In the match, Rizwan scored 55 runs off 49 deliveries. He hit four boundaries and a six before getting dismissed by Hasaranga.
Asia Cup 2022: Rizwan out of his habit of appealing over-enthusiastically opted to go for the Decision Review System (DRS). What was even more bizarre is that umpire Anil Chaudhary considered Rizwan's appeal and went upstairs to get it reviewed.
ICC Rankings: Courtesy of his stellar run in the ongoing Asia Cup, Mohammad Rizwan has reached to the top of ICC rankings. Other Asian players have also made some notable gains as they have been richly rewarded for their performances in the ongoing multi-nation event.
ICC T20I Rankings: Pakistan's Babar Azam might just lose out to his compatriot Mohammad Rizwan and India's Suryakumar Yadav in the ICC T20I rankings that will be announced on September 7, 2022
Earlier, Rizwan underwent an MRI scan after the game, but a follow-up scan has been recommended as a precautionary measure.
Asia Cup 2022: The Rohit Sharma-led team India will take on the Babar Azam-led Pakistan side on September 4, 2022 in the Super 4 stage of the ongoing tournament.
The Pakistan superstar scored a gritty 130 off 227 deliveries which included 22 boundaries.
Rizwan said he had had some quality discussions with Pujara on the perception of Indian players about being engaged in bilateral cricket with Pakistan.
The day began with Sussex at 362/5, with the Indian batsman on 128 and the Pakistani batsman-wicketkeeper on 5
Both were named in the Sussex playing eleven which is captained by Tom Daines. With Derbyshire opting to bat, Pujara and Rizwan are expected to bat on day two.
Aggregating a staggering 1,326 runs in only 29 matches, Rizwan struck at an average of 73.66 and a strike-rate of 134.89.
The award will be given to the best overall performer in men's international cricket (Tests, ODIs and T20Is) during 2021. The winner, who will lift the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy, will be announced on January 24.
The Pakistan top-order batsman, who played a stunning innings against the mighty Australians in the semifinal of the ICC T20 World Cup, had joined the team after fighting a severe chest infection and being treated in the ICU.
Pakistan opener Mohammad Rizwan spent two nights in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a hospital here, battling severe chest infection but insisted on playing in the T20 World Cup semifinal against Australia, eventually top-scoring for the team in a lost cause.
The in-form Pakistan opener became the first batter to score 1000 runs in T20I in a calendar year as the wicket-keeper batsman slammed a half-century against Australia.
Both Rizwan and Malik were down with mild flu and fever and had stayed away from training on the eve of the game. However, they have tested negative for Covid-19 twice in three days.
Pakistan batters Mohammad Rizwan and Shoaib Malik are suffering from "mild flu" and they could be doubtful starters for the T20 World Cup semifinal against Australia.
Babar Azam's team would be eyeing another big scalp in New Zealand, the team which recently withdrew from a scheduled series against Pakistan after landing there, citing a security threat that, according to the host country, did not exist.
Rizwan, a wicketkeeper-batsman, said the senior players wanted to be rejuvenated for the World Cup scheduled to be held from October 17 to November 14 in UAE.
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