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Babar Azam

Babar Azam

Batsman · right-hand-bat · right-arm-offbreak · Pakistan
T20I ODI Test 25 Player of Match

Babar Azam has scored 15,339 runs in 329 international matches. Average 55.03, SR 85.0.

Career Statistics

ODI
6,419
136 matches · avg 54.86
SR 87 HS 158 100s 20 50s 35 4s 598 6s 67
T20I
4,113
123 matches · avg 38.8
SR 128.6 HS 122 100s 3 50s 36 4s 431 6s 74
Test
4,481
62 matches · avg 43.93
SR 55 HS 196 100s 9 50s 31 4s 530 6s 25
Bowling
Test
2 wickets
avg 21 · econ 2.8 · SR 45

Records Held

🏆 Most Runs
4,113
T20I · dataset
🏆 Most Fifties
36
T20I · dataset

Rankings

#1
Most Runs T20I
4,113
#1
Most Fifties T20I
36
#8
Most Hundreds T20I
3
Record: SA Yadav (4)
#9
Highest Average ODI
54.86
Record: M Raj (62.74)
#10
Most Hundreds ODI
20
Record: Virat Kohli (55)

Approaching Milestones

1 away
1 hundreds from 10 in Tests
4 away
4 fifties from 40 in T20Is
5 away
5 hundreds from 25 in ODIs
5 away
5 fifties from 40 in ODIs
9 away
9 fifties from 40 in Tests
26 away
26 sixes from 100 in T20Is

Career Timeline

Peak volume: 2022 · Best avg: 2020 (69.6)
15 947 1092 1622 18 2037 835 1709 21 2598 22 1212 1168 24 1156

Career Span

T20I
2017-10-26 — 2026-02-24
Test
2016-10-13 — 2026-05-16
ODI
2015-05-31 — 2026-06-04
Ball-by-ball coverage ~2005+.

Key Strengths

Strongest in ODI
Average 55.03, SR 85.0
Most aggressive in T20I
Strike rate 124.5
Dominant vs Zimbabwe
Avg 54.79, 767 runs in 18 matches
Elite power hitter
171 sixes in international cricket

Career Milestones

5,000 international runs 7,000 international runs 10,000 international runs 15,000 international runs 300+ international matches

Career Timeline

Year M Runs
2015 7 230
2016 19 1,048
2017 33 1,408
2018 36 1,622
2019 35 2,037
2020 13 835
2021 39 1,709
2022 43 2,598
2023 29 1,212
2024 34 1,168
2025 30 1,065
2026 11 407

Performance by Opponent

Opponent M Runs Avg SR
New Zealand 57 2,653 48.24 80.2
Australia 43 2,242 47.7 71
England 45 2,170 49.32 87.4
South Africa 43 1,982 42.17 81.6
West Indies 35 1,777 48.03 75.3
Sri Lanka 33 1,515 45.91 68.5
Zimbabwe 18 767 54.79 104.8
Bangladesh 18 739 36.95 73.7
India 14 351 29.25 83.8
Ireland 6 266 53.2 89

Venue Performance

Venue M Runs Avg SR
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium 28 1,535 52.93 80.7
National Stadium, Karachi 20 1,288 64.4 69.6
Dubai International Cricket Stadium 23 1,069 53.45 80.3
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 23 1,052 52.6 91.3
Sheikh Zayed Stadium 17 735 40.83 70.5
National Stadium 7 508 72.57 93.9
Multan Cricket Stadium 8 488 40.67 76.7
SuperSport Park, Centurion 6 428 61.14 108.6
Gaddafi Stadium 13 425 38.64 119.4
Sharjah Cricket Stadium 7 418 69.67 90.1

Dismissal Profile

60.3%
caught
205 times
15.9%
bowled
54 times
14.1%
lbw
48 times
4.7%
run out
16 times
2.6%
stumped
9 times
2.1%
caught and bowled
7 times
0.3%
retired hurt
1 times

Boundary Profile

T20I
471 fours
80 sixes
52.2%
from boundaries
ODI
587 fours
66 sixes
43.4%
from boundaries
Test
530 fours
25 sixes
50.7%
from boundaries

Recent Form

Match Runs Balls SR Result
ODI: Australia tour of Pakistan 40R(85b)
ODI: Australia tour of Pakistan 16R(17b)
ODI: Australia tour of Pakistan 69R(96b)
Test: Pakistan tour of Bangladesh 115R(137b)
T20: ICC Men's T20 World Cup 25R(25b)
T20: ICC Men's T20 World Cup 5R(8b)
T20: ICC Men's T20 World Cup 46R(33b)
T20: ICC Men's T20 World Cup 15R(18b)
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