After Joburg Buffaloes defeated Durban Qalandars by six wickets in Qualifier 1, Yusuf Pathan explosive 80 off 26 helped his team advance to the Zim Afro T10 final. In his innings, Pathan hit nine sixes and four fours while destroying the Durban bowlers with a barrage of blows.
The third over’s 25/2 position and a stretch of 57/4 position put the Buffaloes in trouble. With just 83 runs left to score in the final five overs, Pathan single-handedly destroyed the opposition by scoring 25 runs off Amir in the eighth over and another 19 runs in each of the final two overs to assist the Buffaloes secure a spot in the championship game. For his incredible 80-ball innings in 26 shots, Pathan was named the game’s Player of the Match.
Following Yusuf Pathan’s magnificent strike from Qualifier 1 of the Zimbabwe Afro T10 League 2023, some crucial statistics are as follows:
Pathan placed third among individuals in the Zim Afro T10 2023 test with a score of 3. Robin Uthappa recorded the highest score for an individual (88* versus Cape Town Samp Army).
Pathan scored runs with a strike rate of 307.77, which is the fourth-highest in an innings in the current competition.
Yusuf Pathan eight sixes in his innings were tied for the joint-most in a single league game.
In the league, Pathan’s 68 runs from boundaries (including nine sixes and four fours) are tied for second-most by a batter.
Pathan has so far scored 187 runs in six league innings. He is presently averaging 46.75 and striking out 207.77 percent.
282 – The second-highest total in the league was scored in this game by Durban Qalandars and Joburg Buffaloes, who combined for 282 runs.