Pakistan’s Babar Azam performs a shot throughout the second day of the second Take a look at towards Bangladesh and Pakistan on the Sylhet Worldwide Cricket Stadium in Sylhet, Could 17, 2026. — AFP
Pakistan batter Babar Azam etched his title into the file books with a big worldwide achievement throughout the second Take a look at towards Bangladesh on the Sylhet Worldwide Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Babar, who produced a preventing 68 off 84 deliveries that includes 10 boundaries, has now change into the one batter to surpass 9,000 worldwide runs within the 2020s.
He reached the landmark in his 212th worldwide look of the last decade, underlining his consistency throughout codecs. His profession tally on this interval contains 67 half-centuries and 17 centuries, averaging 42.53.
England’s Joe Root sits second on the checklist with 8,305 runs in 120 matches, whereas Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan is third with 7,779 runs in 199 matches.
Most worldwide runs in present decade (2020s):
Babar Azam (Pakistan) – 9,060 runs
Joe Root (England) – 8,305 runs
Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan) – 7,779 runs
Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka) – 7,046 runs
Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka) – 6,873 runs
Virat Kohli (India) – 6,771 runs
Litton Das (Bangladesh) – 6,763 runs
Babar has additionally equalled Australian batter Steve Smith’s file within the ICC World Take a look at Championship (WTC) throughout the second Take a look at towards Bangladesh.
Babar, who introduced up his thirty first Take a look at half-century in profession, grew to become the joint third-highest half-century scorer in WTC historical past, alongside Smith and England’s Zak Crawley.
The suitable-handed batter registered his twentieth fifty within the WTC in his thirty ninth Checks, shifting right into a shared third place on the all-time checklist.
Veteran England batter Joe Root sits second with 22 half-centuries, whereas Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne leads the chart with 24 fifties.
In the meantime, Bangladesh tightened their grip on the second and closing Take a look at, extending their lead over Pakistan on the finish of day two’s play.
Batting of their second innings, the hosts ended day two at 110-3 in 26.4 overs, holding a 156-run benefit. Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto remained unbeaten on 13, whereas Mominul Haque was dismissed on the ultimate supply of the day’s play.
Earlier, Pakistan have been bowled out for 232 in 57.4 overs of their first innings, handing the hosts a 46-run lead.
