PAKvENG: Babar Azam claims record in Karachi Test

Pakistan captain Babar Azam set a new milestone today in Karachi against England after scoring fifty runs in the third and final Test.

This was Azam's 23rd international score of 50 or more across all formats in 2022, the most by any Pakistan batter in a calendar year.

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The previous record holder was former captain Misbah ul Haq, who hit 22 scores of 50 or more in 2013.

Azam's 23 scores of 50 or more include 16 fifty runs and seven centuries.

The record for the most scores of 50 or more in a calendar year is held by Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara, who achieved 25 such runs in 2014. Ricky Ponting of Australia is second with 24 in 2005.

In addition to Azam, India's Sourav Ganguly and England's Joe Root made 23 fifty-plus runs in a single year.

25th Test half-century for skipper!

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