Babar Azam surpasses 10,500 T20 runs: Decoding his stats
Pakistan cricket team batter Babar Azam has raced to 10,500 runs in T20 cricket. Babar, who was reinstated as Pakistan's white-ball skipper, got to the mark in the second T20I against New Zealand in Rawalpindi. Babar came into the contest with 10,495 runs under his belt. He ended up scoring 14 runs from 13 balls in a chase of 91. Here are further details.
A look at Babar's T20 stats
Playing his 292nd T20 match, Babar has 10,509 runs at an average of 44.15 The tally includes 11 centuries and 87 fifties. His strike rate is 129.29. Over 3,700 of Babar's runs (3,712) have come for Pakistan in T20Is. He averages 41.24 for Pakistan in 111 matches. He is the side's top scorer in the T20Is. Babar owns three centuries and 33 fifties.
Second Pakistan batter to score 10,500-plus T20 runs
As per ESPNcricinfo, Babar is the 11th player in T20 cricket history with 10,500-plus runs. He is now the second Pakistani player after Shoaib Malik to reach the landmark. Malik has 13,360 runs at 36.40.
Babar owns the most runs in PSL
Babar is the highest scorer in the Pakistan Super League. He owns 3,504 runs from 90 matches at 45.50. The tally includes two tons and 33 fifties. His strike rate is 127.41. The classy batter was the top scorer in the 2024 edition of the PSL. In 11 matches, Babar hammered 569 runs at 56.90. His strike rate was 142.60 (100s: 1, 50s: 5).
Over 750 T20I runs against New Zealand
Babar is the top scorer in Pakistan versus New Zealand T20I matches. He came into this contest with 755 runs from 22 matches at an average of 44.41. He owns a ton and seven fifties. He now owns 769 runs at 42.72.
