Rizwan led Pakistan in runs scored with 67 from 52 balls, blasting four sixes and three fours.<\/p>\n
And to put that performance in perspective, it was revealed that prior to taking to the pitch this morning, the 29-year-old had spent the previous two nights in ICU with a severe chest infection.<\/p>\n
"Mohammad Rizwan developed a severe chest infection on the 9th of November after which he was admitted to the hospital," said Pakistan team doctor Najeebullah Soomro.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/twitter.com\/SajSadiqCricket\/status\/1458891966503137289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1458891966503137289%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cricket.com.au%2Fnews%2Fmohammad-rizwan-intensive-care-chest-infection-australia-pakistan-t20-world-cup-semi-final%2F2021-11-12<\/a><\/p>\n "He spent two nights in the ICU recovering. He made an incredible recovery and was deemed fit before the match.<\/p>\n "We can see his great determination and tenacity that shows his spirit of performing for the country. And we can see how he performed today."<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> England crumbles as New Zealand reaches maiden T20 World Cup final<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Formula 1 race director defends decision not to punish Ricciardo<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Pakistan batting coach and former Australia star, Matthew Hayden, lauded Rizwan for his courage.<\/p>\n "This is a warrior, he's been brilliant through the campaign and he's got great courage," Hayden said.<\/p>\n Pakistan captain Babar Azam, who opened the batting alongside Rizwan, praised his teammate.<\/p>\n "He's a team man," he said.<\/p>\n "The way he played today it was exceptional. When I saw him he was a little bit down. But when I asked him about his health he said, 'no, I will play'."<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/em><\/strong> clicking here!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Pakistan superstar Mohammad Rizwan has earned the respect of cricket fans after it was revealed the wicket-keeper-batsman spent two nights in hospital before taking on […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158800"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=158800"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":158802,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158800\/revisions\/158802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=158800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=158800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=158800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Wade](\"https:\/\/vms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/11\/392751\/pickerimage.jpg\")
<\/p>\n