Babar Azam becomes highest innings scorer as captain while chasing. He has made the history. Crossing his own record after 82 runs against Zimbabwe.
Babar Azam was already highest run scorer as captain while chasing with 66* runs against Bangladesh early this year in 2020. But after putting up 82 runs against Zimbabwe, he broke his personal milestone and become the highest run scorer as captain while chasing in the first T20 match that Babar Azam won for Pakistan single handedly
Although as captain Sarfaraz Ahmed still tops the list with 89* against Scotland in 2018 but he made it in first innings. Which will be counting in first innings. Muhammad Hafeez also had scored 86 runs against South Africa as captain in 2013. The both innings came in first innings while Babar Azam’s this innings came in chasing means in second innings of the match while playing against Zimbabwe team in Pakistan.
Both of the batsmen’s knocks came in the first innings while Babar Azam is making the records in second innings, both of the knocks have come into winning cause.
Pakistan won both of the matches when Babar Azam created history as he becomes highest innings scorer as captain while chasing.
It has been headache for Pakistan to chase the target but Babar Azam made it really simple as he defeated Zimbabwe with the ease in last match where he scored 82 runs in chasing.
His next target is to get his first position back that he lost during England series where Dawid Malan outclassed him to grab but Babar Azam knows how to deal with it and get it back to his pocket.
He also holds other world record that he has set on this single series of Zimbabwe as he was previously became the 3rd fastest batsman to score 12 ODI centuries. This is his brilliance that keep on moving him towards the new milestones in every series he plays.