Babar Azam completes 2,500 T20I runs as captain: Key stats
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam scripted history as he became the first batter to complete 2,500 T20I runs as captain. He accomplished the massive landmark with his 16th run in the 4th T20I against England at Kennington Oval in London. Babar hammered 36 runs from 22 balls before being dismissed by Jofra Archer in the 6th over. He added 59 runs alongside Mohammad Rizwan.
2,500 T20I runs as captain
Playing his 81st game as captain, Babar has now raced to 2,520 runs. As per ESPNcricinfo, his average is 37.61 and the strike rate reads 131.11. Babar owns the joint-most tons as a skipper in the format (3). He shares the top spot with India's Rohit Sharma. His tally of 26 50-plus scores is also the most for any captain in T20 Internationals.
Most successful captain in T20Is
Babar is the most capped captain in T20Is. With 46 wins and 27 defeats (before the game), he is also the most successful T20I skipper. Under Babar, Pakistan reached the final of the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup and the semi-final of the 2021 edition. Meanwhile, Australia's Aaron Finch (2,236) and NZ's Kane Williamson (2,125) are the only other skippers with 2,000-plus T20I runs.
4,000 runs in T20Is
With his 13th run in the encounter, the veteran batter also became the second batter to accomplish 4,000 T20I runs. Playing his 119th T20I (112 innings), Babar owns 4,023 runs at 41.05 (100s: 3, 50s: 36). The Pakistan talisman joined India's Virat Kohli (4,037) in the 4,000-run club. Babar raced to 660 runs against England, surpassing Kohli (639).
