The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League 2020-2023 concluded with a thrilling match between Bangladesh and Ireland at the County Cricket Ground in Chelmsford.
Pakistan finished the Super League in fifth place after delivering a superb performance in 2022 and 2023, thereby directly qualifying for the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023 in India.
Meanwhile, the all-format captain, Babar Azam, concluded the league as the leading runs-getter, scoring 1,454 runs in 21 innings, with the highest score of 158 against England.
The right-handed batter scored a total of six centuries, the most by any batter in the Super League, and also recorded nine half-centuries, the highest among all batters.
The Lahore-born cricketer also hit 148 fours, the highest number in the league, maintained the highest batting average of 76.52, and hit a total of 17 maximums.
Batter Team Innings Runs Average Strike Rate 100s 50s 4s 6s
Babar Azam Pakistan 21 1,454 76.52 93.86 6 9 148 17
Harry Tector Ireland 24 1,062 55.89 82.90 3 7 82 31
Paul Stirling Ireland 23 991 43.08 87.31 4 3 101 29
Shai Hope West Indies 20 855 45.00 77.79 3 4 94 9
Fakhar Zaman Pakistan 19 827 43.52 86.68 4 2 90 17
Imam-ul-Haq
Pakistan 19 822 45.66 87.72 2 8 66 9
It is pertinent to mention that the 28-year-old cricketer recently became the fastest batter to complete 5,000 ODI runs, surpassing former South African batter, Hashim Amla.
During the five-match ODI series against New Zealand, Babar Azam became the second-fastest batter after Indian batting great, Virat Kohli, to complete 12,000 international runs.
Source: Pro Pakistani