Babar’s world record century is a big win for Pakistan

Mainul Islam

April 16, 2023

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Mainul Islam

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Babar’s world record century is a big win for Pakistan

Pakistan was ahead in the series by winning the first of the four-match T20I series. In the second match too, the visiting New Zealand was ignored by Babar Azam’s team. The Pakistan captain set a world record on the team’s victory day. Babar is now the only captain to score three centuries in T20 Internationals. Pakistan beat New Zealand by 38 runs at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Saturday (April 15). Batting first, Pakistan collected 192 runs after losing 4 wickets on Babar Azam’s century. In response, New Zealand was able to score 154 runs by losing 7 wickets in the scheduled 20 overs. The pair of captain Babar Azam and wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan made a partnership of 99 runs in 10.4 overs after winning the toss and batting first. Rizwan departed after scoring 50 runs off 34 balls with 6 fours and 1 six off Matt Henry’s ball. Fakhar Zaman left with a golden duck just after Henry’s over. In the next over, Rachin Ravindra sent Saim Ayyub back. After playing 3 balls, he departed without opening the run book. Pakistan, who lost 3 wickets for 3 runs, lost the wicket of Imad Wasim to add 2 more runs. Pakistan’s scorecard is 105 for 4 wickets from 99 runs without a wicket! After that, Iftekhar Ahmed, who came to the wicket, continued to attack and play. Babar Azam also stormed with the bat. Iftekhar scored 33 runs in 19 balls with 1 four and 3 sixes.

On the other hand, Babar stood at 84 runs before the last over by Nisham.In this over, a double, a single, a four, and a six were standing on 97 runs before the last ball. Babar completed the third century of his T20 career with a four through the coverage area on the last ball. He also made a place in the record book. No one else has three centuries as a captain. Babar was in the same bracket as India’s Rohit Sharma and Switzerland’s Fahim Nazir with two centuries each. Another record has been set today. After today’s century, Babar completed 9 centuries in recognized T20. Only universe boss Chris Gayle has more centuries than him. His number of centuries in recognized T20 is 22. Batting for a target of 193 runs, New Zealand could never match the run rate. Mark Chapman ended up unbeaten with 65 off 40 balls. He had four fours and sixes in his innings. Besides, Chad Bowes scored 26 runs. In the end, New Zealand scored 154 runs after losing 7 wickets in the scheduled 20 overs.

Last Updated: Apr 16, 2023