Babar Azam Joins Shubman Gill In Elite ODI List During PAK vs ENG ODI

Babar Azam completed 2000 ODI runs in Pakistan. [Source - AFP]

Babar Azam achieved a major ODI milestone by completing 2,000 ODI runs in Pakistan. He reached the landmark in the second match against England on Tuesday, October 20, in the ongoing ODI tri-series.

The right-hander scored 34 off 52 balls after England elected to bowl first in Rawalpindi. Babar entered the contest just 23 runs short of 2,000 ODI runs in Pakistan and rewrote the record books before being dismissed.

Babar Azam Becomes Fastest Pakistani To Score 2,000 ODI Runs At Home

Babar Azam needed just 37 innings to complete 2,000 ODI runs in Pakistan, becoming the fastest Pakistani batter to reach the milestone at home. Pakistan lost Fakhar Zaman off the first ball after being asked to bat.

Babar walked in at No. 3, but Saim Ayub also departed during the powerplay. He negotiated the new ball carefully before reaching the landmark, only to be bowled by Will Jacks shortly afterwards for 34 off 52 deliveries.

Fastest To 2,000 ODI Runs In Pakistan (By Innings)

Batter	Innings
Babar Azam	37
Inzamam-ul-Haq	48
Mohammad Yousuf	49
Shoaib Malik	56

Babar Azam now leads the list of Pakistani batters who have scored 2,000 ODI runs at home in the fewest innings. Inzamam-ul-Haq took 48 innings, Mohammad Yousuf needed 49, while Shoaib Malik reached the mark in 56 innings.

Babar Azam Is Joint Third-Fastest To 2,000 ODI Runs In A Country

Babar Azam’s latest achievement places him among the top five fastest batters to reach 2,000 ODI runs in a single country, joining an elite list featuring some of the biggest names in ODI cricket.

Rank	Batter	Country	Innings
1	Shubman Gill	India	33
2	Desmond Haynes	West Indies	36
3 (Joint)	Quinton de Kock	South Africa	37
3 (Joint)	Babar Azam	Pakistan	37
5	Hashim Amla	South Africa	38

(Fastest To 2,000 ODI Runs In A Country By Innings)

The Pakistani star reached 2,000 ODI runs in Pakistan in 37 innings, making him joint third-fastest alongside Quinton de Kock in South Africa. Shubman Gill tops the list, having achieved the milestone in India in just 33 innings.

Former West Indies batter Desmond Haynes sits second with 36 innings to reach the milestone in the Caribbean. Hashim Amla follows Babar and de Kock, having needed 38 innings in South Africa.