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Matthew Hayden’s record of most 50-plus scores was equaled by Babar Azam.
Babar Azam has scored four half-centuries in the T20 World Cup so far.
2014 World Cup saw Kohli score 4 half-centuries; the 2007 World Cup saw Hayden score 4 half-centuries;
Batting first for Pakistan, Babar Azam equaled Virat Kohli and Matthew Hayden’s record of most fifty-plus scores by an individual in one edition of the T20 World Cup by scoring another fifty.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam continued to lead from the front in the T20 World Cup 2021 by scoring another fifty. Pakistan reached 189/4 in 20 overs thanks to Babar’s 66 in 47 balls. To put it another way, Pakistan’s skipper equaled Virat Kohli and Matthew Hayden’s T20 World Cup record of most fifty-plus scores by a single batter at the tournament. Babar’s half-century equaled Kohli’s feat in the 2014 tournament and Hayden’s four fifties in the first tournament in 2007, which was held in 2007.
This tournament began with an unbeaten 68 runs from 52 balls by Babar against archrivals India. As his team won the match against Afghanistan, he scored 51 runs from 47 balls.
After that, Babar hit another fifty in Namibia’s win.
This unbeaten run in the Super 12 stage has been bolstered by a stellar performance from Pakistan’s captain.
Pakistan successfully defended the 190-run target against Scotland in their 20 overs, restricting the visitors to 117/6.
After Babar, Shoaib Malik also made an impressive half-century as the bowlers carried out their plans flawlessly and recorded their fifth consecutive win.
Babar has already scored 1,627 runs in T20Is this calendar year, and he has at least one more match to play if Pakistan progress further in the competition.
