Pakistan captain Babar Azam returned to form with a record-breaking 158 yet once again found himself on the losing side as England complete...
Pakistan captain Babar Azam returned to form with a record-breaking 158 yet once again found himself on the losing side as England completed a 3-0 One-Day International series clean sweep at Edgbaston on Tuesday.
His highest score at this level saw Azam become the quickest player to 14 hundreds in men’s ODIs as the 26-year-old reached the landmark in 81 innings – three fewer than South Africa’s Hashim Amla.
Together with Mohammad Rizwan he shared a stand of 179, a Pakistan partnership record against England in an ODI.
Yet despite a total of 331/9, Pakistan still suffered a three-wicket defeat after England’s James Vince posted his first international hundred.
Azam, top of the ODI batting rankings, was back in the runs after a score of nought and 19 in the first two games but that did not take the edge of this reverse.
“We started well but were sloppy in the field,” he said. “We will learn from our mistakes.”
While Azam is no stranger to international hundreds, it took Vince six years to register his first on the world stage.
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