Pakistan’s wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan played an unbeaten inning of 75 runs in the second T20 against Ireland and played an important role in the team’s victory. He faced 46 balls in his innings and hit 6 fours and 4 sixes. Speaking at the post-match press-conference, Rizwan spoke on Pakistan’s performance against Ireland.

Along with this he said how he does not focus on his impressive batting average in the T20I format but rather focuses on his overall performance for the Pakistan team. Let us tell you that Mohammad Rizwan’s batting average in T20I is 50.38, which is behind only Virat Kohli (51.8).

If you look at averages, you are an average player – Mohammad Rizwan

He said, ‘If you look at the whole match, he played really well. So we have to give them credit. Chasing 194 is not easy because Ireland know the conditions and they gave us trouble in the beginning, but we decided to attack and that is why we were successful. Whenever you lose you always feel pressure.

He further says, ‘I don’t look at my statistics, if you look at the averages, you are an average player. It is better if you look at the situation and circumstances of the match. About Kohli, he is a good player and we have learned a lot from him. I respect him a lot.

Talking about the match, Ireland, batting first, scored 193 runs for seven wickets in 20 overs. Lorcan Tucker played a half-century inning of 51 runs. In response, Pakistan achieved the target by losing only 3 wickets in 16.5 overs. Apart from Mohammad Rizwan (75*), Fakhar Zaman played a brilliant inning of 78 runs. With this victory, Pakistan leveled the three-match series 1-1.