T20 World Cup: Babar Azam Reached The Landmark in His 26th Innings, Breaks Another Big Record of Virat Kohli- Details Here

Babar had also broken Kohli's record to become the fastest batter to reach 2000 T20I runs in just 52 innings.

By WEB DESK Last updated Oct 30, 2021

Babar Azam’s clinical 51 off 47 and Asif Ali’s 7-ball 25 helped Pakistan deny a spirited Afghanistan and maintain its 100 per cent win record with a five-wicket victory in the Super 12s at the ICC Twenty20 World Cup in Dubai on Friday.

Babar breaks another Kohli record, becomes fastest captain to 1000 T20I runs: Pakistan’s Babar Azam became the fastest captain to reach 1000 T20I runs during his side’s T20 World Cup Super 12 match against Afghanistan on Friday. Babar reached the landmark in his 26th innings as skipper to surpass Indian captain Virat Kohli who made the mark in 30 innings.

Earlier this year, Babar had also broken Kohli’s record to become the fastest batter to reach 2000 T20I runs in just 52 innings. Babar, the no. 2 ranked batter in the format, had also become the fastest to reach 7000 runs in all T20s on October 3, moving ahead of Chris Gayle (192) in 187 innings.

AFG vs PAK, T20 World Cup: Pakistan gunned down the target of 148 after riding on Babar, Asif and Fakhar Zaman’s (30) to consolidate their position on top of Group 2. The win also helped Pakistan stretch their unbeaten record in the UAE to 14 T20Is and brought an end to Afghanistan’s 17-match winning streak in the country.