T20 World Cup: Combined best XI of IND-PAK players in tournament's history
India and Pakistan will lock horns with each other on October 23 in T20 WC 2022.
4. Shoaib Malik
Shoaib Malik is the most successful batter for Pakistan in the history of the tournament. With 124 matches in the format, Malik is just behind Rohit Sharma (136) in the list of most number of T20I matches in history. Even at 40-years-age, Malik was still in contention for selection in the 2022 T20 World Cup but the Pakistan team decided against the idea.
Malik played 34 matches in the tournament and scored 646 runs in the process. With a strike rate of 123.28, Malik averages 34 in the tournament. He also played a knock of 24 runs in 22 balls in the finals and helped Pakistan beat Sri Lanka to win the T20 World Cup in 2009. Malik also has three wickets to his name in the tournament.
Shoaib also holds the record of the highest partnership for the 5th wicket in T20I cricket. He along with Misbah Ul Haq put up 119 runs against Australia in 2007 and no one has been able to break it till date. With 2435 runs, the veteran also ranks 10th in the list of most runs in T20Is.
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