Sufiyan Muqeem sprinkled his magic against Zimbabwe in the 2nd T20I at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo to create an all-time record for the Men in Green. Playing in only his seventh T20I, Muqeem has shattered a historic 15-year-old record of former fast-bowler Umar Gul.
Muqeem tore apart the Chevrons’ batting line-up to register a famous five-wicket haul. He has become just the third Pakistani player to pick up a fifer in a T20I game and has registered the best-ever figures by any player from his country in the format.
The left-arm wrist-spinner gave only three runs in his magical spell of 5/3 in 2.4 overs and ran through the Zimbabwean attack in Bulawayo. His insane spell had an economy of just 1.12, a thing very rare in T20I cricket. The previous record for the best figures by a Pakistan player belonged to former speedster Gul, who had taken 5/6 in his 3 overs in a T20 World Cup 2009 game against England at The Oval.
Best figures by Pakistan bowlers in T20Is:
1 – Sufiyan Muqeem: 5/3 in 2.4 overs vs Zimbabwe
2 – Umar Gul: 5/6 in 3 overs vs England
3 – Umar Gul: 5/6 in 2.2 overs vs South Africa
4 – Imad Wasim: 5/14 in 4 overs vs West Indies
5 – Umar Gul: 4/8 in 4 overs vs Australia
