Babar Azam slams his 96th half-century in T20s: Key stats
What's the story
Sydney Sixers registered their first win of the Big Bash League (BBL) 2025-26 season by defeating Sydney Thunder by 47 runs on Saturday. The 7th match of the BBL season saw the Sixers pick up their 1st win from their third outing. Josh Philippe was the star of the show for Sixers with his explosive innings of 96 runs off just 57 balls, while Babar Azam also contributed with a half-century (58 off 42). Here are further details.
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Babar makes his presence felt
Batting first, the Sixers posted a mammoth total of 198 runs for the loss of five wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Daniel Hughes and Babar shared a 33-run opening stand. After Hughes departed, Philippe came in and alongside Babar, he added a massive second-wicket partnership of 140 runs, which laid the foundation for their team's big score. In response, Thunder could only manage to score 151 runs in their innings, falling short by a huge margin.
Stats
Babar now owns 107 fifty-plus scores in T20s
Babar, who faltered in the 1st two matches for Sydney Sixers in BBL 2025-26, came alive to hit a solid fifty in his 3rd appearance. His knock of 58 had 5 fours and 2 sixes (SR: 138.10). Playing his 331st T20 (320 innings), Babar has raced to 11,605 runs at 42.66 (SR: 128.98). This was his 96th fifty in T20s. He also owns 11 tons. In three BBL matches this season, Babar has 69 runs at 23.