Babar Azam Sets T20I Record
Pakistan captain Babar Azam is being celebrated as the only T20I batter with 800+ runs against one opponent, having scored 880 runs against New Zealand. This milestone showcases Azam's consistency and dominance in the shortest format of international cricket.
- Against New Zealand, Babar Azam has scored his 880 runs in 26 matches, at an average of 41.90. This includes one century and eight fifties. - This record surpasses other notable player-opponent T20I run totals, such as Virat Kohli's 794 runs against Australia. Babar Azam and Jos Buttler are the only two players to have scored over 500 runs against four different opponents in T20Is. - During a recent five-match T20I series against New Zealand which ended in a 2-2 draw, Babar scored 69 runs off 44 balls in the final match. In that same series, he also became the player with the most fours in the history of men's T20Is, surpassing Paul Stirling of Ireland. - In a T20I against New Zealand in April 2023, Babar Azam scored his third century as a captain, the most by any captain in T20I history. - As of November 2025, Babar Azam became the highest run-scorer in the history of men's T20Is, surpassing India's Rohit Sharma. - Looking ahead, Pakistan's schedule includes a T20I tour of Sri Lanka, a home series against Australia, and the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in early 2026.
