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Pakistan’s prima batter Babar Azam added different feather to his illustrious vocation by completing 15,000 planetary runs (AFP Photo)
Pakistan’s prima batter Babar Azam added different feather to his illustrious vocation by completing 15,000 planetary runs during the 3rd ODI against South Africa connected Saturday.
The milestone came successful the bid decider astatine Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, making Babar lone the 5th Pakistani to execute the landmark.Babar reached the milestone during his sound of 27 disconnected 32 balls, but his innings ended successful disappointment erstwhile helium was tally retired portion attempting a 3rd tally with Saim Ayub against Bjorn Fortuin successful the 11th over. Despite the unfortunate dismissal, the accomplishment further solidified his presumption arsenic 1 of Pakistan’s modern greats.
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With this, Babar joins an elite database of Pakistani legends — Inzamam-ul-Haq, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, and Javed Miandad — who person each crossed the 15,000-run people successful planetary cricket.Across 329 planetary matches, Babar has present amassed 15,004 runs astatine an mean of 45.46, including 31 centuries and 104 half-centuries, with a highest people of 196.As for the match, Pakistan registered a historical seven-wicket victory, sealing the three-match ODI bid 2-1 — their first-ever location bid triumph implicit South Africa.
Most runs successful vocation successful Tests+ODIs+T20Is (15000 club)
| Alastair Cook (ENG) | 257 | 15,737 | 42.88 | 38 | 76 |
| Aravinda de Silva (SL) | 401 | 15,645 | 37.78 | 31 | 86 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN) | 474 | 15,623 | 34.18 | 21 | 82 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin (IND) | 433 | 15,593 | 39.77 | 29 | 79 |
| Angelo Mathews (SL) | 435 | 15,546 | 40.59 | 19 | 91 |
| Adam Gilchrist (AUS) | 396 | 15,461 | 38.94 | 33 | 81 |
| Stephen Fleming (NZ) | 396 | 15,319 | 35.46 | 17 | 95 |
| Viv Richards (WI) | 308 | 15,261 | 48.75 | 35 | 90 |
| Tamim Iqbal (BAN) | 391 | 15,249 | 35.21 | 25 | 94 |
| Matthew Hayden (AUS) | 273 | 15,066 | 47.67 | 40 | 69 |
| Babar Azam (PAK) | 329 | 15,004 | 45.46 | 31 | 104 |
After winning the flip and electing to bowl, Pakistan’s bowlers dismantled the South African batting lineup. Openers Quinton de Kock and Lhuan-dre Pretorius gave the visitors a coagulated start, adding 72 runs for the archetypal wicket, but the innings rapidly unraveled thereafter.Leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed was the prima with the ball, producing a match-winning spell of 4/27 successful 10 overs, dismissing Matthew Breetzke, Rubin Hermann, Donovan Ferreira, and Corbin Bosch successful speedy succession.
He was good supported by Mohammad Nawaz (2/31) and Salman Agha (2/18) arsenic South Africa collapsed from 106/2 to 143 each retired successful 37.5 overs.In reply, Pakistan mislaid Fakhar Zaman for a duck, but Saim Ayub steadied the innings with a superb 77 disconnected 70 balls, studded with 11 fours and a six. His 65-run concern with Babar Azam acceptable the code for the chase.After their dismissals, Mohammad Rizwan (32 disconnected 45)* and Salman Agha (5)* guided Pakistan to triumph successful conscionable 25 overs. Abrar Ahmed was deservedly named Player of the Match for his game-changing spell.
