Pakistan's Akmal, Butt record T20s' highest opening stand
Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt and Kamran Akmal registered T20 cricket's highest opening partnership, putting up 209 for the Lahore Whites in Pakistan's National T20 Cup on Friday. Akmal scored 150(71), the highest score by a Pakistani player in T20s, while Salman stayed unbeaten on 55(49). The previous record for T20s' highest opening stand was of 207 runs.