Pak-Africa series: Rizwan will not start innings in ODIs.

 Mohammad Rizwan will not start the innings in the ODI series against South Africa.

Pak-Africa series: Rizwan will not start innings in ODIs.

Mohammad Rizwan, a wicketkeeper from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has recently made a name for himself in the national team with his excellent batting performances and was selected by the board for Test Cricketer of the Year 2020 for his outstanding performance.

Mohammad Rizwan was also promoted from the 'B' category to 'A' in Central Contract 21-2020 on the basis of excellent performance. Wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan won the man-of-the-series award for Pakistan with 161 runs at an average of 40.25 in a three-Test series against England in August 2020, and a two-Test series against New Zealand in December 2020 where Pakistan lost 0-0. Defeated by -2, he scored 202 runs at an average of 50.50 with three half-centuries.

In the two Tests of the home series against South Africa this year, Mohammad Rizwan scored 166 runs at an average of 83.00 with his first Test century. Considering Mohammad Rizwan's excellent batting abilities, the team management fed him as an opener in the T20 series in New Zealand.

On 18 December 2020, the right-handed batsman was heavily criticized in Auckland for 17 off 17 balls and Hamilton for 22 off 20 balls in the second match. However, on 22 December 2020 at McLean Park Napier, he hit 89 off 59 balls with 10 fours and three sixes. For the first time, Rizwan proved his decision to play as an opener by playing innings, and not only that, Rizwan scored an unbeaten 104 off 64 balls with 6 fours and 7 sixes against South Africa at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore on 11 February 2021. The first and second centuries for Pakistan.

Mohammad Rizwan became the second Pakistani batsman after Ahmed Shehzad to score a century for Pakistan in all three formats. Mohammad Rizwan scored 197 runs in 3 matches at an average of 98.50 in three T20 matches against South Africa. Declared the best player of the series.

The national team will play a three-match ODI series in South Africa, the national team's third ODI series since the 2019 World Cup. Wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed captained the team against Sri Lanka in September 2019 and in Rawalpindi in October 2020. Muhammad Rizwan played a three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe as a wicket-keeper.

Mohammad Rizwan, who started the national team's innings in T20I and has scored 730 runs at an average of 30.41 in 35 ODIs with the help of 2 centuries and 3 half-centuries, has taken five different numbers in 31 innings. ۔

However, he has never started an innings in ODI cricket like in T20. Against South Africa, there is a strong possibility that wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan will bat at number five.