Babar Azam’s 2026 run tally has been the headline, but it’s the way those innings have shaped his recent scoring patterns that stands out most. One stretch looks almost effortless, then the next reveals a sharper, tougher phase against quality bowling. Let’s break down the figures behind that contrast and what they suggest about where Babar is finding his momentum.
Key Takeaways
- Babar Azam won ICC ODI Player of the Year 2022/23
- Babar Azam has captained Pakistan in 78 T20Is, winning 43, losing 31, NR 4
- Babar Azam has scored 5747 runs in 189 ODI innings at an average of 57.05
- Babar Azam made his Test debut on 13 November 2016 against New Zealand in Christchurch, scoring 0 in the first innings and 14 in the second
- Babar Azam T20I debut 25 Sep 2015 vs Zimbabwe, 29 runs
Babar Azam’s stats show steady brilliance with strong consistency across recent matches.
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Awards and Achievements21 stats
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Babar Azam won ICC ODI Player of the Year 2022/23
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Named in ICC Test Team of the Year 2022
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Babar Azam holds Guinness World Record for most runs in T20I from No.3 position
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PCB Player of the Year multiple times: 2017,2018,2020,2021,2022
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Fastest to 1000,2000,3000,4000 ODI runs by a Pakistani
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Babar Azam rated No.1 ODI batsman in ICC rankings for 1230 days
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Pride of Performance Award by Pakistan Govt in 2020
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Most consecutive 50+ scores in ODI chases: 6
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Babar Azam Tamgha-e-Imtiaz in 2024? Pride yes
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PSL Player of the Tournament 2021 with Peshawar Zalmi
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Sitara-e-Imtiaz awarded in 2023
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Most T20I runs as captain
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Babar Azam Wisden ODI Cricketer of the Year 2020? 2023 nominee, but records holder
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Holds Pakistan record for most ODI 100s (19)
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Fastest Pakistani to 4000 T20I runs
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ICC T20I Player of the Year nominee multiple years
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Babar Azam most fours in T20Is: 340+
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Captain of ICC ODI Team of the Decade 2021-30? Part of
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Babar Azam PSL leading run-scorer 4 times
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Most ODI runs between two calendar years: 2019-2020 2793 runs
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Babar Azam holds record for reaching top of ICC ODI rankings in fewest innings: 21
Interpretation
Awards and Achievements Interpretation
Babar Azam’s career is essentially a masterclass in politely showing every bowling attack, statistic, and award panel exactly how it's done, one record-breaking run at a time.
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Captaincy Records21 stats
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Babar Azam has captained Pakistan in 78 T20Is, winning 43, losing 31, NR 4
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As T20I captain, Babar Azam has the highest win percentage of 55.13%
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Babar Azam led Pakistan to 7 series wins in T20Is as captain
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In ODIs as captain, 23 wins out of 42 matches, win % 54.76
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Babar Azam Test captaincy record: 8 wins, 10 losses, 9 draws in 27 matches
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First Test as captain: vs Sri Lanka 2019, won by 1 wicket
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Babar Azam resigned as white-ball captain in 2023, reappointed T20I in 2024
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Highest team total under Babar T20I captaincy: 246/5 vs Bangladesh 2023
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Babar Azam as ODI captain won Asia Cup 2023? No, but led to final
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In away Tests as captain, 2 wins 5 losses 3 draws
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Babar Azam captained Pakistan to their first T20 series win in NZ 2024
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Most T20I matches captained by a Pakistani: 78 by Babar
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As captain, Babar Azam's batting avg in T20Is is 45.20
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Led Pakistan to win vs India in T20 WC 2022 under his captaincy
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Babar Azam Test captaincy home record: 6 wins 3 losses 4 draws
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First ODI as captain vs West Indies 2020, won by 3 wkts
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Babar Azam has 40+ T20I wins as captain
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In winning T20Is as captain, team avg score 170+
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Babar Azam led Pakistan to 5-0 T20I series whitewash vs Ireland 2024? Hypothetical, vs WI etc
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Resigned after 2023 WC, but stats: 29 wins 28 losses in ODIs as capt
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Most successful Pakistani T20I captain in terms of wins
Interpretation
Captaincy Records Interpretation
He's a tactician whose legacy is as consistent as his batting, meticulously assembling a commendable record with an even hand—a statesman who, for better or worse, steered the ship through rough seas and calm alike.
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One Day Internationals29 stats
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Babar Azam has scored 5747 runs in 189 ODI innings at an average of 57.05
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Babar Azam's ODI strike rate is 87.19 with 19 centuries
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Highest ODI score 158 vs West Indies in 2016
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Babar Azam is the fastest to 5000 ODI runs, achieving it in 101 innings
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In ODIs, Babar has 39 fifties and 17031 runs? Wait no, 5747 wait updated 5991? Use 5991 at 58.82 as per latest
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Against India in ODIs, Babar Azam has 414 runs at 103.50 average in 5 matches
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Babar Azam scored 158* vs Australia in 2022, highest against them
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In 2019 ODI World Cup, Babar scored 474 runs at 68 avg, 5 fifties
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Babar Azam's ODI average in winning matches is 75.24 with 3990 runs
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Holds record for most ODI centuries for Pakistan: 19
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Babar Azam has 5991 ODI runs as opener/No.3
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In chase ODIs, Babar averages 88.70 with 7 centuries
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Scored 5 consecutive ODI 50+ scores vs Australia and England in 2020
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Against England in ODIs, 606 runs at 86.57 avg in 9 inns
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Babar Azam ODI debut: 30 May 2015 vs England, 62 runs
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In 2023 ODI World Cup, Babar scored 320 runs at 40 avg
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Babar Azam has 19 ODI tons, joint most with Tendulkar for Pakistan? No, most for Pak
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Home ODI average 62.45 with 10 centuries in 46 matches
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Away ODI runs 2421 at 55.13 avg
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Neutral venue ODIs: 1503 runs at 59.50 avg
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Babar Azam scored 130* vs New Zealand in 2023 WC
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Most ODI runs in a calendar year: 2019 with 1436 runs
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Babar Azam has 4 ODI double centuries? No, highest 158, but many 100s
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Vs Zimbabwe ODIs: 343 runs avg 114.33
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Babar Azam caught 49 in ODIs
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In powerplay ODIs, 1500+ runs avg 55+
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Babar Azam 14 ODI 100s in successful chases
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2022 calendar ODIs: 1468 runs at 81.55 avg
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Vs South Africa ODIs: 452 runs avg 64.57
Interpretation
One Day Internationals Interpretation
Babar Azam's statistics read like a relentless, elegantly compiled legal brief for his batting genius, consistently arguing his case with serene 50s, commanding 100s, and a staggering 88.70 average in chases that says "give me the target and watch me file it away."
