Records broken in the third ODI between England and Pakistan

Highest score by a No.11 in ODIs

After all the records that had been created hitherto, the only thing that would have been on Pakistan’s minds when Mohammad Amir walked out to bat was to avoid their heaviest defeat in the history of ODIs. At 199/9, Pakistan needed 13 more runs to ensure that their 236-run defeat to Sri Lanka in Lahor remained their heaviest defeat in ODIs.

But as soon as Amir walked to the crease, it was clear that he had other ideas in his head. While England were busy thinking about a series win, Amir created history of his own by recording the highest score by a No.11 in ODIs and becoming the first No.11 to score a fifty as well, in the format.

The previous-highest score by a No.11 was also by a Pakistan bowler against England. Shoaib Akhtar held the record after scoring 43 against England in Cape Town in 2003 but Amir got to his fifty with three consecutive sixes off Adil Rashid and recorded the fastest fifty by a Pakistan player who wasn’t named Shahid Afridi.

Eventually, he was dismissed on 58 from just 28 balls but not before he had made history and saved some face for Pakistan.