Mohammed Rizwan will fondly remember the local curator in his prayers for producing a batting beauty that helped him smash a ton and guide his team to a comfortable six-wicket win against Sri Lanka in a record-breaking chase in the World Cup. 

The deeply religious keeper-batter scored an unbeaten 131 off 121 balls as Pakistan’s 345 for 4 is the highest successful run-chase in the history of World Cup. “When we got to the ground for the first time, he [curator] said, ‘Rizwan, you must hit two 100s on this ground.’ I met him today [Tuesday] as well. We can pray for him and you should pray for him too,” Rizwan said at the post-match press conference as Pakistan team ended its two-week Hyderabad leg on a high with two wins in two games.