Babar Azam played an innings of 32 runs Babar is 51 runs away from the 4000 mark Virat Kohli’s great record is in danger
New Delhi. Pakistan captain Babar Azam played an innings of 32 runs in the second T20 match against England. The Pakistani team led by Babar lost this match by 23 runs. However, Babar has registered a big achievement in his name in this match. The Pakistani captain has overtaken Team India captain Rohit Sharma during this time. Babar has overtaken Rohit and reached the second position in the list of batsmen scoring the most runs in T20 International cricket. Only Virat Kohli is ahead of Babar in this list. Pakistan still has to play two more matches in this series. Babar can also overtake Virat during this time.
In the second T20 match played in Birmingham, England (ENG vs PAK) batting first scored 183 runs for 7 wickets on the basis of Jos Buttler’s 84 runs. In response, Pakistan’s team could score only 160 runs. Fakhar Zaman scored the highest 45 runs for Pakistan. While its second top score was Babar Azam who scored 32 runs with the help of 4 fours in 26 balls. Babar has 3987 runs in 118 T20 International matches which includes 3 centuries and 36 half-centuries. Rohit Sharma has slipped to third place with 3974 runs in 151 matches while Virat Kohli is at number one with 4037 runs in 117 matches.
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Babar Azam will leave Virat behind by scoring 51 runs
Babar Azam will leave Virat Kohli behind by scoring 51 runs in the upcoming two T20 matches against England. Babar has a golden opportunity to become a 4 thousander. He would like to increase his confidence by playing a big innings in this series before the upcoming T20 World Cup. Babar will enter the field as captain in the T20 World Cup.
Butler became the first English player to do this feat
England’s wicketkeeper batsman Jos Buttler played an innings of 87 runs in 51 balls in this match. He hit 8 fours and 3 sixes. Buttler also completed 3000 runs in T20 International cricket during this period. Buttler is the first cricketer from England to achieve this feat. Buttler has now scored 3011 runs in 115 matches.
Tags: Babar Azam, England vs Pakistan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli
FIRST PUBLISHED : May 26, 2024, 10:40 IST