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Babar Azam slams his 10th T20 century

By Parth Dhall

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Babar's 10th T20 century

Pakistan's Babar Azam scored his 10th T20 century in a match-winning knock for Colombo Strikers against Galle Titans in the 2023 Lanka Premier League.

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Chasing Gayle's record

Babar becomes the second cricketer to tally 10 T20 centuries. Only Chris Gayle is ahead of him in terms of T20 centuries with 22 tons.

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Most T20 centuries for Pakistan

Babar's 59-ball 104 helped chase down 189. He has scored the most T20 tons among Pakistani batters. Sharjeel Khan, Ahmed Shehzad and Kamran Akmal have five T20 tons.

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Fastest to 9,000 T20 runs

Earlier this year, Babar reached 9,000 T20 runs in just 245 innings. He became the fastest to reach the milestone breaking Gayle's record of 249 innings.

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PSL leading run-scorer

Babar is also the leading run-scorer in the Pakistan Super League, having scored 2,935 runs in 79 matches at 43.80. He was the second-highest run-scorer in the 2023 PSL.

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Seven wicket-win for Colombo Strikers

Chasing 189, Babar and Pathum Nissanka stitched a 111-run stand. Later Babar's 59-ball 104 helped the Colombo Strikers win by seven wickets over the Galle Titans.

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