Pakistan captain Babar Azam returned to form with a brilliant 158, his highest one-day international score, against England played at the Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham on Tuesday.
The 26-year-old top-ranked batsman played the biggest innings by any Pakistani in an ODI as a captain. Babar Azam clinched another honour, as he became the first Pakistani captain to score a century in England after 38 years.Before him, [Prime Minister] Imran Khan had hit a century in Leeds in 1983.During Tuesday’s day-night match, he played superbly and made a record-breaking 158 runs.The star batsman also made a record of the longest ODI partnership of 179 runs with Muhammed Rizwan against England.With his ton, Azam also became the only Pakistani cricketer to hit three ODI hundreds. Saeed Anwar, Fakhar Zaman and Imamul Haq had hit two centuries each on English soil.
At the Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham on Tuesday, Pakistani skipper Babar Azam showed signs of recovery with a spectacular 158, his greatest one-day international score, against England.
As captain, the batsman who is currently ranked first scored the highest innings of any Pakistani in an ODI. After 38 years, Babar Azam achieved another honor by being the first skipper from Pakistan to score a century in England.
Azam’s century made him the only cricket player from Pakistan to score three hundreds in one-day internationals. On English territory, Saeed Anwar, Fakhar Zaman, and Imamul Haq had each scored two centuries.
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