Salman Agha slams his second ODI ton: Key stats
What's the story
Pakistan batter Salman Agha has raced to his second century in ODI cricket. The 31-year-old middle-order batter reached the three-figure mark in the 1st ODI against Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Agha added a 138-run stand with Hussain Talat after Pakistan, who were invited to bat, were down to 95/4. The former later propelled the hosts past 250.
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Agha's knock bolsters Pakistan
Despite losing Saim Ayub early on, Pakistan steadied the ship and eyed the 100-run mark. However, Wanindu Hasaranga brought them down to 95/4. Agha and Talat joined forces thereafter, taking the hosts past 230. While Talat departed, Agha completed his century in the 48th over. At 91, he scored 2 boundaries and took a single to reach his ton.
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Agha slams an unbeaten 105
Agha raced to his century off 83 balls in the 48th over. He eventually returned unbeaten as Pakistan accelerated in the final few overs. Agha slammed an unbeaten 105 off 87 balls (9 fours).
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A look at his ODI stats
As mentioned, Agha completed his second century in ODI cricket. He also has eight half-centuries. The Pakistan batter now has 1,357 runs from 45 ODIs at an average of 45.23. His tally includes a strike rate of 95.56. Notably, Agha featured in his maiden ODI innings against Sri Lanka. He owns 502 runs in home ODIs this year at 83.66 (SR: 97.85).