In the second T20 played at Gaddafi Stadium, Pakistan defeated South Africa by 9 wickets and leveled the series 1-1. The third T20 will be decisive. In the second match, Babar Azam scored 11 unbeaten runs, in this short innings he broke the world record of Rohit Sharma. He has become the highest run scorer in T20 International cricket.

Talking about the match, the entire South African team was bundled out for 110 runs while batting first. Faheem Ashraf took maximum 4 wickets and Salman Mirza took 3 wickets, Naseem Shah took 2 wickets. South Africa’s top order and middle order batsmen all flopped. Quinton de Kock 7, Reza Hendricks 0, Tony De Jorji 7, Matthew Britzke was out after scoring 5 runs, captain Donoval Ferreira could also score only 15 runs.

Babar Azam broke Rohit Sharma’s world record

Chasing the target, Sahibzada Farhan and Sam Ayub made a partnership of 54 runs for the first wicket, Farhan was out after scoring 28 runs in the 7th over. After this Babar Azam came, however Sam Ayub present at the other end then started an explosive innings and gave the team victory in the 14th over. Ayub scored unbeaten 71 runs in 38 balls with the help of 5 sixes and 6 fours, Babar remained unbeaten after playing 18 balls and scoring 11 runs.

In terms of scoring most runs in T20, Babar Azam has left Rohit Sharma behind and has come first in the list. Rohit has scored 4231 runs in T20, he has retired from this format. Babar Azam has now scored 4234 runs in 123 innings of 130 matches.

Top-5 batsmen who scored most runs in T20 International

• Babar Azam (Pakistan)- 4234
• Rohit Sharma (India)- 4231
• Virat Kohli (India)- 4188
• Jos Buttler (England)- 3869
• Paul Stirling (Ireland)- 3710

South Africa won the first T20 of the 3-match series, in which Babar Azam was out on zero. Pakistan won the second match, now the third match of the series will be the deciding match of the series. The third T20 will be played today at Gaddafi Stadium. According to Indian time, it will start at 8:30 pm.

Pakistan vs South Africa 3 match T20 series is going to start from Tuesday, everyone’s eyes will be on the performance of Babar Azam. But he does not need a huge innings to break Rohit Sharma’s world record, he needs only 9 runs and by doing so he will become the batsman who has scored the most T20 runs in the world.

Babar Azam is also included in the Pakistan team captained by Salman Ali Aga, who was not playing T20 cricket for a long time. He also played the last T20 International match against South Africa in December 2024, in which he scored 31 runs. He has not been able to score a half-century in the last 11 innings.

Rohit Sharma vs Babar Azam (in T20I)

Rohit Sharma is at number one in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs in T20 International. He has scored 4231 runs in 151 innings of 159 matches at a strike rate of 140.89. This includes 5 centuries and 32 half-centuries. Pakistan’s Babar Azam is at second place in the list, who is not far away from Rohit.

Rohit Sharma has retired from T20 International cricket, he now plays only in ODIs. Babar Azam is second in the list. Babar has scored 4223 runs in 121 innings of 128 matches, in which there are 3 centuries and 36 half-centuries. Babar will now equal Rohit by scoring 8 runs and to break his world record, Babar has to score only 9 runs.

Top-5 batsmen who scored most runs in T20 International

• Rohit Sharma (India) – 4231 runs
• Babar Azam (Pakistan)- 4223* runs
• Virat Kohli (India) – 4188 runs
• Jos Buttler (England) – 3869 runs
• Paul Stirling (Ireland) – 3710 runs

Pakistan vs South Africa T20 Series 2025

On the Pakistan tour, South Africa will play a 3-match ODI series after 2 Tests, the first match of which will be played on October 28 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The match will start at 8:30 pm Indian time, the toss will take place at 8 pm.

Pakistan’s T20 squad: Abdul Samad, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Nawaz, Sahibzada Farhan, Sam Ayub, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Agha Salman (captain), Usman Khan (wicket keeper), Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqim, Usman Tariq.

West Indies batsman Rowman Powell scored 28 runs in 22 balls in the fourth T20 match played against Australia on Sunday, in this short innings he overtook Chris Gayle on the big record list. Now Powell T20 has come second in the list of West Indies batsmen, who scored the most runs in International cricket, only Nicolas Puran is ahead of them.

Australia captain Mitchell Marsh won the toss and decided to bowl first. West Indies scored 205 runs while batting first. Rowman Powell and Romario Shepherd scored 28–28 runs, Sherfen Rutherford scored 31 runs in 15 balls with the help of 2 sixes and 4 fours. Jason Holder scored 26 runs in 16 balls.

The top 5 players of West Indies who scored the most runs in T20 International

• Nicholas Puran- 2275 runs
• Rowman Powell- 1925 runs
• Chris Gayle- 1899 runs
• Evin Lewis- 1782 runs
• Brandon King- 1648 runs

Rowman Powell can break Nicholas Puran’s record

Before this match, Powell was 26 runs behind Gayle, with an innings of 28 runs, he became the second West Indies player to score the most runs in T20 international cricket. Now only Nicholas Puran is ahead of him, who has retired from international cricket. Powell is 350 runs behind Puran.

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Australia won the fourth T20

Australia won the target of 206 in 19.2 overs and won by 3 wickets. The Australia team, which has already taken an unbeatable lead in the series, has taken a 4-0 lead in the 5-match series. In the fourth match, Glenn Maxwell played a rage of 47 runs in 18 balls. In this, he hit 6 sixes and 1 four. He was voted the best player of the match for this innings.

Cameron Green scored an unbeaten 55 in 35 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 3 fours. Aaron Hardy played an important innings in the final over, scoring 23 runs in 16 balls. The fifth and last T20 of the series will be played on Tuesday 29 July.