Pakistan batting maestro Babar Azam is on the verge of achieving multiple milestones in ODI cricket during the ongoing tri-nation series, involving New Zealand and South Africa.
The former Pakistan captain has the opportunity to break South African batting legend Hashim Amla’s long-standing record of fastest to 6000 ODI runs.
Amla achieved the feat in 123 innings while Babar has so far scored 5957 runs in 120 innings. He needs 43 runs in his next two innings to break the record.
It’s worth noting that Babar holds the record for being the fastest batter to score 5000 ODI runs, having achieved the landmark in 97 innings.
Babar Azam 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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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.
As of this writing, Pakistan and New Zealand are playing the opening game of the series at the newly renovated Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
In the single-league tournament, New Zealand will take on South Africa on Monday, 10 February at the same venue in the day game.
After the second match, the action will move to Karachi, where the home side will take on South Africa at the National Bank Stadium in a day-night match on Wednesday, 12 February.
The final of the tri-nation ODI series will be played between the top two sides on Friday, 14 February with the first ball to be bowled at 2:00 PM PST.
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