List of international cricket centuries by Babar Azam

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Pakistani cricketer

Babar Azam being interviewed

Babar Azam pictured in 2020.

Babar Azam is a Pakistani cricketer and current all-format captain of the Pakistan national cricket team.[1] As of December 2022, he has played 44 Tests, 92 One Day Internationals (ODIs), and 99 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) for Pakistan.[2] He has scored centuries (100 or more runs in an innings) on 28 occasions, scoring 9 centuries in Tests, 17 in ODIs, and 2 in T20Is.[2] In 2022, Babar Azam became the Pakistani batter with the most runs — 2,598 — in all formats of the game in a calendar year.[3]

Babar has been described by former England captain Michael Vaughan as “one of the best Test players in the World”.[4] He has been named in the ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Year on three occasions, captaining it in 2021,[5] the year he also captained the ICC Men’s T20I Team of the Year.[6] He was also captain of the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Team of the Tournament.[7]

Azam made his Test debut in October 2016,[2] and scored his first century two years later when he made 127* against New Zealand at Dubai.[8] His highest Test score of 196 came against Australia in March 2022;[9] his innings included the highest-ever score by a captain in the fourth innings of a match and the second-longest innings by a batter in the fourth innings of a Test.[a][11][12] Azam has scored Test centuries against five different opponents at five grounds, including three at grounds outside Pakistan.[13]

Azam made his ODI debut in May 2015[2] and scored his first century in the format a year later in 2016, making 120 against the West Indies.[14] This was followed by scores of 123 and 117, making him the third Pakistani batsman and eighth batsman overall to score three consecutive ODI hundreds.[15] In 2022, he scored three consecutive ODI hundreds again, with two centuries against Australia and one against the West Indies, making him the first batsman to do this on two occasions.[16] His highest ODI score of 158 was made against England in July 2021.[17] His ODI centuries, which were scored at thirteen different venues, have come against seven different opponents.[18]

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He made his T20I debut in September 2016 and has scored two centuries in the format,[19] with the first one coming against South Africa at Centurion.[20] His second century was made against England at Karachi in September 2022, making him the only Pakistani to score more than one T20I century.[21]

Test centuries[edit]

One Day International centuries[edit]

T20I centuries[edit]

References[edit]

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  6. ^ “ICC Men’s T20I Team of the Year revealed”. ICC. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  7. ^ “T20 World Cup: Babar Azam named captain in ‘Team of Tournament’; no Indians”. Indian Express. 15 November 2021. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  8. ^ Rasool, Danyal. “Pakistan declare at 418 after Haris marathon, Babar ton”. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
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  10. ^ “Pakistan’s remarkable fourth innings by numbers”. The Cricketer. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  11. ^ “Pakistan vs Australia: Babar Azam’s record-breaking Test heroics”. Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  12. ^ “Trio of records Babar Azam broke during his marathon 196 against Australia”. Dawn. 16 March 2022. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
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  14. ^ “Pakistan v West Indies: Babar Azam hits maiden ton in convincing win”. Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 10 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
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  16. ^ “Babar makes history with three ODI tons in a row – again”. Cricket.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  17. ^ “Statistics / Statsguru / Babar Azam / One-Day Internationals”. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
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  19. ^ “Statistics / Statsguru / Babar Azam / Twenty20 Internationals”. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  20. ^ “South Africa v Pakistan: Babar Azam hits first international Twenty20 century in thumping win”. BBC Sport. 14 April 2021. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  21. ^ “PAK vs ENG: Babar Azam becomes first Pakistani batter to score two T20I centuries”. Geo Super. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
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  23. ^ “2nd Test, New Zealand tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai (DSC), Nov 24–27 2018”. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  24. ^ “1st Test, Brisbane, November 21–24, 2019, ICC World Test Championship”. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  25. ^ “1st Test, ICC World Test Championship at Rawalpindi, Dec 11–15 2019”. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 18 August 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  26. ^ “2nd Test, ICC World Test Championship at Karachi, Dec 19–23 2019”. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  27. ^ “1st Test, ICC World Test Championship at Rawalpindi, Feb 7–10 2020”. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  28. ^ “2nd Test, Karachi, March 12–16, 2022, Australia tour of Pakistan”. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  29. ^ “1st Test, Galle, July 16–20, 2022, Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka”. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  30. ^ “1st Test, Rawalpindi, December 1–5, 2022, ICC World Test Championship”. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  31. ^ “1st Test, Karachi, December 26–30, 2022, ICC World Test Championship”. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  32. ^ “List of One-Day International cricket centuries by Babar Azam”. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  33. ^ “1st ODI (D/N), West Indies tour of United Arab Emirates at Sharjah, Sep 30 2016”. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  34. ^ “2nd ODI (D/N), West Indies tour of United Arab Emirates at Sharjah, Oct 2 2016”. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  35. ^ “3rd ODI (D/N), West Indies tour of United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi, Oct 5 2016”. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  36. ^ “5th ODI (D/N), Pakistan tour of Australia at Adelaide, Jan 26 2017”. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  37. ^ “2nd ODI, Pakistan tour of West Indies at Providence, Apr 9 2017”. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  38. ^ “1st ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of United Arab Emirates and Pakistan at Dubai (DSC), Oct 13 2017”. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  39. ^ “2nd ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of United Arab Emirates and Pakistan at Abu Dhabi, Oct 16, 2017”. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  40. ^ “5th ODI, Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, Jul 22 2018”. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  41. ^ “4th ODI (D/N), Pakistan tour of England at Nottingham, May 17 2019”. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  42. ^ “33rd Match, ICC Cricket World Cup at Birmingham, Jun 26 2019”. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  43. ^ “2nd ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan at Karachi, Sep 30 2019”. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  44. ^ “3rd ODI (D/N), Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan at Rawalpindi, Nov 3 2020”. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 12 February 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  45. ^ “1st ODI, Centurion, April 02, 2021, Pakistan tour of South Africa”. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  46. ^ “3rd ODI (D/N), Birmingham, July 13, 2021, Pakistan tour of England”. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  47. ^ “2nd ODI (D/N), Lahore, March 31, 2022, Australia tour of Pakistan”. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  48. ^ “3rd ODI (D/N), Lahore, April 02, 2022, Australia tour of Pakistan”. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 4 April 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  49. ^ “1st ODI (D/N), Multan, June 08, 2022, West Indies tour of Pakistan”. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  50. ^ “List of T20I cricket centuries by Babar Azam”. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  51. ^ “3rd T20I, Centurion, April 14, 2022, Pakistan tour of South Africa”. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  52. ^ “2nd T20I (N), Karachi, September 22, 2022, England tour of Pakistan”. ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.

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