Pakistan’s star batter Babar Azam set a brand new milestone on Sunday, turning into the very best fifty-maker in males’s T20Is and surpassing Indian veteran Virat Kohli’s long-standing document.
The 31-year-old amassed the milestone throughout Pakistan’s third T20I towards Australia, underway right here on the Gaddafi Stadium, as he made an unbeaten 50 off 36 deliveries with the assistance of three fours and a six.
It marked Babar’s thirty ninth half-century in males’s T20I and propelled him previous Kohli’s tally of 38, who introduced down curtains on his embellished profession final yr following India’s ICC Males’s T20 World Cup glory.
Former India captain Rohit Sharma holds the third spot within the elusive listing with 37 half-centuries, adopted by Pakistan wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan with 31, whereas Australia’s David Warner is fifth with 29 fifties.
Most half-centuries in males’s T20Is
Babar Azam (Pakistan) – 39 in 139 innings
Virat Kohli (India) – 38 in 125 innings
Rohit Sharma (India) – 37 in 159 innings
Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan) – 31 in 106 innings
David Warner (Australia) – 29 in 110 innings
Babar can be the main run-scorer in males’s T20Is with 4,505 runs in 139 innings at a outstanding common of 39.51 and a strike charge of 128.38. He additionally has three centuries to his identify within the shortest format.
Babar’s record-breaking half-century backed the efforts of opener Saim Ayub and all-rounder Shadab Khan, enjoying a pivotal function in main Pakistan to their highest-ever complete towards Australia in males’s T20Is – 207/6 in 20 overs.
Saim remained the top-scorer for Pakistan with a 37-ball 56, studded with six fours and two sixes, adopted by Babar’s unbeaten 50, whereas Shadab bolstered Pakistan’s complete with a swashbuckling cameo, scoring 46 off simply 19 deliveries, laced with 5 sixes and two fours.
