Babar Azam will be demoted in the batting order for the Pakistan cricket team in T20I format. According to reports, he will play down the order, slipping from his opening spot. After newly appointed skipper Shaheen Afridi decided to take this shocking decision, let us look back at Babar Azam’s T20 stats amid this decision.
Babar Azam T20I stats
Babar Azam has scored 3485 runs in 104 T20I matches. He was the fastest to reach the 3000 run mark in T20Is. Babar has clinched three hundred and 30 half-centuries with an average of 41.48 and a strike rate of 128.40.
| Mat | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104 | 3485 | 122 | 41.48 | 128.40 | 3 | 30 |
Babar Azam T20 stats as opener
Out of the 104 T20Is he’s played, Babar Azam has opened the innings in 77 matches and scored 2711 runs. All of his hundreds (3) have come while opening the inning.
| Batting Position | Mat | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 14 | 570 | 90 | 51.81 | 425 | 134.11 | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | 63 | 2141 | 122 | 37.56 | 1652 | 129.60 | 3 | 17 |
| 3rd | 19 | 690 | 86 | 49.28 | 558 | 123.65 | 0 | 6 |
| 4th | 1 | 43 | 43 | 43.00 | 38 | 113.15 | 0 | 0 |
| 5th | 1 | 41 | 41 | 41.00 | 41 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
Babar Azam T20 stats in the PSL
Babar has scored 2935 runs in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). He has an exceptional average of 43.80 while striking the ball at 124.84.
| Matches | Runs | Highest Score | Average | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 2935 | 115 | 43.80 | 124.84 | 1 | 28 |
