new Delhi: Pakistan captain Babar Azam appeared in very good form in the ODI series played against Australia (PAK vs AUS ODI Series). The way he batted was praised all over the world. Captains have also become a topic of much discussion in today’s time. In the ODI series played against Australia, Babar also scored two back to back centuries and Australia was dusted in the series 2-1. At the same time, recently he has also made a record in his name, beating Virat Kohli.
Virat Kohli left behind
Babar Azam holds the record for the fastest 15 and 16 centuries in ODI cricket. Whereas now he has overtaken Virat Kohli in terms of average. Babar Azam’s batting average in ODIs has reached 59.18 after performing brilliantly against Australia, due to which he has broken Virat Kohli’s record.
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Virat Kohli averages 58.07 in the list of players who have scored at least 2000 runs, while Babar Azam has now overtaken him. He has scored 4261 runs in 86 ODIs at an impressive average of 59.18. At the same time, the average of Pakistan’s player Imam-ul-Haq has become 53.97 after the Australia series.
such was the match
Talking about the match, Babar helped the team in the biggest run chase of Pakistan ODI career against Australia. Chasing a huge target of 349 runs, he played an innings of 114 runs. Which was the highest score by any Pakistan batsman against Australia. Babar broke the 32-year-old record of former Pakistan captain and Prime Minister Imran Khan with this innings.
Whereas Babar Azam showed his strength in the last and deciding ODI match of the series. He scored 105 runs in 115 balls with the help of 12 fours in the deciding match. Due to which the team was able to capture not only that match but also the series.