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Babar Azam joins Virat Kohli as joint-fastest to 3000 T20I runs

He became only the fifth batter in this format to score 3000 runs

Babar Azam joins Virat Kohli as joint-fastest to 3000 T20I runs PHOTO: AFP

Pakistan captain Babar Azam achieved yet another milestone as he went past 3000 runs in T20Is during the sixth match of the series against England.

The 27-year-old took 81 innings, equalling former Indian captain Virat Kohli's record.

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Babar is also only the fifth batter in the game's shortest format to score 3000 runs. Rohit Sharman, Virat Kohli, Martin Guptill and Paul Stirling are the other four. 

Pakistan's all-format captain has 27 fifties and two centuries to his name in this format

Most runs in T20Is

  • Rohit Sharma (IND) -  3694 runs
  • Virat Kohli (IND) - 3660 runs
  • Martin Guptill (NZ) - 3497 runs
  • Babar Azam (PAK) - 3035 runs
  • Paul Stirling (IRE) - 3011 runs