Pakistan beats Siri Lanka : Achieved biggest target of World Cup history

Hyderabad: In the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup, Pakistan achieved the biggest target in the history of the World Cup in the eighth match against Sri Lanka, thanks to the splendid centuries by Abdullah Shafiq and Muhammad Rizwan.
Pakistan chased down Sri Lanka’s target of 345 runs with 4 wickets to spare in the 49th over. Abdullah Shafiq scored 113 runs, while Muhammad Rizwan remained not out with 131 runs. The target of 345 runs is the biggest target ever achieved successfully by any team in World Cup history.
Before this, in the 2011 World Cup, Ireland had successfully chased a target of 329 runs against England. Pakistan has achieved a target of more than 263 runs for the first time in World Cup history.
Before achieving the target of 345 runs against Sri Lanka, Pakistan had successfully chased a target of 263 runs against New Zealand in the semi-final of the 1992 World Cup.
It should be noted that the eighth match of the World Cup was played on Tuesday at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, where Sri Lankan captain Dushmantha Chameera invited Pakistan captain Babar Azam for a fielding challenge.
Sri Lanka scored 344 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in their allotted 50 overs. Kusal Mendis scored 122 runs, and Samara Vikrama scored 108 runs to stand out.
Sri Lanka became the team with the highest total against Pakistan in the World Cup. In World Cup matches against Pakistan, this is the highest score by any team. Previously, the highest score against Pakistan in the World Cup was 336 runs, which India achieved in 2019.