Colin Munro Shatters Record For Most Fifty-Plus Scores In PSL

Former New Zealand batter and Islamabad United batter Colin Munro shattered Rilee Rossouw’s file for many fifty-plus scores within the Pakistan Super League (PSL) with a powerful show for Islamabad United towards Lahore Qalandars. Munro’s heroics washed away Lahore’s Abdullah Shafique’s particular person effort of a quick-fire 66 from 38 deliveries. With his thirteenth fifty-plus rating in his forty eighth look in Pakistan’s premier T20 event, Munro dethroned Rossouw from the highest and scripted the file to his title. Overall. Munro boasts 1,476 runs in 48 appearances within the PSL.

Before his exploits in Rawalpindi, Munro was tied with Rossouw for the file, however his unbeaten 59(42) took him previous the South African’s tally of 12. Munro’s former Kiwis compatriot Luke Ronchi slipped to the third spot with 10 fifty-plus scores in 31 matches.

England’s explosive opener Jason Roy is tied with Ronchi for the file with 10 fifty-plus scores in 38 appearances. Among all gamers, Peshawar Zalmi captain and Pakistan’s premier batter Babar Azam leads the chart with probably the most fifty-plus in PSL historical past, with a tally of 35 underneath his belt.

Munro’s record-breaking effort within the PSL Season 10 opener lifted Islamabad United to glory of their quest to defend the title. Islamabad received off to a strong begin and brushed apart Lahore with a thumping eight-wicket victory.

Apart from Munro’s scorching unbeaten 59, Jason Holder performed a starring position with the ball. He returned with figures of 4/26 to limit Lahore to a paltry 139. Apart from Shafique’s brilliance and a useful 23-run knock from Sikandar Raza, the remainder of the batting unit crumbled into mud.

Shafique discovered his rhythm for Islamabad United after a dry spell with the bat within the worldwide circuit for Pakistan. His easy show at quantity three allowed his facet to limp to 139. In reply, Munro’s fiery knock and Salman Ali Agha’s 41* lifted Islamabad to a snug 8-wicket triumph within the lung-opener conflict.

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