Babar Azam is on the verge of breaking Rohit Sharma’s record for the most T20I centuries after scoring his third during a five-match series against New Zealand. Rohit Sharma currently holds the top spot on the International Cricket Council (ICC) list with four centuries. Babar is the only Pakistan batter with more than one ton in the format, and his latest century puts him in second place on the list of batters with the most T20I tons.
Following Rohit and Babar are Czech player Sabawoon Davizi, Australia’s Glenn Maxwell, New Zealand’s Colin Munro, and India’s Suryakumar Yadav, who all have three T20I tons. Babar’s century helped his team secure a 2-0 lead in the series, thanks in part to his 99-run opening partnership with wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan.
Babar’s impressive performance included scoring his half-century on just 36 balls and then slamming 51 runs off the next 22 deliveries, including 36 runs off the last three overs. He smashed James Neesham for two fours and a six in the last over, completing his 100 runs off the final ball of the innings. The skipper also shared an unbeaten 87-run partnership for the fifth wicket with Iftikhar Ahmed, helping his side restrict their opponents to 154/7.
It is worth mentioning that Babar and Rohit have 33 scores of fifty or more in T20Is, second only to Virat Kohli, who has 38 such scores. With Babar in top form, it seems like only a matter of time before he surpasses Rohit’s record and adds another accolade to his impressive career.
