What record did Salman Agha set against South Africa?

Salman Agha, who showed an all-rounder performance for Pakistan in the first ODI against South Africa, snatched the record of Mohammad Hafeez.

In the match played in Paarl yesterday, Pakistan defeated South Africa by just 3 wickets to win the first ODI match.

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In this match, opener Saim Ayub scored a century, while Salman Agha played an unbeaten innings of 82 runs off 90 balls with the help of 4 fours and 2 sixes, while bowling and also saw 4 players go to the pavilion for 32 runs in 8 overs.

This is the seventh time in the history of ODI cricket that a player has taken 4 wickets in a match and scored 80 or more runs in the batting.

Sir Wayne Richards first achieved this feat against New Zealand in 1987, Graeme Hook in 2000, Sanath Jayasuriya in 2003, Chris Gayle in 2003, Mohammad Hafeez in 2015, A. Ilyas in 2020 and Salman Agha achieved this honor in yesterday's match against South Africa.