Sufiyan Muqeem etched his name in the history books with a unique record despite Pakistan's 84-run defeat to New Zealand in the second ODI of the three-match series on Wednesday (April 2) at the Seddon Park in Hamilton. This result means that the hosts took a 2-0 unassailable lead in the three-match series.

Muqeem was the pick of the bowlers for Pakistan with a stunning spell of 2-33 in 10 overs, which included the wickets of Daryl Mitchell and Muhammed Abbas. However, New Zealand still managed to put a total of 292 on the board and it was with the bat that the Pakistan cricketer set a massive world record.

Muqeem walked out to bat at number 12 after Pakistan were forced to use a concussion sub as Haris Rauf suffered a painful blow on the helmet. The star pacer was replaced by Naseem Shah, who walked out to bat at number 11 after Pakistan lost their eighth wicket and scored 51 runs. The 22-year-old is only the second cricketer in history to score a half-century from number 11 in ODI cricket history after Pakistan's Mohammad Amir, who made a 28-ball 57 against England at Nottingham in 2016.

In a rare occurrence, Muqeem walked out to bat at number 12 after the visitors lost their ninth wicket. He is only the second player in ODI cricket history to achieve the feat after Josh Little (vs West Indies in 2022). Muqeem is the first player in ODIs to bat after number 11 and score a run.

Overall, Muqeem is only the 10th player across the three formats of the game to play at number 12. The 25-year-old hit an unbeaten knock of 13 in 10 balls and set the record for the highest score by a batter from number 12 in international cricket and also became the first to score more than 10 runs.

Player	Runs	Team	Opponent	Format	Venue	Year
Sufiyan Muqeem	13*	Pakistan	New Zealand	ODI	Hamilton	2025
Zahir Khan	4*	Afghanistan	Bangladesh	Test	Mirpur	2023
Fazalhaq Farooqi	1*	Afghanistan	Pakistan	T20I	Sharjah	2023
Shannon Gabriel	0*	West Indies	India	Test	Kingston	2019
Ebadot Hossain	0*	Bangladesh	Pakistan	Test	Chattogram	2021
Jayden Seales	0*	West Indies	Australia	Test	Perth	2022
Henry Ssenyodo	0*	Uganda	Tanzania	T20I	Rwanda	2023
Lungi Ngidi	0	South Africa	India	Test	Ranchi	2019
Abu Jayed	0	Bangladesh	India	Test	Kolkata	2019
Josh Little	0	Ireland	West Indies	ODI	Jamaica	2022

For those unversed, the International Cricket Council (ICC) allowed teams to make concussion substitutions from 2019 in order to safeguard players from head injuries.

This match was only the second ODI of Muqeem's career and the first instance of him scoring a run in the format. The leg-spinner has taken six wickets in two matches in the format. He has played 10 T20Is for Pakistan and has 18 wickets, including a career best of 5/3 against Zimbabwe.

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