KARACHI: Peshawar Zalmi captain Babar Azam scored a stunning half-century against Quetta Gladiators at the National Bank Stadium in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11th 23rd match.
Babar scored an unbeaten 71 off 51 balls in Zalmi’s 8-wicket victory over arch-rivals Gladiators, marking his 100th half-century in T20s.
As a result, the star Pakistan batsman became the fourth batsman to achieve the milestone in the history of the short format, joining the likes of Australia’s David Warner, India’s Virat Kohli and England’s Jos Buttler.
Warner, who is currently leading Karachi Kings in PSL 11, tops the elusive list with 126 fifties, followed by Kohli with 107 runs and Buttler and Babar with 100 runs each.
Most half-centuries in men’s T20Is
- David Warner (Australia) – 116 in 435 innings
- Virat Kohli (India) – 107 in 401 innings
- Jos Buttler (England) – 100 in 468 innings
- Babar Azam (Pakistan) – 100 in 341 innings
Baber’s match-winning knock against the Gladiators in the recently-concluded match was his 110th fifty-plus score in men’s T20s and helped him equal West Indies great Chris Gayle with 455 innings for the most fifty-plus runs, 104 more than Baber.
Kings captain Warner tops the list of batsmen with most fifty-plus runs in T20Is, followed by Kohli with 116 runs and Babar and Gayle joint third with 110 runs.
Batsmen with most fifty-plus runs in Men’s T20s
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