Pakistan’s top batter Babar Azam made a century against Nepal in the ongoing Asia Cup 2023 opener, shattering South Africa’s Hashim Amla’s record. The Pakistan captain made 100 runs with 10 fours, his 19th century in one-day international (ODI) cricket. Read out complete details about Pak vs Nepal down below.
Pak vs Nepal: Babar Azam breaks Hashim Amla’s Asia Cup 2023 recordÂ
Babar accomplished this accomplishment by hitting 19 tonnes in the 102nd inning of the Asia Cup opener versus Nepal, which is presently being contested at the Multan Cricket Stadium. He surpassed Amla’s record of 19 hundreds in 104 innings. In the previous innings, the Pakistan captain had struck his 18th century.
He is the first batter in history to have 18 hundreds in fewer than 100 innings. In the fewest innings, Babar scored 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries. He hit ten hundreds in 68 innings and nine centuries in 34 innings after that.
Most ODI career runs after 102 innings
- Pakistan’s Babar Azam — 5,353
- South Africa’s Hashim Amla — 5,165
- West Indies’ Viv Richards — 4,624
- England’s Joe Root — 4,480
- West Indies’ Shai Hope — 4,465
- India’s Shikhar Dhawan — 4,401
Playing XIÂ
Pakistan:Â Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf
Nepal:Â Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh (wk), Rohit Paudel (c), Aarif Sheikh, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi
