Babar Azam Reaches Another Batting Milestone As Pakistan Complete 3-0 ODI Whitewash Against Sri Lanka

Babar Azam ODI Runs And Recods, PAK vs SL: Babar Azam had a memorable outing in the three-match ODI series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Pakistan ended up completing a dominating 3-0 whitewash over the visitors, beating them by 6 wickets in Rawalpindi on Sunday.

On the back of a promising contribution of 34 runs, Babar achieved yet another incredible landmark. He mashed four boundaries during his stay at the crease. Pakistan went on to chase down the 212-run target in just 44.4 overs with Mohammad Rizwan (61*) and Fakhar Zaman (55) smashing match-winning half-centuries.

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Babar has completed 5000 runs in international matches played in Pakistan, scripting his name in the elite club featuring some of the greats of the game. The right-handed batter was the second top run-getter in the three-match series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, having scored 165 runs at an average of 82.50 on the back of an outstanding century. Babar became only the fourth Pakistani cricketer in history to aggregate 5,000 or more runs across all international formats in Pakistan.

Most International Runs In Pakistan

Javed Miandad (1975-1996): 6457 runs

Inzamam-ul-Haq (1991-2007): 6383 runs

Mohammad Yousuf (1998-2010): 5834 runs

Babar Azam (2015-*): 5013 runs

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Babar has been one of the most consistent performers for Pakistan in modern times, especially in ODI cricket. However, he witnessed a massive dip in his batting form and struggled for runs across formats. The series against Sri Lanka brought back the good old days for Babar as he ended his long and frustrating wait for an international century. He played a match-winning knock of unbeaten 102 runs with the help of eight fours. This was his 20th ODI century for Pakistan as he matched Saeed Anwar's tally in the list of most hundreds for the Men in Green in the format.

"I wanted to believe in myself and my hard work. I was getting off to good starts, but I wasn't able to live up to the expectations. I was getting out at the wrong times. I was just trying my best. It's an honour to get past all the records of all legends," Babar had said after being adjudged as the Player of the Match in the 2nd ODI, having helped the hosts seal the series victory.