{"id":1237,"date":"2025-03-21T12:07:33","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T12:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=1237"},"modified":"2025-03-21T12:07:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T12:07:33","slug":"hasan-nawaz-credits-agha-shadab-after-record-breaking-100-against-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=1237","title":{"rendered":"Hasan Nawaz credits Agha, Shadab after record-breaking 100 against New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Hasan Nawaz credited Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha and senior all-rounder Shadab Khan for their support after his record-breaking century led Pakistan to a nine-wicket win over New Zealand at Eden Park on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old opener, making his international debut series, endured a difficult start to his T20I career. He was dismissed for a duck in both of his first two innings, becoming just the sixth batter from a full-member nation to achieve the unwanted record in men\u2019s T20I history.<\/p>\n<p>However, Nawaz turned his fortunes around with a blistering 44-ball century, the fastest ever by a Pakistani in T20Is. His innings powered Pakistan to a commanding win and earned him the player of the match award.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on his performance, Nawaz admitted he was initially disheartened by his poor start but received vital encouragement from his teammates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe way I got out in the first two matches, I was very disheartened, but the captain and Shadab supported me. They told me I am a match-winner, and that helped me,\u201d Nawaz said at the post-match presentation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just had in my mind that I need to score a single first in international cricket, and then I felt relaxed, and the pressure was released. I had so much backing, and I am so grateful to my captain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nawaz, who hails from Layyah, a region with little history of professional cricket, spoke about his journey from tape-ball cricket to the international stage. He credited his family and mentors for their support in helping him achieve his childhood dream of representing Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>With his breakthrough performance, Nawaz has cemented his place as a promising prospect for Pakistan\u2019s future.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hasan Nawaz credited Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha and senior all-rounder Shadab Khan for their support after his record-breaking century led Pakistan to a nine-wicket win over New Zealand at Eden Park on Friday. The 22-year-old opener, making his international debut series, endured a difficult start to his T20I career. He was dismissed for a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1237\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}