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Highlight
- Rizwan scored 79* in 55 balls in the T20 World Cup match against India.
- He also scored the first T20I century of his career against South Africa in Lahore.
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan and England’s Tammy Beaumont were on Sunday named ICC Men’s and Women’s T20 Player of the Year respectively after their impressive performances of 2021.
Rizwan reigned in the shortest format in the men’s game in 2021, while Beaumont ended the year as the third-highest run-scorer in women’s T20Is.
Rizwan scored 1,326 runs in just 29 matches at an average of 73.
66 and strike-rate of 134.89.
Apart from his exploits with the bat, he was as solid behind the stumps as ever, playing a key role in Pakistan’s race to the semi-finals during the T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, where he became the third-highest run-scorer. ended as
He also scored his maiden T20I century against South Africa in Lahore earlier in the year and continued his form with a scintillating 87 against West Indies in Karachi.
With another T20 World Cup coming up next year, Pakistan will hope that Rizwan continues the same way.
Rizwan smashed an unbeaten 79 off 55 balls in the first match of the World Cup against India, helping Pakistan register their first win over arch-rivals in the global event.
Meanwhile, Beaumont was the highest run-scorer of the year in T20Is.
In a low-scoring rubber against New Zealand away from home, Beaumont was the top scorer and was awarded Player of the Series for scoring 102 runs in three matches.
He scored a brilliant half-century in a match against India, though it went in vain after a lower-order collapse.
Beaumont continued to play against New Zealand, this time to England for a limited overs tour.
She once again finished as the highest run-scorer in the series with 113 runs.
His 97 opener in the series against New Zealand at home propelled England to their highest T20I total in 2021
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