Babar Azam Set To Surpass Shahid Afridi, On Verge Of Joining Elite List In T20Is

14.04.2023 - 12:05 sports.ndtv.com

When Pakistan captain Babar Azam will take the field in the first T20I agaisnt New Zealand on Friday, he will become only the third player from his country to play 100 T20Is.

Babar, who is tied on 99 appearances with Shahid Afridi, will join veteran all-rounders Shoaib Malik (123) and Mohammad Hafeez (119) in the elite list of Pakistan players with 100 or more appearances in the shortest format of the game.

So far, Babar has scored 3,355 runs in T20Is with the help of two centuries and 30 fifties. Speaking of the 1st T20I, The Babar Azam-led side will be determined to put on a show for their fans and quickly bounce back from their disappointing loss against Afghanistan in their previous series.

Skipper Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, and Haris Rauf are also back in the squad after missing the Afghanistan T20I series in Sharjah.

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