Babar Azam has become the first captain ever to score three T20I hundreds in the shortest format of the game after scoring an unbeaten 101 runs off 58-ball against New Zealand at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.
India’s Rohit Sharma and Faheem Nazir from Switzerland have two T20I hundreds as captain.
Babar Azam becomes the first captain to score three T20I centuries ????#BabarAzam???? pic.twitter.com/BYbymH88i0
— Cricket Pakistan (@cricketpakcompk) April 15, 2023
The milestone was reached by the Pakistani captain against New Zealand on Saturday at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore during the second T20I of the series.
Babar scored 101 runs in 58 balls, including three sixes and 11 fours. The 28-year-old smashed the landmark boundary off the final pitch of the inning.
Shots all around the park ????
King Babar conquering the field ????#PAKvNZ #BabarAzam???? pic.twitter.com/bS5NdyYiRd
— Cricket Pakistan (@cricketpakcompk) April 15, 2023
This was Babar’s ninth T20 hundred, which means he is now second on the list of most hundreds in T20 cricket. Chris Gayle leads the list with 22 hundreds.
