Azam levels Kohli’s record of 3000 runs in T20Is
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Azam levels Kohli’s record of 3000 runs in T20Is
LAHORE (Web Desk) - Babar Azam matched India batter Virat Kohli’s record of the fastest man to 3,000 runs in T20Is, during the sixth contest of seven-match series against England on Friday in Lahore.
The Pakistani captain, who anchored the host team’s total when they were put in to bat, produced an unbeaten 59-ball 87 for his 27th half century, reaching 3,000 T20I runs in 81 innings.
Azam smashed Richard Gleeson for a six to reach the milestone and join Indian batters Rohit Sharma (3,694 runs in 140 matches) and Kohli (3,663 in 108), Martin Guptill of New Zealand (3,497 in 112), and Paul Stirling of Ireland (3,011 in 114).
