Rickelton sets a competition record with his ton

Bowlers, turn away now. Or at least be happy if you are not part of the Champions Trophy that has already given out a value of runs which is record breaking.

As Afghanistan was dismissed for 208 runs, the sixth century scored in the tournament, Ryan Rickelton’s 103 innings in Karachi on Friday was South Africa’s total of 315/6. Indeed, it is a fact that in the first three matches of the men’s World Cup, as well as the Champions Trophy, this tournament holds the record for the most runs smashed. For more Cricket Update; You can visit Here

What about the conditions made them so good for batting?

“That’s something you say, but we did bowl them out for 200,” Rickelton said at the press conference. “Pakistan is known for good pitches, and when the dew comes in, the ball skids on quite well too. I guess the fundamentals are, it does seem to be slightly batter friendly, but you still have to do some work.”

“Every ground is going to range and be a little bit different, but if it is in favour of batting and the ball skids on nicely, I am quite happy with that.”

In a television interview while one of the innings was in progress, Rassie van der Dussen had earlier said on Friday that the pitch which was in the sub-continent, was unusually cracked and well-grassed, reminded him of a “day-three pitch at the Wanderers.”

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Temba Bavuma said something that gave him some surface to think about, and these are the things he said after the match: “We got the rub of the green at the toss, so we made the brave decision to bat first not quite knowing what the pitch would do. It looked different to some of the games we have had in Pakistan. This looked closer to what we get back home.”

The achievements from Rickelton came on the back of Shubman Gill’s century for India alongside Bangladesh’s Towhid Hridoy’s century in Dubai on Thursday. This was after Will Young’s 107 and Tom Latham’s 118 which he scored not out for New Zealand versus Pakistan in the opening match of the tournament held in Karachi on Wednesday. On Friday also, Rahmat Shah looked set to become a member of the club when Kagiso Rabada caught him behind his bat for 90 to end the game.

Jonathan Trott, the Afghans’ head coach, expressed during a press conference, “I spoke with the middle order and asked, ‘What happened’ because anytime you get bowled out for just over 200 chasing 300, you definitely will be confused.” “And especially when one of them scores 90 and is batting at no. 4. If one could look around and say, if there was someone else who could have partnered with them and batted, we could have got ourselves very close to the target. Clearly, that’s the most disappointing thing. There obviously had to be other teammates, but one person showed us exactly how it could be done. With a few players who had a similar day to him…They definitely could have altered the result of the game in their favor.”

The competition was clear that the winner would be whoever did not bat for a living: the Champions Trophy would be tremendously harsh. Few would be surprised by all those runs.

As the tournament approached, it is noted that, no batter from any country was able to average higher than 34.91 in ODIs because they were playing in Pakistan. For most bowlers, it was ‘paradise’ as their average was 38.85 in Pakistan. Furthermore, no team is known to have scored more than 300 runs in 27 ODIs like Pakistan did. This trend has continued with Dubai joining the fun to celebrate Pakistan’s achievements.

These are some numbers of interest: having a high score of over 100 in matches has been recorded in World Cup and Champions Trophies 4 times or more. On two occasions – One Day Internationals – it has happened with the second being visible after the inaugural IPL in 2008.

From all of the major events ranging from the2002 Champions Trophy, to the1992 and even the 2015 World Cup – fans had the luxury of witnessing these games played all around the world including New Zealand, Bangladesh, South Africa, and even England.

Pakistan’s inclusion on the list is expected given that they have the flattest pitches, fastest outfields and the most accommodating boundaries. But the U.A.E. lies 12th in the batting average list and 20th in runs per over, which only adds more to what Gill and Hridoy achieved on Thursday.

Despite that, as Rickelton noted, the runs aren’t scored by themselves. Young relayed the message while addressing a press conference on Wednesday: “You should not overthink too much about what has transpired in cricket. The next match is the most important one. If you do get the opportunity to play, then make the best out of it.”