RAWALPINDI – Islamabad United’s top-order batter Colin Munro set a new record in the opening match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10.
Aggressive batter Colin Munro played an unbeaten knock of 59 runs off 42 balls, and played an important role in victory for Islamabad United against the Lahore Qalandars.
With this half-century, the left-handed batter broke the record previously held by Quetta Gladiators’ former captain Rilee Rossouw.
Colin Munro has now become the foreign player with the most half-centuries in PSL history.
His fifty against Lahore was his 13th in the PSL, and surpassed Rilee Rossouw’s record of 12 fifties.
Player | Teams | Runs |
Colin Munro | Islamabad United | 1476 |
Rilee Rossouw | Quetta Gladiators | 2015 |
Luke Ronchi | Islamabad United | 1020 |
Jason Roy | Quetta Gladiators | 1260 |
Other top foreign batters with the most half-centuries in PSL include Luke Ronchi, Jason Roy, and Shane Watson.
Islamabad United’s aggressive batter Colin Munro has thus set a new PSL record.
It may be mentioned here that the record for the most 50+ scores overall in PSL history is held by Peshawar Zalmi’s captain Babar Azam who has scored 35 fifties so far.
In the tournament’s opening match of PSL 10, defending champions Islamabad United defeated Lahore Qalandars by eight wickets at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Islamabad United successfully chased Lahore Qalandars’ target of 140 runs in the 18th over.
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