Iftikhar Ahmed receives praise for his impactful knock

Iftikhar Ahmed scored 34-balls 51 runs with two fours and four massive sixes

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Pakistan is playing an all-important match against arch-rivals India as they start their ICC T20 World Cup campaign at Melbourne Cricket Ground.

India won the toss and elected to bowl first. From the beginning, Pakistan struggled to give a perfect start as Babar Azam (0) and Mohammad Rizwan (4) were sitting in the pavilion because of the crucial bowling by Arshdeep Singh.

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Shan Masood and Iftikhar Ahmed stood like a brick wall against the Indian fast bowlers and created a 50-runs partnership to set the innings for Pakistan.

Iftikhar Ahmed scored 51 from 34 balls with two fours and four massive sixes to his name.

Netizens praised Iftikhar for his crucial knock of 34-balls 51 runs:

𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐤 💪

Iftikhar Ahmed races to his second T20I fifty 👌#WeHaveWeWill | #T20WorldCup | #INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/qOd1uwXYvA
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 23, 2022

Iftikhar in his PSL career: 3 sixes vs spin in 149 balls

Iftikhar in his first T20 WC game: 4 sixes vs spin in 14 balls

Incredible.
— Kieran (@kieran_cricket) October 23, 2022

Fifty and gone!

Iftikhar Ahmed's entertaining stay at the crease comes to an end ☝#T20WorldCup | #INDvPAK | 📝 https://t.co/dD7AVhbZ8g pic.twitter.com/ZIG7ePfe09
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) October 23, 2022

Iftikhar Ahmed's fifty today is the second fastest for Pakistan against India in T20Is.

The fastest was by @MHafeez22 at Ahmedabad in 2012.#INDvsPAK #T20WorldCup #T20WorldCup2022
— Mohit Shah (@mohit_shah17) October 23, 2022

Iftikhar chachu is turning his haters into fans. Incredible strike from young man. #INDvsPAK pic.twitter.com/gpAdEr2Mg5
— Avinash Aryan (@AvinashArya09) October 23, 2022

Once a legend says, "hitting sixes in big Australian ground is not a problem."#DialoguePakistan #IftikharAhmed #Australia #Sixes #PakVsInd #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/qIXViQXrMq
— Dialogue Pakistan (@DialoguePak) October 23, 2022