Mukhtar Ahmed smashes Pakistan’s highest T20 score
Mukhtar Ahmed smashes Pakistan's highest T20 score
Mukhtar Ahmed smashed Pakistan’s highest-ever Twenty 20 score with his 67-ball 123 runs in the Group-A game between Sialkot Region and Karachi Region Whites in the ongoing Haier T20 Cup 2015 . Meanwhile, the Whites have already lost three wickets after Ahmed’s ton helped the opposition post to massive total of 198. Imran Farhat held the record of the highest T20 score for almost 10 years after he had scored 115 from 62 in a match between Lahore Eagles and Multan Tigers in ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup, 2005-06. Farhat’s hundred had helped the Eagles defeat Tigers by 38 runs. READ: Mohammad Asif: Pakistan doesn’t guarantee anyone of selection
Ahmed’s innings included 18 fours and three sixes at an excellent strike rate of 183. 58.
The top-10 highest T20 scorers for Pakistan are as follows:
| Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Team | Opposition |
| Mukhtar Ahmed | 123 | 67 | 18 | 3 | 183.58 | Sialkot R | Karachi RW |
| Imran Farhat | 115 | 62 | 13 | 6 | 185.48 | L Eagles | Tigers |
| Bilal Asif | 114 | 48 | 8 | 10 | 237.5 | S Stallions | Falcons |
| Imran Farhat | 112* | 59 | 15 | 2 | 189.83 | L Eagles | Hawks |
| Moin Khan | 112 | 59 | 8 | 6 | 189.83 | K Dolphins | Lahore Lions |
| Zubair Ahmed | 111* | 77 | 15 | 1 | 144.15 | Quetta Bears | Bulls |
| Abdul Razzaq | 109 | 51 | 8 | 8 | 213.72 | Lahore Lions | Quetta Bears |
| Khurram Manzoor | 109 | 73 | 12 | 4 | 149.31 | Zebras | Tigers |
| Ahmed Shehzad | 107 | 57 | 20 | 1 | 187.71 | Lahore Lions | Stags |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 102* | 64 | 16 | 2 | 159.37 | Lahore Lions | Tigers |
Ahmed, who made his debut in the Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Bangladesh in April 2015, has 188 runs to his name from five T20Is with 83 being his highest score which had scored against Zimbabwe earlier in the year. His innings that had lasted for 63 minutes included 12 fours and three sixes.