Babar Azam busts Pakistan's all-time Asia Cup record
Babar Azam roared with the bat with a towering knock of 151 in the Asia Cup 2023's opener against Nepal in Multan on Wednesday, August 30. Riding on his superlative knock Babar stormed in history books and busted multiple records to help Pakistan post a colossal total of 342. First he became the fastest batter to clock 19 ODI centuries as he took just 102 innings to step on this big milestone. In the process he left behind Hashim Amla, Virat Kohli and AB De Villiers.
Batters to take least innings to notch 19 ODI Tons
BABAR AZAM - 102 Innings
Hashim Amla - 104 Innings
Virat Kohli - 124 Innings
David Warner - 139 Innings
AB de Villiers - 171 Innings
Babar also became the first ever captain to score 150-plus runs in Asia Cup. Notably, Virat Kohli held the previous record of notching the highest individual score of 136.