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Pakistan ace batter Babar Azam is on the verge of achieving a major milestone in One Day International (ODI) cricket during the upcoming three-match series against the West Indies.
The opening match of the series is scheduled to commence on Wednesday, August 8, at the Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad.
Babar Azam has the opportunity to level and surpass Pakistan’s legendary batter Saeed Anwar’s tally of most centuries for the Green Shirts in the ODI format.
The 30-year-old has scored 19 ODI centuries, placing him in an impressive second position in the list of most centuries by Pakistani batters. He is just one century away from equaling the legendary Saeed Anwar’s record of 20 centuries.
Most ODI Centuries for Pakistan
Saeed Anwar – 247 matches, 20 centuries, 8824 runs
Babar Azam* – 131 matches, 19 centuries, 6235 runs
Mohammad Yousuf – 281 matches, 15 centuries, 9554 runs
In the forthcoming three-match ODI series against West Indies, Babar needs to score two centuries to surpass Saeed Anwar and further secure his legacy in cricket history.
Furthermore, if he scores centuries in all three matches, he will join David Warner, Sourav Ganguly, and Tillakaratne Dilshan in tenth place on the list of most hundreds in ODIs.
It is noteworthy to mention that Babar Azam already holds the record for most centuries as a Pakistani player against the West Indies, with five centuries to his name.
Most ODI hundreds for Pakistan against West Indies
Babar Azam* – 10 matches, 5 centuries, 717 runs
Saeed Anwar – 17 matches, 2 centuries, 534 runs
Mohammad Yousuf – 25 matches, 2 centuries, 778 runs
The three-match series begins on August 8 at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad & Tobago, with the remaining matches scheduled for August 10 and 12 at the same venue.
Pakistan ODI Squad
Mohammad Rizwan (c), Salman Ali Agha (vc), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufyan Muqeem
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