Pakistan’s Star batter and Skipper Babar Azam today took forward his streak of centuries as he smashed another one in in the first ODI against West Indies in Multan. The Pakistan captain scored a stunning century (103 off 107 balls) as the side defeated the Windies by five wickets in the 306-run chase.
This was Babar’s third consecutive century in ODIs; the previous two coming against Australia in Pakistan’s last ODI series at home. Babar slammed 114 and 105* in the last two games of the series against Australia. In 2016, the Pakistan skipper had registered scores of 120, 123, and 117 in three successive matches – all against the West Indies in the United Arab Emirates. And so, with his century against the Windies on Wednesday, Babar became the first player in ODI history to reach this feat. This was also Babar’s 17th ODI century in 87 matches.
Babar goes past Kohli’s record
Babar Azam became the fastest to score 1,000 runs as captain in the format. He reached the four-figure mark in his 13th inning as Pakistan captain. He surpassed India’s Virat Kohli, who had reached the figure in 17 innings. The right handed batter also went past South Africa’s AB de Villiers who took 20 innings as captain and New Zealand’s Kane Williamson who took 23 innings. The Pakistan captain currently holds the no.1 spot in the ODI rankings for batters. And with the current form he is in, it seems he aims to cement that place for some time.
Earlier, Imam-ul-Haq (65), Mohammad Rizwan (59) and Khushdil Shah (41*) made significant contributions as Pakistan chased down a 306-run target with four balls to spare.
