Pakistan cricket group captain Babar Azam scripted historical past after scoring three runs in the fourth T20I in opposition to England at The Oval on Thursday, May 30. Babar turned the primary Pakistani cricketer to report 4,000 runs in T20I cricket historical past and the second after India’s Virat Kohli.
The in-form batter missed Virat Kohli’s all-time report for probably the most runs in the shortest format by simply 14 runs. Babar has scored 4,023 runs in 112 T20I innings and can battle with Kohli for the highest spot in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024.
Babar surpssed Indian cricket group skipper Rohit Sharma in the highest run-getters chart after scoring 32 runs in the second T20I in opposition to England. First and third matches of the sequence have been washed out due to rain and denied Babar to dethrone Virat earlier than the T20 World Cup 2024.
Kohli has been dominating the highest spot regardless of taking part in simply two T20Is after the T20 World Cup 2022. Kohli has additionally performed much less matches than Babar and boasts comparatively higher batting common and strike price in T20Is.
Most runs in T20I cricket
- Virat Kohli – 4037 runs in 109 innings
- Babar Azam – 4023 runs in 112 innings
- Rohit Sharma – 3974 runs in 143 innings
- Paul Stirling – 3589 runs in 141 innings
- Martin Guptill – 3531 runs in 118 innings
Meanwhile, Babar promoted himself to open with Mohammad Rizwan and gave Pakistan a surprising begin in powerplay. The in-form duo added 59 runs for the opening wicket earlier than Babar’s dismissal on the final ball of the powerplay overs.
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