‘He is Cheetah of Pakistan’ – Fans react as Mohammad Rizwan scores crucial fifty against Sri Lanka in Asia Cup 2023

Mohammad Rizwan played a very good innings against Sri Lanka in the Super 4 stage of the 2023 Asia Cup. In a must-win game, Pakistan found themselves at 130/5 after 27.4 overs. The interruption of rain meant that the inning of Pakistan was reduced to 42 overs. The knock of Rizwan helped Pakistan to make a comeback in the match. Along with Iftikhar Ahmed, Rizwan framed a 108-run partnership for the sixth wicket.

Rizwan scored 86 runs in 73 balls, which included 6 fours and 2 sixes. The impressive thing about Rizwan’s knock was his running between the wickets. On a slow wicket, the Pakistani batter found the gaps well and ran harder. The 31-year-old reduced the number of dot balls, which helped the batters at the other end. The knock of Rizwan was well-paced, which was essential for Pakistan. In their 42 overs, Pakistan managed to post 252 runs on the board.

Mohammad Rizwan’s knock makes the difference

From a tough situation, Rizwan revived the innings of Pakistan. The knock of Rizwan was praised by the fans. If not for the knock of Rizwan, Pakistan would have found themselves in a miserable situation. The total seems good for Pakistan considering how the spinners have got the ball to turn. On a slow wicket, chasing 253 in 42 overs is a huge ask from the Sri Lankan team. It was Rizwan’s innings that made the difference.

In the 2023 Asia Cup, Rizwan has played some quality knocks. In the inaugural match of the season against Nepal, Rizwan scored 44 runs in 50 balls against Nepal. Pakistan won the match by 238 runs. Against Bangladesh, the middle-order batter scored an unbeaten 63*(79). The knock helped Pakistan to beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets in Lahore. Against India, Rizwan could not perform well, as he scored 2 runs in 5 balls in Colombo.

In a must-win game against Sri Lanka, Rizwan is among the runs. The star batter is currently the second-highest run scorer in the tournament. In 4 innings, Rizwan has 195 runs at a batting average of 97.50, at a batting strike rate of 94.20, including 2 fifty. The knock against Sri Lanka is the best of the lot, given the match situation.

Here’s how the fans reacted to the knock of Rizwan –

Hardworking individual and Excellent running between the wicket..! Magnificent batting under pressure in tough conditions

— Rana Tariq Manj (@RanaTariqManj2) September 14, 2023

https://twitter.com/Motabhai012/status/1702338228408520729?s=20

Rizwan is batting really well at the moment

— Hussain (@imhussy92) September 14, 2023

He is cheetah of Pakistan

— Dr Arsalan khan (@Arsalan894) September 14, 2023

https://twitter.com/Patelshyd/status/1702338509091266715?s=20

Rizwan >>> than Babar. Here I said it

— Yash Jadhav (@farzi_rtist) September 14, 2023

really crisis man..

— Patel 🏹 (@Patelshyd) September 14, 2023

Lumber 1 pic.twitter.com/YGFMmDyFOR

— Samira (@Logical_Girll) September 14, 2023

https://twitter.com/THORthayaar/status/1702338033482084577?s=20

Pakistan is one of the worst team 😡

— Vishal Kumar (@vishalkumar9000) September 14, 2023