Champions Trophy: Pakistan's Saud Shakeel slams his fourth ODI fifty
What's the story
Pakistan batter Saud Shakeel played a terrific, yet sluggish knock against India in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy in Dubai. Shakeel came in at number three after Pakistan lost Babar Azam, electing to bat. The former added a century-plus stand with skipper Mohammad Rizwan after Pakistan were down to 47/2. Shakeel was kept at bay initially before he found boundaries.
Knock
Shakeel gets going after dismal start
As mentioned, Babar's dismissal in the ninth over exposed Shakeel in the middle. He lost Imam-ul-Haq in the very next over. Shakeel joined forces with Rizwan, however, he struggled to rotate the strike. Spinners regularly perturbed Shakeel, who had to resort to hitting toward his dismissal. Hardik Pandya sent back Shakeel in the 35th over. The Pakistan batter scored a 76-ball 62 (5 fours).
Stats
A look at his ODI stats
In 19 matches, Shakeel has raced past 400 runs in ODI cricket. In a career spanning nearly four years, the Pakistan batter has racked up 408 runs at an average of 27.20. He has a strike-rate of 85.35. As mentioned, Shakeel completed his fourth half-century in the 50-over format. In four ODIs this year, he has amassed just 91 runs at 22.75.