KARACHI: Pakistan batting maestro Babar Azam etched his name in the history books during the ongoing tri-nation series clash against South Africa here at National Bank Stadium on Wednesday.
During the second innings, Babar broke South African batting legend Hashim Amla’s long-standing record of fastest to 6000 runs in ODI cricket.
Babar achieved the feat in 122 innings, while Amla took 123 innings to reach the milestone.
It’s worth noting that Babar Azam holds the record for being the fastest batter to score 5000 ODI runs, having achieved the landmark in 97 innings.
The right-handed batter is the 11th Pakistani batter to cross the landmark, meanwhile legendary Inzamam-ul-Haq is the highest run-scorer from Pakistan in ODI cricket with 11701 runs.
Moreover, Babar has scored 19 ODI centuries, placing him in an impressive second position in the list of most hundreds by Pakistani batters. He is just one century away from equaling the legendary Saeed Anwar’s record of 20 centuries.
During the ongoing tri-nation series, Babar needs to score two centuries to surpass Saeed Anwar and further secure his legacy in cricket history.
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On the other hand, he needs three centuries to join David Warner, Sourav Ganguly, and Tillakaratne Dilshan in tenth place on the list of hundreds in ODIs.
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