Pakistan · Desert Vipers · Sydney Sixers · Peshawar Zalmi · Oil & Gas Development Company Limited
Babar Azam
32Pakistan
- Right-handed strike-rotating opener
- Right-arm off-spin bowler
Upcoming
First-class record
Batting
| Mat | Inns | Runs | Avg | SR | 100/50 | HS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 69 | 128 | 4,869 | 41.62 | 55.3 | 9/34 | 196 |
| Tests | 66 | 122 | 4,771 | 42.98 | 55.4 | 9/34 | 196 |
| v Sri Lanka | 8 | 14 | 648 | 54.00 | 57.7 | 3/3 | 119 |
| Domestic | 3 | 6 | 98 | 16.33 | 51.0 | 0/0 | 40 |
| Last 10 | 10 | 20 | 626 | 34.78 | 63.5 | 0/5 | 88 |
Bowling
| Mat | Balls | Wkts | Avg | Econ | Best | 5w | 10w | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 69 | 90 | 2 | 21.00 | 2.80 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tests | 66 | 90 | 2 | 21.00 | 2.80 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 |
| v Sri Lanka | 8 | 12 | 0 | – | 7.50 | – | 0 | 0 |
Batting style
Balanced top-order batter
| Figure | Player | Par | Against par |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 42.5 | 29.6 | |
| Average v pace | 35.6 | 27.3 | |
| Average v spin | 52.0 | 31.8 | |
| Strike rate v pace | 54 | 55 | |
| Strike rate v spin | 57 | 54 | |
| Balls per dismissal | 76 | 54 | |
| Dot % | 71.5 | 71.7 |
4,419 balls in Tests and domestic first-class matches · Nov 2021 – Oct 2026
Compare with other playersBalanced top-order batter
| Figure | Player | Par | Against par |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 44.6 | 29.7 | |
| Average v pace | 37.4 | 27.4 | |
| Average v spin | 52.0 | 31.8 | |
| Strike rate v pace | 54 | 55 | |
| Strike rate v spin | 57 | 54 | |
| Balls per dismissal | 80 | 54 | |
| Dot % | 71.5 | 71.7 |
4,331 balls in Tests · Nov 2021 – Sept 2026
Compare with other playersMen's First-class
- Runs a match
- +10.4
- above an average player
Men's First-class batting, runs a match
AveragePeak +17.4 above
December 2022Now +10.4 above20172019202120232025- ICC rank
- 15
- 684 points
| Last 2 years | Mat | Runs | Avg | SR | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 13 | 832 | 34.7 | 61.0 | – | – | – |
Teams
- PakistanInternationalLast Test Sept 2026
- Oil & Gas Development Company LimitedPresident's TrophyLast played Oct 2026
First-class streaks
| Last 10 | Career | Now | Best | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50+ score | 2/10 | 34% | 0 | 5 | 8824867761242121 |
- Babar Azam has made 50 or more in 2 of the last 10 first-class innings.
Last 10 first-class matches
| Date | Team | Opponent | Ground | Bat | Bowl | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2026 | Oil & Gas Development Company Limited | State Bank of Pakistan | 21 & 21 | – | Lost by 4 wicketsL 4 wkts | |
| 27 Sept 2026 | Oil & Gas Development Company Limited | Khan Research Laboratories | 12 & 4 | – | DrawnDrawn | |
| 9 Sept 2026 | Pakistan | England | Edgbaston | 7 & 76 | – | Lost by 8 wicketsL 8 wkts |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Pakistan | England | Lord's | 8 & 6 | – | Lost by 194 runsL 194 runs |
| 2 Aug 2026 | Pakistan | West Indies | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad | 88 & 24* | – | Won by 8 wicketsW 8 wkts |
| 25 Jul 2026 | Pakistan | West Indies | Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba | 23 & 58* | – | Lost by 90 runsL 90 runs |
| 16 May 2026 | Pakistan | Bangladesh | Sylhet International Cricket Stadium | 68 & 47 | – | Lost by 78 runsL 78 runs |
| 20 Oct 2025 | Pakistan | South Africa | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 16 & 50 | – | Lost by 8 wicketsL 8 wkts |
| 12 Oct 2025 | Pakistan | South Africa | Gaddafi Stadium | 23 & 42 | – | Won by 93 runsW 93 runs |
| 25 Jan 2025 | Pakistan | West Indies | Multan Cricket Stadium | 1 & 31 | – | Lost by 120 runsL 120 runs |
Test streaks
| Last 10 | Career | Now | Best | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50+ score | 4/10 | 35% | 1 | 5 | 68472358882486776 |
- Babar Azam has made 50 or more in 4 of the last 10 Test innings.
