Babar Azam breaks world record with third T20I century

Babar remained unbeaten on 101 runs in his 58-ball innings

PHOTO: Shafiq Malik

Babar Azam has become the first captain ever to score three T20I hundreds in the shortest format of the game.

The Pakistan captain achieved the milestone on Saturday in the second T20I of the series against New Zealand at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.

India's Rohit Sharma and Faheem Nazir from Switzerland have two T20I hundreds as captain.

Babar Azam becomes the first captain to score three T20I centuries 👑#BabarAzam𓃵 pic.twitter.com/BYbymH88i0
— Cricket Pakistan (@cricketpakcompk) April 15, 2023

Babar remained unbeaten on 101 runs in his 58-ball innings, which included three sixes and 11 fours.

The 28-year-old hit the last ball of the innings for a boundary, to reach three figures.

Shots all around the park 🏏

King Babar conquering the field 👑#PAKvNZ #BabarAzam𓃵 pic.twitter.com/bS5NdyYiRd
— Cricket Pakistan (@cricketpakcompk) April 15, 2023

This was Babar’s ninth T20 hundred, which means he is now second on the list of most hundreds in T20 cricket. Chris Gayle leads the list with 22 hundreds.