Iftikhar Ahmed joins Pakistan legend Zaheer Abbas in unique 'maiden century' list after unbeaten ton in PAK vs NEP match
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Iftikhar Ahmed joins Pakistan legend Zaheer Abbas in unique 'maiden century' list after unbeaten ton in PAK vs NEP match

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan's star all-rounder Iftikhar Ahmed smashed his maiden ODI century during the Asia Cup opener against Nepal on Wednesday. Pakistan's Iftikhar Ahmed celebrates after scoring a century during the Asia Cup 2023 match against Nepal Iftikhar Ahmed displayed some cracking shots right after his arrival at the crease, easing the pressure off Babar Azam who relied on rotating the strike consistently. As Iftikhar reached his maiden century in the Asia Cup opener against Nepal, he also achieved a unique milestone in ODIs for Pakistan. Here's the list for the same, with the number of balls faced to score a hundred indicated in the first column: 37 - Shahid Afridi vs SL, Nairobi, 1996 45 - Shahid Afridi vs IND, Kanpur, 2005 53 - Shahid Afridi vs BAN, Dambulla, 2010 61 - Sharjeel Khan vs IRE, Malahide, 2016 67 - Basit Ali vs WI, Sharjah, 1993 67 - Iftikhar Ahmed vs NEP, Multan, 2023 Iftikhar's brilliant knock comes as a boost to Pakistan, whose batting performances came under scanner despite a 3-0 clean-sweep win over Afghanistan last week.

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