PSL 8: With Another Spectacular Innings, Babar Azam left Gayle, Kohli Behind to Become the Fastest 9000 T20I runs getter
With a century and five fifties already to his name in 10 innings, Babar Azam has been scoring runs for fun in the ongoing Pakistan Super League.
Babar Azam has reached a stage where records have become his bosom friend. Much like India’s Virat Kohli, whenever the Pakistan captain scores heavily in any format, more often than not, he ends up achieving some sort of a record. The Peshawar Zalmi vs Islamabad United PSL Eliminator 1 was no different.
Babar Azam led the way with a blistering 39-ball 64 while opening the batting as Peshawar eliminated two-time champions Islamabad with a 12-run victory in Lahore on Thursday.
Babar Azam became the fastest cricketer to reach 9000 runs in T20s
Babar scored at a strike rate of 164 and hit 10 boundaries in his fluent knock. This was Babar’s fifth half-century in this PSL. The knock made the talismanic right-hander the fastest cricketer to reach 9000 runs in T20s. He broke Chris Gayle’s record. Babar took 245 innings compared to Gayle’s 249. The second on the list is Virat Kohli, who completed 9000 T20 runs in 271 innings followed by Australia’s David Warner (in 273 innings) and Aaron Finch (in 281 innings).
Speaking of his team’s win after the match, “The way the fast bowlers executed and came back, it was outstanding. The ball started to reverse after 10 overs. We couldn’t finish well with the bat, we were 20 runs short. There’s always room for improvement. We need to bowl well in the first six overs.”
Babar would hope to keep his and his team’s form intact for a couple of more games as Peshawar Zalmi look to lift the PSL 8 title.
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