Pakistani wicket-keeper, Mohammad Rizwan, equaled former captain, Sarfaraz Ahmed’s record of the top score by a wicketkeeper-batsman in T20Is for Pakistan. Rizwan achieved the feat in a match-winning knock of 89 runs in the third and final T20I against New Zealand.
Sarfaraz Ahmed scored 89* runs against Scotland in June 2018. His unbeaten innings of 89 came off 49 balls and included 10 fours and 3 sixes. Mohammad Rizwan’s 89 came off 59 balls and similarly included 10 fours and 3 sixes.
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Mohammad Rizwan replaced Sarfaraz Ahmed as the first-choice wicket-keeper of the national side after Sarfaraz was removed from captaincy last year. Since then, Rizwan has impressed with his glove-work while his exploits as an opening batsman for Pakistan in T20Is have also been a revelation.
Mohammad Rizwan is currently the 4th highest run-scorer for Pakistan as a wicket-keeper batsman. He has played 22 T20Is, scoring 303 runs at an average of 25.25 and a strike rate of 110.18.
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Sarfaraz Ahmed, on the other hand, is the 2nd leading wicket-keeper with the most runs for the national team. He has scored 812 runs at an average of 28.00 and a strike rate of 126.67 in 59 matches.
The highest scores for a Pakistani wicket-keeper batsman are as follows:
| Player | Score | Balls Faced | Opposition | Date |
| Sarfaraz Ahmed | 89* | 49 | Scotland | 12 Jun 2018 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | 89 | 59 | New Zealand | 22 Dec 2020 |
| Sarfaraz Ahmed | 76* | 64 | New Zealand | 04 Dec 2014 |
| Kamran Akmal | 73 | 55 | Bangladesh | 1 May 2010 |
| Kamran Akmal | 64 | 33 | Australia | 5 Feb 2010 |
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Sarfaraz is better than rizwan .Rizwan is not a player he is just a comedian and parchi player..