Babar Azam Poised to Break Afridi’s T20I Record in South Africa Series
- Babar Azam, Pakistan’s star batter, aims to surpass Shahid Afridi’s record of 73 sixes in T20I cricket.
- Azam is chasing legends like Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, and Afridi.
- Babar Azam close to surpass Shahid Afridi’s record in second South Africa T20I.
Centurion is set to witness history today as Pakistan’s star batter, Babar Azam, aims to surpass former captain Shahid Afridi on the list of Pakistani batters with the most sixes in T20I cricket. Babar, currently with 72 sixes, is just one six shy of equaling Afridi’s tally of 73.
The prolific batter, ranked fifth on the list, is chasing legends like Mohammad Rizwan, who leads with 95 sixes, followed by Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Hafeez with 76 each, and Afridi.
Most Sixes for Pakistan in T20Is:
- Mohammad Rizwan: 95
- Fakhar Zaman: 76
- Mohammad Hafeez: 76
- Shahid Afridi: 73
- Babar Azam: 72
Pakistan, meanwhile, will look to recover from their narrow 11-run loss in the first T20I. The second T20I takes place today in Centurion, with the series finale scheduled for tomorrow in Johannesburg.
Following the T20Is, both teams will play a three-match ODI series beginning December 17 in Paarl, with subsequent games in Cape Town on December 19 and Johannesburg on December 22.
The tour will conclude with a two-match Test series starting December 26 in Centurion, with the second Test set for January 3 in Cape Town.
Pakistan Playing XI:
Mohammad Rizwan (c)(wk), Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Usman Khan, Tayyab Tahir, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Afridi, Jahandad Khan, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.
