Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam has become the first player in ODIs to score 14 centuries in 81 innings. In this case, he has broken the record of Hashim Amla of South Africa. Amla did this feat in 84 innings. Babar has also left behind Indian captain Virat Kohli in this matter. Kohli had scored 14 centuries in 103 ODI innings after his debut. He is at number four in the world in terms of scoring the fastest century.
Pakistan captain Babar achieved this feat in the Birmingham ODI against England played on 13 July. Despite Babar's century in this match, the team could not win the match and fell victim to a clean sweep in the 3 ODI series. Babar Azam tried his best for his team but could not make his team win the match. His century got wasted in a way.
Batting first after losing the toss in the third ODI against England, the Pakistan team scored 331 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. Captain Babar Azam scored 158 runs in 139 balls. This was also his best score in ODIs. Wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan scored 74 and Imam-ul-Haq scored 56 runs. Bryden Kors took the highest 5 wickets for England, while Saqib Mahmood got 3 successes.
In reply, hosts England won the match by making 332 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 48 overs. English player James Vince scored a century of 102 runs in 95 balls. In the end, Louis Gregory played important innings of 77 runs to give victory to the team. For Pakistan, Haris Rauf took 4 wickets and Shadab Khan took 2 wickets.
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