Babar Azam Equals Virat Kohli for Big T20I Milestone, Joins the list: Pakistan vs England

Babar Azam Record

Pakistan vs England: Babar Azam became only the fifth player in T20I history to score more than 3000 runs. He was the joint-quickest to do so, along with Virat Kohli. Here in this article, we talk about Babar Azam Record in detail.

Pakistan captain Babar Azam may have struggled in the Asia Cup. Also, he has found his form in the seven-match T20I series against England. On Friday, the 27-year-old became the joint-fastest player in T20I history to reach 3000 runs. By passing Indian batting legend Virat Kohli. Both players reached the century mark in 81 innings. In the process, he surpassed Ireland’s Paul Stirling to become the format’s fourth-highest run-scorer. He is only four points behind Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Martin Guptill of New Zealand.

Babar Azam hit a stunning 87-run knock at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Friday. While helping Pakistan to a total of 169/6. In the absence of his regular opening partner, Mohammad Rizwan, the skipper was a one-man show, with Iftikhar Ahmed scoring 31.

Babar’s unbeaten 59-ball 87 added to his earlier series century.

His heroics, however, were in vain as England put on a ferocious hitting display to chase down the target in just 14.3 overs. Phil Salt and Alex Hales got them off to a fast start before the latter fell for 27 off 12 balls. Salt, on the other hand, continued his assault on Pakistan’s bowlers. Dawid Malan and Ben Duckett chipping in from the other end.

The opener finished unbeaten on 88 off 41 balls, slamming 13 fours and three sixes. This was his best score in the format in his career. With the victory, England has tied the series at 3-3. Both teams will compete in the final on Sunday in Lahore.

India T20 Squad for Pakistan 2022– Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh. Standby players: Mohammad Shami, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Deepak Chahar.

Pakistan Squad 2022– Babar Azam (Captain), Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Khushdil Shah, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Mohammad Rizwan, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Usman Qadir.