Babar Azam closes in on breaking T20I record
LAHORE: Pakistan all-format skipper Babar Azam is just two wins away from breaking another record in the shortest format of the game.
Babar will have the opportunity to etch his name as the captain with the most number of wins if his side trumps New Zealand in the fourth T20I at Pindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday (today).
Babar currently shares ownership of this record with Asghar Afghan (42) of Afghanistan and is two matches behind Eoin Morgan (44) of England.
The 28-year-old, who has led the Green Shirts in 69 T20 Internationals, needs to win today’s game in order to beat the current record.
Under his leadership, Pakistan advanced to the semifinals of two consecutive T20 World Championships in 2021 and 2022, where they placed second.
Babar hit his third T20I century at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore during the second T20I match against the Black Caps.
Rohit Sharma, an Indian cricketer who presently leads the International Cricket Council (ICC) list with four hundreds, is on the verge of being surpassed by Babar.
Only he has more than one ton in the format among batters from Pakistan. Babar now ranks among the batters with the most T20I tons thanks to his hundred.
Babar completed his half-century throughout the game in just 36 balls before slamming 51 runs off the next 22 deliveries, including 36 runs off the final three overs.
Babar reached 100 runs off the final ball of the innings by slamming James Neesham for two fours and a six in the final over.
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