Babar Azam reached a total of 16,038 international runs during his career as he played in an opening ODI tri-series match against Sri Lanka. The contest took place at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Azam has accumulated more than 6,671 runs across 144 One Day Internationals. In Test cricket, he has scored 4,771 runs in 66 matches, while his T20 International tally stands at 4,596 runs from 145 games.
The batter has recorded 32 centuries and 111 half-centuries in his international career. He currently holds 20 ODI centuries, a figure shared by Saeed Anwar.
Other notable milestones in the format include Hashim Amla reaching 21 ODI centuries in 116 innings and Virat Kohli reaching 21 in 138 innings. Azam's career total places him among several prominent figures, including Javed Miandad with 16,213 runs, Younis Khan with 17,790 runs, Mohammad Yousuf with 17,134 runs, and Inzamam-ul-Haq who scored 20,541 runs in 495 matches.
Pakistan reached 62-2 after 12 overs in the match as Azam remained unbeaten on 27 off 34 balls. Saad Baig was batting on nine off 11 deliveries while Dilshan Madushanka dismissed Saim Ayub for seven and Fakhar Zaman for 16.
