During Pakistan’s sixth match of the series against England on Friday at the Gaddafi Stadium , batsman Babar Azam tied Indian batsman Virat Kohli’s record for Twenty20 internationals.
The Pakistan captain became the joint-fastest player to reach the significant milestone of 3,000 runs in his career when he completed the feat in front of his home crowd in the 81st innings of his career.
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He is the joint fastest to the milestone in 81 innings and only the fifth batter to cross the landmark figure 👏#PAKvENG | #UKSePK pic.twitter.com/ZY4TnYKJIp
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) September 30, 2022
Babar’s spectacular innings of 87 runs against England included a score of 52 runs, which allowed him to reach the milestone.
Earlier, Virat Kohli of India became the first player to score three thousand runs in 81 matches.
The accomplishment made the 27-year-old player the fifth batsman in the history of the game to reach the milestone of three thousand runs in the game’s shortest format.
Martin Guptill, Rohit Sharma, and Paul Stirling are the other players who have reached the 3,000-run mark in Twenty20 Internationals in addition to Babar and Kohli.
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