstanding centuries by Abdullah Shafique and Muhammad Rizwan against Sri Lanka.
Pakistan achieved Sri Lanka’s target of 345 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in the 49th over, Abdullah Shafiq scored 113 runs while Muhammad Rizwan remained not out with 131 runs.
Chasing down a target of 345 against Sri Lanka is the highest total by any team in World Cup history.
Earlier in the 2011 World Cup, Ireland had successfully achieved a target of 329 runs against England.
Pakistan successfully achieved a target of 263 runs for the first time in the World Cup
Pakistan chased down the target of 263 against New Zealand in the 1992 World Cup semi-final before chasing down a target of 345 runs against Sri Lanka.
It should be noted that on Tuesday, the eighth match of the World Cup was played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, where Lincoln captain Dasan Shanaka invited captain Babar Azam to field.
A change was made in the national team today, Abdullah Shafiq was included in the team in place of opener Fakhar Zaman.
Sri Lanka became the team with the highest total against Pakistan in the World Cup.
Sri Lanka scored 344 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the allotted 50 overs, Kaushal Mendes scored 122 runs and Samara Wickrama scored 108 runs.
This is the highest score by any team against Pakistan in a World Cup match, the previous highest score against Pakistan in a World Cup was 336 runs scored by India in 2019.