Fri Nov 22 06:36:11 UTC 2024: **Hobart Hosts Decisive T20 Match: Babar Azam Aims for Record-Breaking Feat**
HOBART, AUSTRALIA – Pakistan’s star batsman, Babar Azam, has a chance to etch his name in T20 history during the final match of the three-game series against Australia today in Hobart. He needs only 52 runs to become the fastest batsman to reach 11,000 runs in T20 cricket, surpassing Chris Gayle’s current record.
Gayle achieved the milestone in 314 innings in 2017. Azam, meanwhile, has amassed 10,948 runs in 295 innings across 306 matches, boasting an impressive average of 43.61 and a strike rate of 129.30. He has 18 innings remaining to break Gayle’s record.
Despite already holding records for the fastest to 7,000, 9,000, and 10,000 T20 runs, Azam’s recent performance in the series has been underwhelming. He scored only 3 runs in both the first and second matches, dismissed by Nathan Ellis and Xavier Bartlett respectively. A change in batting position from number three to opener did not improve his luck. If successful, Azam will become the 11th player to reach the 11,000-run mark in T20 cricket.
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