Moin Khan’s top 3 performances in ODI cricket 

Former Pakistan wicketkeeper batter had an illustrious career although it ended a bit early. He played 219 ODI games for his national side. Batting as wicketkeeper and a lower-middle order player, the right-hander amassed 3266 runs at an average of 23 including 12 fifties. Meanwhile, due to his wicketkeeping going down, he lost his place in the team in 2004. 

As Kamran Akmal came up the ranks, his international career was over and a year later in 2005, he announced his retirement from the game and started coaching Hyderabad Heroes in defunct and unathorised, Indian Cricket League. His son, Azam has played for Pakistan and is looking to get his place back in the team. Meanwhile, in this listicle, we will discuss Moin’s three best innings in ODI cricket. 

Moin Khan’s three best ODI innings

1. 72 against New Zealand in 2004

In the first ODI against New Zealand in January 2004, the home team won the toss and elected to bowl first. Pakistan had a poor start as they lost six wickets for 120 runs with the top-order failing badly. 

However, Khan played an innings of unbeaten 72 off 68 balls to take the team to a respectable total of 229/7 with Azhar Mahmood playing a cameo too. Despite this, the team ended up losing the game by four wickets with Scott Styris scoring an unbeaten hundred.

2. 72 against India in 2004

Later in the last year of his international cricket, India toured Pakistan for the first time after probably 1989, Sachin Tendulkar’s debut series at the highest level. Meanwhile, the Men In Blue batted first and thanks to VVS Laxman’s century, they amassed 293/7. In reply, the home team had a horrible start as they lost six wickets for 96 runs.

Even though the game was lost for the Green Brigade, Moin Khan and other players in the team decided to give a fightback. He scored 72 runs while Shoaib Malik also scored a fifty. In the end, Pakistan was bowled for 253, losing the game by 40 runs.

3. 69 against India in 1998

This was one of those innings that actually ended up in team’s winning cause. In the iconic tour of Canada for both teams 25 years back, they brought together the Indian and Pakistani communities together in far western country in the American continent. Meanwhile, in the fifth game of the series, Pakistan was in trouble after losing five wickets for 130 runs.

At this stage, Khan scored an unbeaten 69 runs and helped the team reach 246/9, the former Pakistan skipper Saleem Malik took four wickets, Abdul Razzaq taking three. In the end, India lost the game by 51 runs