Pakistan cricket team is on Ireland tour these days. During this period, a series of 3 T20 matches will be played between the two teams. The series will start from 10th May and the last match will be played on 14th May. Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam can create history in this series. He has a chance to become the highest run-scorer in T20 International by breaking the records of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
Babar Azam's performance
Babar Azam has scored 3823 runs in 107 innings of 114 T20 International matches played so far in his career at an average of 41.10 and strike rate of 129.41. During this period he has scored 34 half-centuries and 3 centuries. 122 runs is his best performance in this format. Babar Azam is the third highest run scorer in T20 International. In this list, Virat Kohli is at the top and Rohit Sharma is at second place.
Virat Kohli scored 4037 runs
Virat Kohli has scored 4037 runs in 109 innings of 117 international matches. During this period his average was 51.75 and strike rate was 138.15. Whereas Rohit Sharma has scored 3974 runs in 143 innings of 151 matches. In such a situation, if Babar Azam has to overtake Rohit Sharma, then he will have to score 152 runs against Ireland and if he has to overtake Virat Kohli and become the highest run scorer in T20 International, then he will have to score 215 runs.
Batsman who scored most runs in T20 International
- Virat Kohli: 4037 runs
- Rohit Sharma: 3974 runs
- Babar Azam: 3823 runs
- Martin Guptill: 3531 runs
- Paul Stirling: 3491 runs
ireland tour itinerary
- 1st T20: May 10 – Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin
- 2nd T20: May 12 – Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin
- 3rd T20: May 14 – Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin