Published: Jul 22, 2018, 04:17 PM (IST)
Edited: Jul 22, 2018, 04:17 PM (IST)
Fakhar Zaman pioneered his way through to a unique feat during the course of his innings of 85 in the 5th ODI against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo. Along with becoming the fastest batsman to 1000 runs in ODIs, a feat Zaman achieved in 18 innings, he also became the first batsman to have crossed the 500-run mark in an ODI series comprising a minimum of 5 matches.
| Player | Series | Mat | Inns | NO |
|
HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | |
| Fakhar Zaman (PAK) | Pakistan in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2018 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 515 | 210* | 257.5 | 462 | 111.5 | 2 | 2 | |
| H Masakadza (ZIM) | Kenya in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2009/10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 467 | 178* | 116.8 | 480 | 97.29 | 2 | 1 | |
| Salman Butt (PAK) | Bangladesh in Pakistan ODI Series, 2007/08 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 451 | 136 | 90.2 | 464 | 97.19 | 2 | 2 | |
| Mohammad Hafeez (PAK) | Pakistan v Sri Lanka ODI Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2013/14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 448 | 140* | 149.3 | 492 | 91.05 | 3 | 0 | |
| HM Amla (SA) | West Indies in South Africa ODI Series, 2014/15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 413 | 153* | 206.5 | 376 | 109.8 | 2 | 2 |
The above list comprises of the top 5 aggregate runs recorded by batsmen specifically in a 5-match bilateral ODI series. Through his batting in the current series, Zaman broke the record set by Hamilton Masakadza who scored an aggregate of 467 runs in a 5 match ODI series against Kenya in 2009/10. Zaman also overtook fellow countrymen Salman Butt and Mohammad Hafeez who aggregated 451 and 448 runs against Bangladesh in 2007/08 and Sri Lanka in 2013/14, respectively. Hashim Amla could have had a shot at the 500-run mark had he not missed the Port Elizabeth ODI in the 2014/15 series against West Indies.
Zaman made his ODI debut a year ago in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, and grabbed eyeballs by smashing 252 runs in only four innings, including a 106-ball 114 in the final against India guiding Pakistan to victory. In the 4th ODI of the current series, he also became the first Pakistan batsman to record a double hundred in ODIs.
