New Delhi: Babar Azam, the captain of Pakistan and currently playing in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2023, became the second cricketer to slam ten straight centuries in T20 cricket on Monday.
Azam accomplished the feat during Colombo Strikers' seven-wicket victory over Galle Titans in an LPL match. Colombo's Azam helped his team finish the difficult 189-run chase in 19.5 overs with a score of 104 off 59 balls.
Babar has scored three centuries in international matches, two in the Vitality Blast and one in the National T20 Cup. He is currently ranked third in the shorter format. Additionally, he scored one century during a tour game against Leicestershire and one in the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
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Babar's century on Sunday brought his total to 10, making him the fourth player since the LPL's inception in 2018 to accomplish the feat. In his 264th test, Babar accomplished the feat.
The only other player to have more than 10 T20 centuries is "Universe Boss" Chris Gayle. Gayle leads the list with 22 tons in 463 games, breaking the record for the highest individual score (175* vs. Pune Warriors, IPL 2013).
Tim Seifert, the wicketkeeper-batter for the Galle Titans, scored 54 runs off 35 balls as they posted a score of 188/3 in 20 overs while batting first. In response, Colombo got off to a great start thanks to the opening pair of Azam and Pathum Nissanka, who put up 111/1 in 12.3 overs for the first wicket.
Nissanka's innings was ended at 54(40), but Babar continued playing until the very last over to ensure his team didn't lose any points.
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Babar, who is playing in the LPL for the first time, takes advantage of the chance to polish his performance ahead of important competitions (the Asia Cup and the ICC World Cup).
He had previously stated that the competition will help him adjust to the various conditions in Asia.
"Whenever you play different leagues, in different conditions you end up learning a lot. I try my level best to perform well. I adapt to different conditions while facing different bowlers from Asia because we have a lot of cricket coming up in Asia. We have Asia Cup, the Afghanistan series and the World Cup as well. I will try to focus, adapt to the conditions, and face good spinners to prepare for these upcoming big tournaments," he said.
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