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New record! Babar Azam surpasses Virat Kohli on list of most 50+ scores in T20Is

New record! Babar Azam surpasses Virat Kohli on list of most 50+ scores in T20Is

Babar Azam surpassed Virat Kohli for the massive record against Ireland on May 14.

Babar Azam has broken the record of Virat Kohli as he scored a half-century in the series decider against Ireland on Tuesday. Simultaneously, the Pakistan skipper became the player to hit most number of 50-plus scores in T20I cricket. Babar Azam overtook Virat Kohli to become the batsman with the most 50-plus scores in T20Is. The Pakistan skipper has now scored 39 fifty-plus scores in the shortest format of the game, surpassing Kohli’s 38.

Most 50+ scores in T20Is

RankPlayerCountryMatchesRuns50-plus scores50s/100sHigh Score
1Babar AzamPakistan11739553936/3122
2Virat KohliIndia11740373837/1122*
3Rohit SharmaIndia15139743429/5121*
4Mohammad RizwanPakistan9631802928/1104*
5David WarnerAustralia10330992726/1100*

Speaking more on the Pakistani skipper, Babar Azam scored a 42-ball 75 against Ireland, in the third and final T20I of the three-match bilateral series. The Pakistan skipper played a captain’s knock, scoring six boundaries and five sixes. Azam has shunned down his critics, batting at a strike rate of 178. Babar Azam will be next seen in action against England. After that, the Men in Green will go on to participate in the upcoming T20 World Cup.

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