Babar Azam turned the third Pakistan batter to finish 1,000 runs in ICC One-Day Worldwide tournaments in the course of the Champions Trophy 2025 match in opposition to India in Dubai on Sunday.
Azam reached the milestone in his twenty fourth innings with a luxurious drive to the duvet boundary off Harshit Rana’s bowling. Saeed Anwar and Javed Miandad are the one different Pakistan batters to attain 1,000 or extra runs in ICC ODI occasions.
The 30-year-old had scored a sluggish 90-ball 64 in opposition to New Zealand within the match opener, sparking criticism surrounding his dismal strike charge as Pakistan fell brief by 60 runs in a 321-run chase. The previous skipper has been wanting runs of late in worldwide cricket, together with his final century coming in August 2023 in opposition to Nepal.
Azam was not too long ago dropped from the Take a look at crew in the course of the sequence in opposition to England at house. He made a roaring comeback in the course of the Take a look at sequence in South Africa with three half-centuries in 4 innings earlier than managing solely 45 runs in 4 innings within the house Checks in opposition to West Indies.
MOST RUNS FOR PAKISTAN IN ICC ODI EVENTS
- Saeed Anwar – 1204 runs in 25 innings
- Javed Miandad – 1083 runs in 30 innings
- Babar Azam – 1005 runs in 24 innings
- Mohammad Yousuf – 870 runs in 25 innings
- Misbah-ul-Haq – 865 runs in 19 innings