Last 10 Tests
| Date | Team | Opponent | Ground | Bat | Bowl | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sept 2026 | Pakistan | England | Edgbaston | 7 & 76 | – | Lost by 8 wicketsL 8 wkts |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Pakistan | England | Lord's | 8 & 6 | – | Lost by 194 runsL 194 runs |
| 2 Aug 2026 | Pakistan | West Indies | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad | 88 & 24* | – | Won by 8 wicketsW 8 wkts |
| 25 Jul 2026 | Pakistan | West Indies | Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba | 23 & 58* | – | Lost by 90 runsL 90 runs |
| 16 May 2026 | Pakistan | Bangladesh | Sylhet International Cricket Stadium | 68 & 47 | – | Lost by 78 runsL 78 runs |
| 20 Oct 2025 | Pakistan | South Africa | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 16 & 50 | – | Lost by 8 wicketsL 8 wkts |
| 12 Oct 2025 | Pakistan | South Africa | Gaddafi Stadium | 23 & 42 | – | Won by 93 runsW 93 runs |
| 25 Jan 2025 | Pakistan | West Indies | Multan Cricket Stadium | 1 & 31 | – | Lost by 120 runsL 120 runs |
| 17 Jan 2025 | Pakistan | West Indies | Multan Cricket Stadium | 8 & 5 | – | Won by 127 runsW 127 runs |
| 3 Jan 2025 | Pakistan | South Africa | Newlands | 58 & 81 | – | Lost by 10 wicketsL 10 wkts |
Last 3 domestic first-class matches
| Date | Team | Opponent | Ground | Bat | Bowl | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2026 | Oil & Gas Development Company Limited | State Bank of Pakistan | 21 & 21 | – | Lost by 4 wicketsL 4 wkts | |
| 27 Sept 2026 | Oil & Gas Development Company Limited | Khan Research Laboratories | 12 & 4 | – | DrawnDrawn | |
| 18 Aug 2019 | Somerset | Warwickshire | Edgbaston | 0 & 40 | – | Won by 5 wicketsW 5 wkts |
Records
- 1stMost runs in T20 internationals4,596
- 1stMost runs in PSL history4,380
- =1stMost hundreds in PSL history4
- 1stMost fifties in T20 internationals39
- 1stMost fours in T20 internationals477
- 1stMost fifties in PSL history39
- 1stMost fours in PSL history479
- 1stHighest partnerships in PSL history191
- 1stMost matches in PSL history110
- 2ndMost hundreds in T20 cricket13
- =2ndMost hundreds in LPL history1
- 4thMost fifties in T20 cricket101
Read more
- The toss call W.G. Grace warned captains aboutW.G. Grace told captains to bat when they win the toss, even when in doubt. Ricky Ponting at Edgbaston and Babar Azam at Lord's are among the captains who doubted him in England.
- Cricket’s player of the year since 2006, picked again by the numbersThe ICC's voters and our ratings have named the same man in fewer than half the years. Where they split tells you what an award chooses to remember.
- The ILT20 auction's winners and losersMI Emirates broke the league's record fee and spent the most. The side our forecast likes best spent the least.
- Cricket’s boom-or-bust reputations under pressureZak Crawley made 267 and then passed 20 once in his next twelve Test innings. The feast-or-famine label stuck. His record, and those of Glenn Maxwell, KL Rahul and Mohammad Rizwan, test how long such labels deserve to last.
- Babar Azam's three-hundred streaks hide a two-year droughtTwice he made hundreds in three straight ODI innings; over the last two years he has reached three figures once in 26 attempts.