Babar Azam

Third one-day international, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Australia 210 all out (41.5 overs): Carey 56, Rauf 3-39 Babar Azam scored his second century in two matches as Pakistan beat Australia by nine wickets in the third one-day international to win the series 2-1. The Pakistan captain followed Thursday's impressive 114 in...

Ben McDermott’s maiden ODI century for Australia proved to be in vain as captain Babar Azam masterminded Pakistan’s masterful record run chase in a thrilling six-wicket win in Lahore. Pursuing Australia’s formidable total of 8-348 in Thursday’s second match of the series, Imam-ul-Haq cracked his second century in...

Brian Lara’s epic 153 not out in 1999 in Barbados. VVS Laxman’s unforgettable 281 in 2001 in Kolkata. They are two of the six innings officially rated by Wisden, cricket’s bible, in its top 10 greatest list compiled 20 years ago. On a new update, Pakistan captain...

Pakistan captain Babar Azam led a stunning final-day rear-guard against Australia as his 196 helped enable the hosts to bat out 172 overs and earn a dramatic draw in the second Test. Having been set the task of scoring a record 506 runs to win or surviving 172 overs to...

Melbourne [Australia], February 5 (ANI): Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has said that Babar Azam will soon become the number one ranked Test batter in the world as he has all the desired qualities. Pakistan will next lock horns against Australia in a three-match Test series, beginning March 4 in...

The bad light finally ended play with Babar batting on 60, Azhar Ali on 36 and the unbroken third-wicket partnership standing at 91. Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam (2-49) bowled brilliantly in the morning session to put Bangladesh on top. Openers Abid Ali (39) and Abdullah Shafique (25) brought up a...

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Skipper Babar Azam hit a half-century to help Pakistan recover from early trouble and reach 161-2 against Bangladesh on the opening day of the second test, which was halted several times for bad light and rain on Saturday. The bad light finally ended play with Babar...

Pakistan captain Babar Azam paid tribute to opening partner Mohammad Rizwan for rousing himself from his hospital bed and playing an important innings in their T20 World Cup semi-final defeat to Australia Rizwan became the first batter in history to amass 1,000 T20 international runs in a calendar year as his knock of 67 from 52 balls underpinned Pakistan’s total of 176 for four after they were asked to bat first in Dubai.While Marcus Stoinis and in particular Matthew Wade performed an incredible rescue act to seal a five-wicket win for Australia, it emerged afterwards that Rizwan had spent the...

Sharjah [UAE], November 8 (ANI): Pakistan skipper Babar Azam said the side wants to continue the winning momentum going into the semi-finals of the ongoing T20 World Cup. Pakistan demolished Scotland by 72 runs in their final Super 12 match in Group 2 here at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah on Sunday.

Babar, who hit 70 from 49 balls, and Rizwan, with an undefeated 79 from 50, shared an opening partnership of 113 in Abu Dhabi - a record fifth century stand by any opening pair in T20 internationals. Namibia's last four overs disappeared for 62 as the Group 2 leaders posted...

Dubai [UAE], October 25 (ANI): Pakistan skipper Babar Azam does not want his team to get over-excited just because they managed to defeat India in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup as their prime focus remains to win the entire tournament and take the trophy home. Mohammad Rizwan and skipper...

Pakistan captain Babar Azam was adamant “records are meant to be broken” as his side attempt to end their lengthy luckless run against India on the World Cup stage in Dubai on Sunday.The neighbouring countries only face off nowadays in global tournaments because of the uneasy relations between the two cricketing boards, while the longstanding geopolitical tensions add extra fervour to any contest.However, Pakistan have the undesirable record of 12 losses from as many matches against their arch rivals at the limited-overs World Cups – seven in the 50-over version and five in T20s, including in the inaugural 2007 final.India...

Dubai [UAE], October 23 (ANI): Just a day before the high-octane clash against India in the Super 12 stage of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam said that batting is the main strength of his team and he is hopeful about the team's good performance. The...

Pakistan captain Babar Azam says "records are meant to be broken" while India skipper Virat Kohli insists his side' past success against their rivals will count for nothing in Sunday's T20 World Cup encounter. Due to board and political tensions, India and Pakistan only meet in global tournaments these days...