Pakistan’s ace batter Babar Azam is on the verge of achieving a major milestone in ODI cricket during the upcoming three-match series against Australia, scheduled to commence on 4 November.
Pakistan is currently on the tour of Australia for a six-match white-ball series. The iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) will host the ODI series opener, while the subsequent matches are scheduled on November 8 and 10 in Adelaide and Perth, respectively.
The ODI series will be followed by a three-match T20I series, scheduled to commence on November 14.
The right-handed batter needs 271 runs in three innings to breach the 6000-run barrier.
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Furthermore, Babar Azam also has the opportunity to break South Africa’s batting great Hashim Amla’s long-standing record of fastest to 6000 ODI runs.
The South African legend achieved the feat in 123 innings while Babar has 5729 runs in 114 innings.
Pakistan Squad for Australia Tour
ODI SQUAD: Mohammad Rizwan (c)(wk), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Arafat Minhas, Babar Azam, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah (wk), Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha (vc) and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Schedule of Pakistan’s white-ball tour to Australia
Pakistan vs Australia ODI series schedule:
November 4: First ODI at MCG, Melbourne
November 8: Second ODI at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
November 10: Third ODI at Perth Stadium, Perth
Pakistan vs Australia T20I series schedule:
November 14: First T20I at The Gabba, Brisbane
November 16: Second T20I at SCG, Sydney
November 18: Third T20I at Bellerive Oval, Hobart
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