Babar Azam made a strong comeback to Pakistan's Test team, scoring a half-century and achieving a significant batting milestone in the second Test against Bangladesh in Sylhet. After missing the first Test in Mirpur due to injury, Babar scored 68 off 84 balls, including 10 boundaries, to top-score for Pakistan in the first innings. His innings helped Pakistan recover from 79/4 to post 232, reducing Bangladesh's lead to 46 runs.
Babar Azam Joins Elite List
During his innings, Babar completed 9,000 international runs in the 2020 decade, moving ahead of Joe Root and teammate Mohammad Rizwan on the list of highest run-scorers in international cricket since January 2020. Babar has now scored 9,060 runs from 231 innings across 212 international matches this decade at an average of 42.53. He also has 17 centuries in this period, the third-highest among batters after Joe Root and Shubman Gill.
Most International Runs in the 2020 Decade
- Babar Azam: 231 innings, 9,060 runs, average 42.53
- Joe Root: 177 innings, 8,305 runs, average 51.90
- Mohammad Rizwan: 210 innings, 7,779 runs, average 45.75
- Kusal Mendis: 215 innings, 7,046 runs, average 35.94
- Pathum Nissanka: 198 innings, 6,873 runs, average 36.95
- Virat Kohli: 182 innings, 6,771 runs, average 42.31
Virat Kohli, who dominated international cricket in the previous decade, is currently sixth on the list. The former India captain has scored 6,771 runs from 182 innings in international cricket since January 2020. Kohli is no longer part of India's setup in all formats after retiring from T20 Internationals in 2024 and Test cricket in 2025. Between 2010 and 2020, Kohli led the charts with 20,960 runs from 431 innings at an average of 57.58, including 69 centuries and 98 fifties.
Bangladesh Takes Lead in Series-Deciding Test
Bangladesh stayed ahead in the series-deciding Test after bowling Pakistan out for 232 in 57.4 overs. Nahid Rana and Taijul Islam picked up three wickets each, while Taskin Ahmed and Mehidy Hasan Miraz claimed two wickets apiece. Bangladesh then crossed the 100-run mark before stumps on Day 2, with Mahmudul Hasan Joy scoring 52.
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