Zimbabwe's Ryan Burl slams his 4th fifty in T20Is: Stats
What's the story
Zimbabwe's Ryan Burl saw his heroics with the bat against Pakistan go in vain. Burl scored an unbeaten 67 in Match 4 of the T20I Tri-series in Rawalpindi on Sunday. Burl, who walked out at number 5, saw Zimbabwe get reduced to 63/8. He held his fort and got them to 126/10 in a chase of 196. Pakistan won by 69 runs. Here's more.
Knock
Burl's knock delayed the inevitable
Zimbabwe found themselves at a precarious 43/3 by the end of powerplay overs. The situation worsened for Zimbabwe when Sikandar Raza was dismissed for just 23 runs, further crippling their innings. Usman Tariq's hat-trick floored Zimbabwe thereafter. Burl tried to delay the inevitable with an unbeaten 67-run knock but it wasn't enough as Zimbabwe were tamed by Pakistan.
Stats
Burl surpasses 3,500 runs in T20s
Burl scored 67* from 49 balls with the help of 8 fours and 2 sixes. In 111 matches, he has raced to 1,848 runs at 25.66. This was his 4th T20I fifty. In 13 matches against Pakistan, he has scored 162 runs at 18. In 182 T20s, Burl now owns 3,530 runs at 30.69. This was his 12th T20 fifty.