In the nail-biting match against England in the second T20I at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground. Pakistan’s cricket team captain Babar Azam achieved another milestone by outdoing India’s premier cricketer Rohit Sharma to become the second-highest run-getter in T20 internationals.
Babar’s achievement was made in a quite interesting match, where he scored 32 runs on a total of 26 balls, for a strike rate of 123. Pakistan’s captain, contributed significantly to the team’s cause, though he was on the receiving end of a loss.
Statistical Comparison Between Babar Azam And Rohit
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Comparative analysis of the two most recent classical efforts between Babar Azam and Rohit Sharma reveals how both players are of supreme class and how consistent they are. The enigmatic T20I player Rohit Sharma has embarked on a journey that has seen him play a total of 151 T20I matches and 143 innings in his 8-year career to tally a total of 3974 runs at a mind-blowing strike rate of 139.97.
On the other hand, Babar Azam, with 118 matches and 111 innings, has got 3987 runs, though he has been slightly slower in his striking rate (91). However, they are unable to disregard the fact that Babar has fixed himself as a world batsman in the shortest format of the game as a consistent run scorer.
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Dominance of Virat Kohli
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Still, Babar Azam’s achievement puts him in the bracket with some of the most celebrated cricketing legends. However, it is essential to point out that Indian batting superstar Virat Kohli holds the record of being the highest run-getter in the T20Is with a tally of 4037 runs. Kohli has been equally successful across all formats of the game, ranging from Tests to T20Is, making him one of the best batsmen of the generation.
Apart from Babar Azam’s standing, the Pakistan bowlers too proved that they have the potential and efficiency, as was evident from their performance against England. Haris Rauf bowled very effectively and took 2 wickets in 34 runs, and Shaheen Afridi took 3 wickets in 36 runs, restricting England’s prominent batting lineup.
Even though Babar Azam fought with his bat till the very last, Pakistan was put on the back foot right early on in the run-chase as valuable wickets fell at regular intervals. Nevertheless, Babar and Fakhar Zaman, together with Ihtikhar Ahmed and Imad Wasim, played well in this match.
And indeed, the glimpses of determination and survival within the Pakistani lineup were similarly obvious. However, Pakistan could not chase the target; they also lost their wicket, and they were all out on 160 runs in over 19. 2 overs.
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England’s Bowling Prowess
The bowlers from England’s side, including Topley and Archer, were very impressive, as Topley played the role of a bowler brilliantly and took wickets at regular intervals with a bowling figure of 3/41, and on the other hand, Archer also played a decent spell and bowled out two players in his spell and took a bowling figure of 2/28. Moeen Ali also made a crucial contribution with the ball by getting two valuable wickets.
Babar Azam, who recently became the No. 1 T20I batter in the world, yet again makes a record in the series that will certainly benefit the team in future games. Pakistan will be keen to come back into the series against England in the upcoming matches.
Overall, a great deal of joy was observed in both teams’ performances, and it only goes to prove that there are more nail-biting showdowns in store for a large number of cricket lovers as the series continues.
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