Pakistan vs England: Babar Azam surpasses Aaron Finch to change into fifth highest run-scorer in T20Is

Babar Azam scored an unbeaten 66-ball 110 on Thursday and helped Pakistan beat England by 10 wickets at National Stadium in Karachi.

PAK vs ENG: Babar Azam surpasses Aaron Finch to change into fifth highest T20I run-scorer. Courtesy: AP

HIGHLIGHTSBabar Azam scored a 66-ball 110 towards England on ThursdayBabar Azam placed on 203 runs for the primary wicket with Mohammad RizwanBabar Azam additionally accomplished 8000 runs in T20 cricket

Babar Azam, on Thursday, September 22, grew to become the fifth highest run-scorer in T20Is, surpassing Australia skipper Aaron Finch. The right-hander scored an unbeaten 66-ball 110 with 11 fours and 5 sixes within the match towards Moeen Ali’s England at National Stadium in Karachi.

Babar was going by way of a lean patch, having not been capable of rating a complete lot of runs in T20Is. However, he has effectively and actually discovered his mojo after his masterful knock towards the Three Lions.

Pakistan discovered themselves below stress after dropping the opening T20I by 5 wickets in Karachi. But they made a stupendous comeback by profitable the second sport by 10 wickets to attract stage within the seven-match sequence.

With Pakistan being requested to chase down 200 to win the match, Babar checked out ease proper from the phrase go. He didn’t look fussed at any level of his knock. In the top, the 27-year-old stitched collectively an unbeaten 203-run stand for the opening wicket with Mohammad Rizwan.

Pakistan chased the goal down with three balls to spare. Babar can also be inside touching distance of changing into the primary Pakistan batter with 3000 runs in T20Is. On Thursday, nonetheless, the Lahore-born batter grew to become the second batter from his nation to attain 8000 runs in T20s after Shoaib Malik.

Babar scored 31 runs within the first T20I earlier than Adil Rashid castled him with a peach of a supply. Babar and Rizwan additionally shared the best partnership by a Pakistani pair for any wicket in T20Is.

Babar is presently the No.4 ranked batter in T20Is after he dropped 4 locations due to his poor run of type in latest occasions.

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