Zimbabwe vs Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman becomes first batsman to smash 500 runs in a 5-match ODI series
Fakhar Zaman pioneered his way through to 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 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 double hundred in ODIs.