The first match of the 3-match T20 series between Australia and Pakistan was played on Thursday at the Gabba ground in Brisbane. Due to rain, this match was played in 7-7 overs. The Pakistani team had to face a crushing defeat in this match. The Kangaroos won the match by 29 runs. Although Pakistan lost the match, former team captain Babar Azam performed a special feat. Babar has achieved two records in the same match.
Babar achieved a special achievement
Babar Azam achieved a special achievement as soon as he entered the Gabba field. Babar has become the first Pakistan player to play the most matches in T20 international cricket. The first T20 match against Australia was the 124th match of his career in T20I cricket. Before Babar, the record of playing most matches for the team was held in the name of former captain Shoaib Malik.
Pakistani batsman who played most T20I matches
Babar Azam – 124 matches
Shoaib Malik – 123 matches
Mohammad Hafeez – 119 matches
Shadab Khan – 104 matches
Mohammad Rizwan – 103 matches
Most of the catches are made for Pakistan
In the first T20 match against Australia, Babar Azam also set the record of taking the most catches in a T20 international match for Pakistan. He has achieved this feat by catching Jack Fraser McGurk and Matthew Shaw. With two catches, Babar took a total of 52 catches in his T20I cricket career. He has left Fakhar Zaman behind in this matter. Talking about batting, Babar Azam’s performance with the team has been very poor. He has been able to score only 3 runs in 2 balls.
Babar Azam – 52 catches – 124 innings
Fakhar Zaman – 50 catches – 92 innings
Shoaib Malik- 50 catches- 111 innings
Umar Akmal- 39 catches- 64 tackles
Shadab Khan- 36 catches- 104 innings
