Former national cricket team captain and swing sultan Wasim Akram, who came in eighth and scored the most runs, has declared the day when he won the world title as an unforgettable day of his life.
Still a world record I believe what a day that was 😀 https://t.co/Gt0vukurDT
Wasim Akram is one of the highest run scorers in Test cricket. He set a world record by scoring an unbeaten 257 in the Sheikhupura Test against Zimbabwe in 1996, which no one has taken away from him even after 23 years. Could
It may be recalled that on this very day in 1996, on October 20, Wasim Akram came in at number eight in the Test match against Zimbabwe and played an innings of 257 runs and saved the match from a painful defeat.
Zimbabwe made their first tour of Pakistan after receiving the Test cap in October 1996 and the match was played at the Sheikhupura ground from October 17 to 21.
Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat first, scoring 375 runs. In reply to Zimbabwe's 241 runs, Pakistan started batting and played a memorable innings of 553 runs in which Wasim Akram came eighth on October 20, 1996 and played an innings of 257 runs off 363 balls and remained unbeaten.
#OnThisDay in 1996, Wasim Akram made the highest score by a No.8 in Tests 🤩
He smashed an unbeaten 257, studded with 22 fours and 12 sixes, in Sheikhupura against Zimbabwe 💥#BowlersMonth pic.twitter.com/WQWKvkyVzV
He also hit 12 sixes in his innings, the only Test record of its kind. He also hit 22 fours. In this match, his successor Thaqleen Mushtaq also played a full role and played an innings of 79 runs while Saeed Anwar (51) and Aamir Sohail (46) were all out for 46 runs. And Saleem Malik scored 52 runs.
In reply to Pakistan's 553, Zimbabwe scored 241 and the match ended in a draw. During Zimbabwe's first tour of Pakistan, a two-match Test series was played but both matches could not be decided and ended in a draw.
