Pakistan got off to a very poor start in the three-match T20 series against Australia, losing by 29 runs 7-7 at the Gabba Stadium in Brisbane. However, in this match, Babar Azam, the former captain and best batsman of Pakistan, performed two major feats, one when he came on the field and the other when he came on the field. In this match, Babar Azam did not manage to perform any great feats with the bat and after an innings of three runs off 2 balls, Nathan Ellis Nathan Ellis lost his wicket on the ball.
Babar becomes Pakistan’s most capped player in T20 internationals
When Babar Azam took the field in the first match of the T20 series against Australia, it was the 124th match of his T20 international career, after which he now becomes the most capped player for Pakistan. The record was previously held by former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik, who played a total of 123 T20 internationals in 16 years. Mohammad Hafeez’s name ranks third in this list, he has played 119 T20 international matches. While Shadab Khan ranks fourth and fifth with 104 games, Mohammad Rizwan ranks with 103 games.
Fielder with the most catches for Pakistan in T20 Internationals
Babar Azam broke another major record previously held by Shoaib Malik and Fakhar Zaman in this match. Babar Azam has now become Pakistan’s fielder who has taken the most catches in T20 Internationals. In the first T20 match against Australia, he caught Jack Fraser McGurk and Matthew Short, breaking both players’ records. Babar has taken 52 catches in T20 internationals so far.
Pakistan’s top T20 international catcher
- Babar Azam – 52 catches in 124 innings
- Fakhar Zaman – 50 catches in 92 innings
- Shoaib Malik – 50 catches in 111 innings
- Umar Akmal – 39 catches in 64 innings
- Shadab Khan – 36 catches in 104 innings
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