Another milestone: Babar Azam matches Hashmi Amla’s 6,000-run record

Pakistan’s star batter Babar Azam has reached a remarkable milestone in ODI cricket, completing 6,000 career runs.

As per the details, Babar achieved this feat during the final match of the tri-nation series against New Zealand at the National Bank Cricket Arena in Karachi.

He achieved the milestone with his 10th run during the innings, matching South African star Hashim Amla’s record for the fastest to score 6,000 ODI runs, in just 123 innings.

The 29-year-old has also become the fastest Asian batter to reach the mark, surpassing India's Virat Kohli, who took 136 innings to achieve the same.

Babar is now the 11th Pakistani batter to score 6,000 ODI runs. Before him, legendary players such as Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Yousuf, Saeed Anwar, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Javed Miandad, Younis Khan, Saleem Malik, Mohammad Hafeez and Ijaz Ahmed have all achieved this milestone.

In this match, Babar returned to the pavilion after scoring 29 runs.

PAK STRUGGLING AGAINST NZ

In the final of the tri-nation series, Pakistan is struggling against New Zealand. Khushdil Shah and Tayyab Tahir are currently batting.

The match is being played at Karachi’s National Bank Stadium, where the national team did not get off to a good start. Opener Fakhar Zaman scored 10, Saud Shakeel 8, and Babar Azam was dismissed for 29 runs.

After losing three early wickets for 54 runs, Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Ali Agha stabilized the innings with a responsible partnership of 88 runs. However, at the team’s total score of 142, Mohammad Rizwan also got out after scoring 46 runs. Salman also returned to the pavilion, scoring 45 runs.