Babar Azam
95Pakistan · BAT · 2015 to 2026
BATTING
- Matches
- 143
- Innings
- 140
- Runs
- 6626
- Average
- 53.43
- Strike rate
- 86.59
- High score
- 158
- 100s / 50s
- 20 / 38
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- -
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 64 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 4
CAREER IN BRIEF
Babar Azam played 143 ODIs for Pakistan in CricArcade's archive, from 2015 to 2026. The first came against Zimbabwe at Gaddafi Stadium, with a score of 54, and the last against Australia at Gaddafi Stadium in 2026.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 3,359 runs at 54.2 in 74 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 158 from 139 balls against England at Edgbaston in 2021, in a defeat. In all: 20 hundreds, 38 fifties.
At home the average was 60.4 across 35 ODIs; away it was 49.6 across 63 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against New Zealand: 1,138 runs at 47.4 in 26 ODIs. National Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 11 ODIs and 573 runs at 52.1. Babar Azam captained Pakistan in 43 ODIs, winning 26 and losing 15. The scorecards record 14 player-of-the-match awards. Pakistan won 76 of the ODIs Babar Azam played and lost 62.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 143 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 158 | 139 | England | Edgbaston | 2021 | Lost |
| 151 | 131 | Nepal | Multan Cricket Stadium | 2023 | Won |
| 125* | 132 | West Indies | Providence Stadium | 2017 | Won |
| 125 | 125 | Zimbabwe | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 2020 | Tied/NR |
| 123 | 126 | West Indies | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2016 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 26 | 1,138 | 47.42 | 2/11 |
| England | 20 | 854 | 47.44 | 2/5 |
| South Africa | 18 | 789 | 49.31 | 1/6 |
| Australia | 16 | 811 | 62.38 | 3/3 |
| Sri Lanka | 15 | 700 | 58.33 | 4/1 |
| West Indies | 13 | 773 | 64.42 | 5/1 |
| India | 9 | 241 | 30.13 | 0/1 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 459 | 114.75 | 2/2 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 298 | 49.67 | 0/4 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 123 | 30.75 | 0/1 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 227 | 56.75 | 0/3 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 0/0 |
| Ireland | 1 | 29 | 29.00 | 0/0 |
| Nepal | 1 | 151 | 151.00 | 1/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 35 | 1,932 | 60.38 | 8/10 |
| Away | 63 | 2,676 | 49.56 | 6/16 |
| Neutral | 45 | 2,018 | 53.11 | 6/12 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74 | 3,359 | 54.18 | 11/15 |
| 2020s | 69 | 3,267 | 52.69 | 9/23 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Stadium | 11 | 573 | 52.09 | 2/4 |
| Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 9 | 569 | 81.29 | 2/3 |
| Sheikh Zayed Stadium | 9 | 427 | 53.38 | 2/2 |
| Gaddafi Stadium | 8 | 413 | 59.00 | 2/2 |
| Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 7 | 358 | 51.14 | 1/2 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 5 | 334 | 111.33 | 2/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Zimbabwe, 2015 at Gaddafi Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 2026 at Gaddafi Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 15 October 1994
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 7,652
- Ducks
- 5
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 3rd
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 71.9
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 87.2
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 137.4
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 55.7
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 80.5
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 7,250 balls faced in that period.
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