Most runs in T20Is: Babar Azam breaks Rohit Sharma’s record
Babar Azam broke Rohit Sharma’s record for most runs in men’s T20Is as Pakistan hammered South Africa by nine wickets in Lahore on Friday.
Babar needed nine runs on Friday to pass Sharma’s record of 4,231 runs and finished 11 not out. He took the Indian batter’s record when he drove spinner Donovan Ferreira for a single to long-off.
Pakistan recalled Babar for his first T20Is in almost a year after Fakhar Zaman was rested. Babar missed the chance in the first match to set the record when he was dismissed for a two-ball duck at Rawalpindi on Tuesday.
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Babar has 4,234 runs in 130 T20Is, including 36 half-centuries and three centuries. His strike rate of 129 has often been criticized. He missed the Asia Cup in which Pakistan was beaten by India.
Rohit played 159 T20Is but quit international cricket’s shortest format after leading India to the T20 World Cup title last year.
Published on Nov 01, 2025
