<a href="https://cricket.worldwide/shoaib-akhtar-warns-babar-azam-could-be-dropped-from-pakistans-odi-team/” title=”Shoaib Akhtar warns Babar Azam may very well be dropped from Pakistan’s ODI group”>Babar Azam reached a major milestone throughout Pakistan’s opening ODI of the tri-series against Sri Lanka at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Sunday, October 18. The proper-handed batter accomplished 16,000 worldwide runs on the final supply of the fifth over of Pakistan’s innings.
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl first within the first ODI. Left-arm pacer Dilshan Madushanka gave the visitors a robust begin, helping restrict Pakistan to 54/2 throughout the Powerplay. Babar and debutant Saad Baig then steadied the innings, taking Pakistan to 73/2 after 14 overs.
Dilshan Madushanka dismissed Saim Ayub for seven before eradicating Fakhar Zaman for 16 with a brief supply. Babar and Saad Baig then rotated the strike and picked their scoring alternatives against Sri Lanka’s change bowlers to rebuild Pakistan’s innings.
Babar Azam Joins Pakistan’s Main International Run-Scorers
Babar Azamneededsevenrunstoreachthelandmark.HebecameonlythefifthPakistanibattertoscore16,000internationalruns,joiningInzamam-ul-Haq,YounisKhan,MohammadYousufandJavedMiandad.He reached the milestone in his 355th worldwide match, having made his debut in May 2015.
Inzamam-ul-Haqtopsthelistwith20,541runsin495matchesbetween1991and2007.YounisKhanandMohammadYousuffollowwith17,790and17,134runs,respectively.JavedMiandadscored16,213runsin357matchesbetween1975and1996.
India’sSachinTendulkarholdstheworldrecordforthemostinternationalruns,with34,357.ViratKohlifollowswith28,527runs.Fourteenplayershavecrossedthe20,000-runmarkininternationalcricket,withInzamamtheonlyPakistanionthelist.
MostRunsforPakistaninInternationalCricket
Babar Azam’s International File Across Formats
Babar AzamhasrepresentedPakistaninallthreeformatsandpreviouslycaptainedthenationalteaminTests,ODIsandT20Is.Hehasscored4,771runsin66Testsatanaverageof42.98,includingninecenturiesand34half-centuries.
InODIs,Babarhasscored6,626 runs in 143 matches, in line with the equipped format-wise table.Hehasrecorded20centuriesandremainsoneofPakistan’sleadingbattersintheformat.Heisalsothecountry’sninth-highestODIrun-scorer.
InT20Is,Babarhasscored4,596runsin145matchesatastrikerateof128.02.Heholdstherecordforthemostrunsinmen’sT20Icricket.
BabarAzam’sRecordinInternationalCricketforPakistan
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