Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has added one other feather to his illustrious cap as he grew to become the quickest males’s cricketer to attain thirteenth centuries in ODI cricket.
Playing in his 78th ODI on Friday, Babar smashed 103 runs to information his crew to a three-wicket win within the first ODI of the three-match sequence in opposition to South Africa on the SuperSport Park. He surpassed former Proteas batsman Hashim Amla and India skipper Virat Kohli to realize the feat.
Babar has taken simply 76 innings to attain 13 tons whereas Amla, who till now was the quickest, had scored his thirteenth ODI hundred in 83 innings.
Meanwhile, Kohli, who hasn’t scored a ton since 2019, had taken 86 innings to attain 13 ODI a whole lot. However, the 32-year-old batsman nonetheless continues to dominate the ODI rankings. With 857 factors, the Indian skipper is on the high of the desk, whereas the Pakistan skipper occupies the second spot with 837 factors.
Notably, Australia ladies’s captain Meg Lanning, too, took 76 innings to achieve her thirteenth ODI hundred.
Talking in regards to the match, with this thrilling win, Pakistan has taken a 1-0 lead within the three-match ODI sequence. The second recreation might be performed on Sunday at The Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.
After that, the 2 groups will even play 4 T20Is.
