Batting on 83, the 31-year-old collapsed to the ground due to cramps after smashing a six but soldiered on for the rest of the innings to ensure Saud Shakeel (31) and Iftikhar Ahmed (22 not out) did not have to too much heavy lifting to do.
Skipper Babar Azam‘s early departure left Pakistan in trouble at 37-2 in 7.2 overs but Rizwan and Shafique’s partnership of 176 runs for the third wicket did the job for Pakistan.
On Wednesday, Rizwan wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, “This was for our brothers and sisters in Gaza. Happy to contribute in the win. Credits to the whole team and especially Abdullah Shafique and Hassan Ali for making it easier. Extremely grateful to the people of Hyderabad for the amazing hospitality and support throughout.”
At least 1,200 people have now been confirmed dead in Israel in the deadliest attack in the country’s 75-year history.
In Gaza, more than 900 people have been killed as Israel has pounded the densely populated territory with retaliatory air strikes and artillery bombardments.
Watch ‘For our Gaza brothers and sisters’: Pakistan’s Mohammed Rizwan dedicates victory over Sri Lanka to Palestinians
