Babar Azam scripts historical past, turns into quickest to 19 ODI tons of | Cricket Information – Occasions of India

Babar Azam scripts historical past, turns into quickest to 19 ODI tons of | Cricket Information – Occasions of India

NEW DELHI: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam continued to make waves within the ODI cricket by turning into the quickest batter to attain 19 tons of on Wednesday. The highest-ranked ODI batter owned the report throughout the Asia Cup‘s opening match towards Nepal in Multan.
The 28-year-old Azam raced to his 19th ODI ton in his 102nd ODI innings, bettering the report of former South Africa batter Hashim Amla who took 104 innings.
Former India skipper and star batter Virat Kohli made his 19th ODI century in 124 innings whereas Aussie opener David Warner‘s feat got here in 139 innings. Former South African skipper AB de Villiers had performed 171 innings for a similar variety of tons of.
Azam additionally drew degree with Pakistan legends Javed Miandad and Saeed Anwar as he now has 31 worldwide tons of beneath his belt. He has scored 19 tons in ODIs, 9 in Exams and three in T20Is.

Miandad had scored 23 tons of in Exams and eight in ODIs whereas Anwar has 20 in ODIs and 11 tons in Exams to his identify.
Azam cracked 14 boundaries and 4 sixes in his whirlwind knock of 151 off 131 balls that helped Pakistan publish a mammoth 342/6. Iftikhar Ahmed additionally scored an unbeaten 109 in 71 balls for his maiden hundred.
Nepal, taking part in within the Asia Cup for the primary time, had bowled effectively to maintain the house staff all the way down to 124-Four within the 28th over however had been clueless within the closing overs towards the onslaught from Azam and Ahmed.