Babar Azam owns joint-most fifties in T20Is: Decoding key stats
What's the story
Pakistan batting stalwart Babar Azam smashed a stunning 74-run knock against Zimbabwe in Match 4 of the T20I Tri-series on Sunday. The match in Rawalpindi saw Babar put on a stand worth 103 alongside Sahibzada Farhan for the 2nd wicket. Sikandar Raza eventually got Babar dismissed in the 18th over. Pakistan went on to score 195/5 in 20 overs. Here are further details.
Knock
Babar makes his presence felt with a sublime knock
Babar walked in when Pakistan were 29/1 following the dismissal of Saim Ayub. He complemented the in-form Farhan, who smashed a 2nd successive fifty in two days. Babar made his presence felt with some neat shots and played as per his strengths. He hit 7 fours and 2 sixes during his stay at the crease. Notably, he handed his side the momentum late on.
Stats
Babar surpasses 1,500 T20I runs at home
With this knock of 74, Babar has raced to 4,392 runs from 134 matches at 39.56. This was his 38th fifty in T20Is (100s: 3). As per ESPNcricinfo, versus Zimbabwe, Babar has amassed 306 runs from 9 matches at 38.25. This was his 4th fifty versus Zimbabwe. In 45 home T20Is, Babar has surpassed 1,500 runs (1,530) at 43.71 (100s: 2, 50s: 12).
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Joint-most fifties in T20Is
Babar has equaled Virat Kohli in terms of the most fifties in T20Is. Kohli, who retired from T20 internationals in 2024, finished with 38 fifties. Babar also slammed his 38th fifty.
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Babar goes past Buttler's tally in T20 cricket
Babar has raced to 11,499 runs in T20 cricket. He averages 42.90 from 326 T20s (315 innings) with the help of 11 hundreds and 95 fifties. Babar has 106 fifty-plus scores, surpassing Jos Buttler, who has hit 105 fifty-plus scores.