3rd T20I: Pak captain Babar Azam breaks Virat Kohli's record, becomes fastest man to get 2000 runs

Pakistan captain Babar Azam entered record books on Sunday during the 3rd T20I against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club as he went past 2000 runs in the shortest format of the game. Babar broke the record set by India captain Virat Kohli for the fastest man to get to the landmark in T20I cricket.

Babar Azam went past the 2000-run mark in his 52nd innings on Sunday, getting there 4 innings faster than Virat Kohli who now has 3159 runs in 84 innings. Babar also became the 11th batsman overall in international cricket and the third Pakistan batsman after Mohammad Hafeez (2388) and Shoaib Malik (2335) to go past the 2000-run mark in T20 cricket.

Babar Azam also went past the likes of Aaron



Finch, former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum and Martin Guptill on the list of fastest batters to get to the landmark.

Fastest to 2000 runs in men's T20I

Babar Azam - 52 innings

Virat Kohli - 56 innings

Aaron Finch - 62 innings

Brendon McCullum - 66 innings

Martin Guptill - 68 innings

Babar Azam hit his 17h T20I fifty on Sunday as he helped Pakistan post an above-par total of 163 for 3 in 20 overs in the T20I series decider against Zimbabwe in Harare. Babar, who finished the beating innings with 2035 runs, hit 5 boundaries after opener Mohammad Rizwan hit a 60-ball 91 not out.