Watch- Babar Azam Throws Away Well-Deserved Century In 3rd Test Vs England

Babar Azam [Source: screengrab/x]Babar Azam roared back into form Pakistan in the second innings of the third Test of the series against England. Tottering at 0-2 while trailing by 320 runs on Day 3, the elegant skipper punched out a sparkling half-century while batting at number five.Arriving to the crease at 125-3 in the 31st over, Babar composed a fighting 76 from 103 balls with 11 boundaries and a six. Fast approaching his tenth Test century, the cricketer was deprived of the landmark figure by none other than his England’s pace nemesis Josh Tongue.Josh Tongue ruffles Babar Azam, again! A well-set Babar Azam was dismissed by England fast bowler Josh Tongue in the 63rd over of the second Pakistan innings on Day 3 at Edgbaston in Birmingham.Batting at 76 off 103 balls and having steered Pakistan to a rapid recovery, the cricketer gloved the ball towards England wicketkeeper Jordan Cox down the leg side.Also Read- Babar Azam Engages In Intense Chat With Mike Hesson Ahead Of 3rd TestIf not for Tongue’s intervention, Babar was motoring towards a well-deserved century. The innings would have marked his tenth Test hundred, and his first in more than three years. England Cricket @englandcricket Safe hands from Jordan Cox 👐 Catch all the big moments 📲 Sep 11, 2026, 8:32 PM It is worth noting that Josh Tongue had also dismissed Babar Azam in the first innings of the match a couple of days ago. Bowling the 15th over of the Pakistan innings on Day 1, the speedster hurled down a 141 kph corker to clean bowled the legendary visiting skipper for just seven off 18 balls.Babar Azam enters record books with fighting knockThrough the course of his knock, Babar Azam completed 2,000 runs as Pakistan Test captain. He became only the fifth Pakistani cricketer in history to scale the landmark figure as skipper, joining the likes of Misbah-ul-Haq, Inzamam-ul-Haq, World Cup winner Imran Khan and others. Here is a look at all five Pakistan captains with over 2,000 Test runs to their names.Most Runs for Pakistan as Captain in Tests:4214 - Misbah-ul-Haq2408 - Imran Khan2397 - Inzamam-ul-Haq2354 - Javed Miandad2017 - Babar Azam*Babar also became the youngest Pakistan captain to complete 2,000 Test runs, doing so at an age of just 31 years and 331 days.When was the last time Babar scored a Test century?Babar Azam just squandered away a rare opportunity of converting his fifty into a rare Test century. While the legendary Pakistani batter has registered nine hundreds so far in his career, his last century occurred way back in December 2022 against New Zealand on a flat Karachi pitch.He has since gone 37 innings without scoring a Test century, with his average also dropping down to 42.98.Nonetheless, his innings helped Pakistan avoid an embarrassing innings defeat at the hands of England at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Day 3.Also Read- Major Blow For India As Ishan Kishan Gets Injured Ahead Of IND vs AFG T20Is