The 30-year-old Pakistan Nationwide Cricket Group batter Babar Azam has created historical past together with his efficiency within the second T20I of the three-match sequence in opposition to South Africa Nationwide Cricket Group.
Babar Azam has damaged the document of the legendary West Indies Nationwide Cricket Group batsman Chris Gayle and has develop into the quickest batter to attain 11000 runs within the historical past of T20 cricket.
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Babar Azam shines in Centurion T20I
The previous Pakistan Nationwide Cricket Group skipper Babar failed miserably within the first T20I in opposition to the Proteas as he bagged a 4-ball duck.
Nonetheless, he bounced again robust within the second T20I on the SuperSport Park in Centurion on Friday, December 13. Babar seemed in elegant contact and he ensured that his strike fee remained excessive.
He batted with stable confidence and took his workforce off to an excellent begin. Babar, nevertheless, wasn’t capable of rating massive as he was dismissed within the twelfth over by George Linde.
On the primary ball of the twelfth over, Linde bowled a tossed-up supply to Babar Azam, who took an aerial route in direction of long-on. Nonetheless, he wasn’t capable of make a very good reference to it and was caught by Ferreira. Babar Azam completed his innings with 31 runs off 20 balls, with 3 fours and 1 six.
Babar Azam completes 11000 T20 runs and 14000 runs in worldwide cricket
Babar did not rating massive, however nonetheless, his efficiency helped him obtain some sensational milestones. He grew to become the fastest-ever participant within the historical past of T20 cricket to hit 11000 runs. It is a exceptional feat for Babar, who is not rated as a wonderful T20 participant.
Babar Azam has develop into the eleventh participant to attain this milestone and has the second-lowest strike fee (129.37) after Shoaib Malik (127.47). The participant with the best strike fee with 11000 or extra T20 runs is Kieron Pollard (150.51).
Babar additionally accomplished 14000 runs in worldwide cricket and have become the second-fastest Pakistani to attain this feat after the legendary Mohammad Yousuf.
Here is a listing of main information achieved by Babar:
Quickest to Attain 14000 runs for Pakistan throughout all Codecs:
337 innings – Mohd Yousuf
338 innings – Babar Azam
343 innings – Javed Miandad
378 innings – Inzamam-ul-Haq
402 innings – Younis Khan
Fewest Innings to achieve 11000 runs in T20s
298 – Babar Azam
314 – Chris Gayle
330 – David Warner
337 – Virat Kohli
363 – Aaron Finch
376 – Jos Buttler
386 – James Vince
390 – Alex Hales
408 – Rohit Sharma
Fewest Innings to achieve 14000 Worldwide Runs:
309 – Viv Richards
309 – Hashim Amla
313 – Virat Kohli
319 – Matthew Hayden
327 – Joe Root
328 – Steven Smith
331 – Brian Lara
332 – Kane Williamson
337 – Mohammad Yousuf
338 – Babar Azam*
339 – David Warner
Most worldwide runs for Pakistan:
Inzamam-ul-Haq – 20,541 runs (547)
Younis Khan – 17,790 runs (491)
Mohammad Yousuf – 17,134 runs (426)
Javed Miandad – 16,213runs (407)
Babar Azam – 14029 runs (338)
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