The player at the number 10 position is normally a bowler for any cricket team and accepting some batting performance from him would not be fair enough but sometimes a team needs that his 10 position player support his partner with some batting skills. In the T20 World Cup, they have to perform well regardless of their batting position.
Let’s check out the 9th wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for Pakistan.
- Saeed Ajmal and Umar Gul (13 Runs in 2012)
The pair of Saeed Ajmal and Umar Gul stands at the top position for hitting the highest 9th wicket partnership in T20 World Cup for Pakistan. In the 20th match of the T20 World Cup 2012 against India, Pakistan batters struggled from the beginning, and no batsmen could perform well and added a total of just 128 runs on the scoreboard. Gul and Ajmal who came at 9 and 10 position contributed 13 runs in pairs for 9th wicket, the target was not big and it was achieved by the Indian team very comfortably.
- Umar Gul and Yasir Arafat (12 Runs in 2007)
The pair of Umar Gul and Yasir Arafat is at the number 2nd position for making a record 9th wicket partnership for Pakistan in the history of the T20 World cup. In the 3rd match of T20 World Cup 2007 against Scotland, Pakistan added 171 runs on the scoreboard while batting first in which Umar and Yasir contributed 12 runs in pairs for the 9th wicket, Pakistan won that match by 51 runs.
- Saeed Ajmal and Umar Akmal (11* Runs in 2012)
The pair of Saeed Ajmal and Umar Akmal came in the 3rd position for making a record partnership of unbeaten 11 runs in the T20 World cup for Pakistan. Both the batsmen made this record while chasing a target of 134 runs against South Africa in the 15th match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2012, Pakistan won that match by just 2 wickets.
- Mohammad Sami and Shoaib Malik (8* Runs in 2016)
The pair of Mohammad Sami and Shoaib Malik came 4th position in the list who contributed unbeaten 8 runs in pairs for 9th wicket in the T20 World Cup for Pakistan. While chasing a target of 194 against Australia in the 26th match of T20 World Cup 2016, Pakistan could make 172 runs and lost the match by 21 runs.
- Fawad Alam and Mohammad Sami (5 Runs in 2010)
The pair of Fawad Alam and Mohammad Sami is at the number 5th position for making 5 runs 9th wicket partnership in T20 World Cup for Pakistan. In the 6th match of T20 World Cup 2010, Pakistan was chasing a target of 192 runs against Australia at Gros Islet but could make only 157 runs and lost the match by 34 runs. Fawad Alam contributed 16 runs and his partner Mohammad Sami added unbeaten 5 runs in their 9th wicket partnership.
List of Highest 9th wicket Partnership in T20 World Cup for Pakistan
Partners |
Runs |
Against |
Venue |
Date |
Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul |
13 |
India |
Colombo (RPS) |
30 Sep 2012 |
Umar Gul, Yasir Arafat |
12 |
Scotland |
Durban |
12 Sep 2007 |
Saeed Ajmal, Umar Akmal |
11* |
South Africa |
Colombo (RPS) |
28 Sep 2012 |
Mohammad Sami, Shoaib Malik |
8* |
Australia |
Mohali |
25 Mar 2016 |
Fawad Alam, Mohammad Sami |
5 |
Australia |
Gros Islet |
2 May 2010 |
Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Gul
Final Match |
3 |
India |
Johannesburg |
24 Sep 2007 |
Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul |
3 |
West Indies |
Dhaka |
1 Apr 2014 |
Mohammad Amir, Umar Gul |
1 |
Sri Lanka |
Lord’s |
12 Jun 2009 |
Mohammad Amir, Saeed Ajmal |
0 |
England |
Bridgetown |
6 May 2010 |