Babar Azam hammers his 37th fifty in T20Is: Key stats
What's the story
Pakistan batter Babar Azam helped his side win the 3rd and final T20I against South Africa in Lahore. With this win, Pakistan claimed the three-match series 2-1. Babar hit a sparkling 68 to help his side chase down a 140-run target. Pakistan scored 140/6 to win by 4 wickets. It was a pivotal effort from Babar, who brought his experience into play.
Knock
A sensible knock on offer
Babar walked in with his side being 8/1. He added 36 runs alongside Sahibzada Farhan before stitching a match-winning stand with Salman Agha. The two added 76 runs for the 3rd wicket which took the steam out of South Africa. Babar batted sensibly and completed a fifty. Pakistan did lose both batters in quick succession before they managed to get past the line.
Stats
40th fifty-plus score for Babar in T20Is
Babar's 68 was laced with 9 fours. He faced 47 balls. In 131 T20Is, Babar has raced to 4,302 runs at 39.83. This was his 37th T20I fifty (100s: 3). Versus South Africa, Babar now owns 526 runs from 16 matches at 35.06, as per ESPNcricinfo. This was his 3rd fifty against SA. He owns 1 ton.
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94th T20 fifty for Babar
Overall in T20s, Babar has got to a tally of 11.409 runs from 323 matches (312 innings). He hit his 94th T20 fifty (100s: 11).