With a boundary off Duffy’s delivery, Babar Azam, who needed just 10 runs before the innings to attain this milestone, did so.
Babar Azam, the star batter for Pakistan, has scored 6,000 runs, marking a major milestone in One Day International (ODI) cricket. He became the fastest Pakistani to reach the milestone when he accomplished this in his 126th ODI match.
Babar also tied South African batting great Hashim Amla’s record for being the fastest player to 6,000 runs in One-Day International cricket during the first innings, both of them accomplishing the feat in a mere 123 innings.
With a boundary off Duffy’s delivery, Babar Azam, who needed just 10 runs before the innings to attain this milestone, did so.
In ODI cricket, he is now the eleventh batsman from Pakistan to reach 6,000 runs. With 11,701 runs, Inzamam-ul-Haq continues to lead Pakistan in the format, followed by Mohammad Yousuf (9,554 runs) and Saeed Anwar (8,824 runs).
Fastest to 6000 runs in ODIs
- Hashim Amla 123 innings
- Babar Azam 123 innings
- Virat Kohli 136 innings
- Kane Williamson 139 innings
- David Warner 139 innings
