Babar Azam continues his red-hot kind in ODI cricket with one other century towards Nepal within the Asia Cup 2023 opening match on Wednesday, August 30. Pakistani skipper recorded his nineteenth ODI hundred and thirty first century in worldwide cricket to enter one other main cricket document for Pakistan. Babar performed a memorable knock of 151 off 131 balls to assist Pakistan rating a complete of 342 for six in 50 overs.
Together with his thirty first worldwide century, Babar joined the legendary cricketers Saeed Anwar and Javed Miandad to document the fourth-highest centuries for Pakistan in worldwide cricket. Saeed registered 31 centuries in 302 worldwide matches whereas Miandad had 31 in 357 matches. Babar joined the previous captains’ tally in solely his 257th worldwide match to take their fourth spot in most centuries for Pakistan.
Most worldwide centuries for Pakistan:
- Younis Khan – 41 tons of in 408 matches
- Mohammad Yousuf – 39 tons of in 381 matches
- Mohammad-ul-Haq – 35 tons of in 499 matches
- Babar Azam – 31 tons of in 257 matches
- Saeed Anwar – 31 tons of in 302 matches
- Javed Miandad – 31 tons of in 357 matches
- Azhar Ali – 22 tons of in 150 matches
In the meantime, Pakistan struggled for a promising begin whereas batting first at Multan Cricket Stadium as they misplaced each the openers within the first seven overs. However Babar and Mohammad Rizwan added 86 runs for the third wicket to maintain Pakistan on a patch for a difficult whole. Rizwan didn’t register his fifty after getting dismissed on a hilarious run-out whereas avoiding a throw however Babar was glorious all through his innings.
Babar is now just one hundred behind Saeed Anwar’s document for many ODI centuries for Pakistan and in addition registered the best rating for Pakistan in Asia Cup historical past. Former captain Younis Khan held the document with 144 runs towards Hong Kong through the Asia Cup 2004.
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