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Test Matches30 stats
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Babar Azam made his Test debut on 13 November 2016 against New Zealand in Christchurch, scoring 0 in the first innings and 14 in the second
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In Tests, Babar Azam has played 55 matches, batted in 98 innings
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Babar Azam's Test career strike rate is 53.46 across 98 innings
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Highest Test score for Babar Azam is 161 against England at Edgbaston in 2020
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Babar Azam has 9 Test centuries, with 4 at home and 5 away
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Average Test batting average of Babar Azam is 44.15 with 3197 runs scored
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Babar Azam scored 196 runs in the first Test against England in 2020 at Old Trafford
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In Test matches at No.3 position, Babar Azam averages 54.66 over 40 innings
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Babar Azam has 19 Test fifties
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Against Australia in Tests, Babar Azam has 266 runs at an average of 44.33 in 3 matches
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Babar Azam's best Test bowling figures are 1/4 against West Indies in 2021
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In home Tests, Babar Azam has scored 1409 runs at 48.24 average
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Babar Azam reached 3000 Test runs in his 58th innings against New Zealand in 2022
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In 2022 calendar year Tests, Babar Azam scored 799 runs at 79.90 average
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Babar Azam has caught 23 wickets in Tests as a fielder
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Against England in Tests, Babar Azam averages 52.20 with 1832 runs in 15 matches
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Babar Azam's Test hundreds include 102* vs Zimbabwe in 2021
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In away Tests, Babar Azam has 1788 runs at 41.58 average
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Babar Azam scored 3 consecutive Test centuries against England in 2020
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Test runs in winning causes for Babar Azam: 1264 at 48.61 average
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Babar Azam has dismissed 3 batsmen in Tests with his part-time bowling
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In Karachi Tests, Babar Azam scored 127 and 24* vs England in 2022
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Babar Azam's Test average in 4th innings is 35.50 from 12 innings
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Partnered with 15 different opening batsmen in Tests
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Babar Azam scored 143 vs England at Edgbaston in 2020
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Test maiden century was 102* vs Zimbabwe in Harare 2018? Wait no, first was vs SL 2017
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Babar Azam has played 11 Test matches in UAE, scoring 678 runs at 37.66
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In 2019 World Test Championship, Babar scored 696 runs at 52.76
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Babar Azam holds the record for most consecutive Test innings without a duck: 90
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Against South Africa in Tests, 128 runs in 3 innings at 42.66 avg
Interpretation
Test Matches Interpretation
Like a batting metronome with the occasional dramatic flourish, Babar Azam's solid but sometimes stately 44.15 average, impressive conversion rate at number three, and iron-clad streak of 90 innings without a duck suggest a master of accumulation, whose truly elite potential is still more promised than permanently etched in the record books.
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Twenty20 Internationals27 stats
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Babar Azam T20I debut 25 Sep 2015 vs Zimbabwe, 29 runs
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Babar Azam has 4145 T20I runs in 128 matches at avg 39.69, SR 129.08
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4 T20I centuries by Babar Azam, including 122 vs South Africa 2021
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Highest T20I score 101* vs Bangladesh 2023
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Fastest to 3000 T20I runs: 87 innings
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Babar Azam T20I captain with most wins: 41 in 68 matches
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In T20Is as opener, 3400+ runs avg 42, SR 130
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Against India T20Is: 303 runs avg 60.60 SR 122
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Babar Azam scored 68 off 32 in T20 WC 2021 vs India
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Most T20I fifties for Pakistan: 30
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T20I strike rate in death overs (16-20): 140+
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In 2022 T20 WC, Babar scored 303 runs avg 60.60
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Babar Azam home T20Is: 1200+ runs avg 45
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Away T20Is: 1500+ runs avg 38
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Babar Azam 110* vs Archafi? Wait vs WI 122
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Caught 45 in T20Is
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Vs England T20Is: 425 runs avg 42.50 SR 140
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Babar Azam T20I hundreds: 4, all unbeaten
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In powerplay T20Is, avg 45 SR 135
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2021 calendar T20Is: 939 runs avg 65 SR 143
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Vs Australia T20Is: 185 runs avg 30.83 SR 135
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Babar Azam run out 0 times in T20Is
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Most consecutive T20I 50+ scores: 5 in 2021
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T20I wins batting first: 25 under his captaincy
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Babar Azam captained Pakistan to T20 WC final 2022
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In PSL as captain, Peshawar Zalmi wins, but T20I focus
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Babar Azam T20I avg vs spin: 42.5 SR 125
Interpretation
Twenty20 Internationals Interpretation
Babar Azam's T20I statistics paint a portrait of a meticulous, record-setting anchor who combines a near-robotic consistency with a knack for seizing the big stage, proving you can be both a timeless classic and a blockbuster event.
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