In a corner moment for Pakistani justice, captain and star batter .
Babar Azam on Saturday entered an exclusive club by surpassing the 15,000- run corner in international justice.
The major achievement was vindicated during the third and final ODI against South Africa at Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium. Babar reached the corner with a characteristic single off Proteas bowler Bjorn Fortuin, guiding the ball towards widemid- on to bring up his 23rd run of the innings.
This monumental feat cements his place among Pakistan’s fur legends, making him only the fifth Pakistani player in history to cross the 15,000- run threshold across all international formats.
That major single propelled Babar Azam’s international run tale to 15,000.
cementing the 31- time-old’s heritage as just the fifth Pakistani batter to achieve this corner. He now stands among the nation’s fur majesty Inzamam- ul- Haq, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, and Javed Miandad.
The each- time list for utmost international runs by Pakistani batters is led by former captain Inzamam- ul- Haq with 20,541 runs from 547 innings. He is followed by Younis Khan( 17,790), Mohammad Yousuf( 17,134), and Javed Miandad( 16,213). Babar Azam now occupies the fifth spot with 15,004 runs, achieved in a remarkably effective 370 innings.
Despite the particular corner, Babar was unfit to convert his promising .
launch into a substantial innings. His stay at the crease ended agonizingly when he was run out for 27 runs off 32 balls, an innings that included five boundaries.
The redundancy
came at a critical moment for Pakistan, dismembering the team’s recovery from a poor start that had seen nature Fakhar Zaman dismissed for a alternate consecutive duck.
In a corner match at Iqbal Stadium, Pakistan secured a major 2- 1 ODI series win over South Africa — their first- ever home ODI series win against the Proteas — while captain Babar Azam entered the record books by surpassing 15,000 international runs.
Babar Joins Pakistani Legends
Despite being run out for 27, Babar came only the fifth Pakistani batter to reach the 15,000- run corner, joining legends Inzamam- ul- Haq, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf and Javed Miandad. The modern great has now scored 15,004 runs in 329 matches at an emotional normal of 45.46, including 31 centuries and 104 half- centuries.
Abrar’s Magic admonitions South African Collapse
After winning the toss and bowling first, Pakistan saw South Africa make a solid 72- run opening cooperation between Quinton de Kock( 53) and Lhuan- dre Pretorius( 39). still, mystery incitement Abrar Ahmed touched off a dramatic collapse, taking 4/27 in 10 overs as the guests retrograded from 106/2 to 143 all out.
Comfortable Chase Seals major Win
Chasing 144, Pakistan recovered from Fakhar Zaman’s early duck through a brilliant 77 out 70 balls from Saim Ayub, who shared a vital 65- run cooperation with Babar Azam. After both set batsmen fell, Mohammad Rizwan( 32) and Salman Agha( 5) comfortably guided Pakistan to a seven- gate win in just 25 overs.
Abrar Ahmed entered Player of the Match for his game- changing spell, while Pakistan’s comprehensive series win marks a significant corner in their home justice history.
detail Scores South Africa 143 all out( de Kock 53; Abrar 4/27) lost to Pakistan 144/3 in 25 overs( Ayub 77, Rizwan 32 *) by 7 structures.
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FAISALABAD – In a moment that charmed the Iqbal Stadium crowd.
Babar Azam cemented his fabulous status on Saturday, getting the fifth Pakistani batter to cross the 15,000- run corner in international justice during the third ODI against South Africa.
The major moment prompted a standing plaudit from suckers, celebrating their modern hero’s entry into Pakistan’s most exclusive fur pantheon alongside period- defining legends Inzamam- ul- Haq, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, and Javed Miandad.
Babar now stands with them not just in statistics.
But through a decade of run- scoring that has constantly carried the Pakistani fur lineup across all formats.
While Inzamam leads the each- time list with 20,541 runs, followed by Younis( 17,790), Yousuf( 17,134), and Miandad( 16,213), Babar’s appearance at 15,004 runs is distinguished by its blistering pace. Achieving the corner in just 370 innings — lower than the greats before him — his record underscores a rare and defining consistence that has been the hallmark of his career.
In the match itself, Babar’s innings was cut short at 27 runs from 32 deliveries.
featuring five characteristically crisp boundaries before a runout ended his stay. Despite this, his technical assurance against both pace and spin was on full display.
At 31 times old, Babar Azam remains the absolute foundation of Pakistani justice. His unequaled thickness in ODIs has shaped entire juggernauts, his T20I figures remain elite in an evolving format, and his Test record continues to give the backbone of the Babar Azam middle order.
While the match held significant weight for the series outgrowth.
Babar’s particular corner handed the day with a deeper, more major resonance, solidifying his heritage as one of Pakistan’s all- time greats.
Pakistan’s star batter Babar Azam completed a monumental career corner on Saturday, November 8, reaching 15,000 runs in transnational justice during the third ODI against South Africa at Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium.
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The former commander entered the series decider .
Demanding just 23 runs to achieve the corner. He successfully reached the figure in the ninth over of Pakistan’s 144- run chase against a alternate- string Proteas bowling attack.
Despite being dismissed for 27 runs after a promising launch, the innings was enough to secure Babar’s place among Pakistan’s fur kingliness. With this feat, he becomes only the fifth Pakistani player in history to cross 15,000 transnational runs, Babar Azam joining fabulous names Inzamam- ul- Haq, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, and Javed Miandad in this exclusive club.
