Somerset opener, Babar Azam has once again moved onto the top of run-scoring charts in T20 Blast with yet another brilliant half-century.
The 24-year-old’s 56 runs from 39 balls took him to 323 runs in just 7 innings. He currently averages 53.83 while his opening partner, Tom Banton is second in the list of most runs with 295 runs from 7 innings.
| Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babar Azam (Somerset) | 7 | 7 | 1 | 323 | 95* | 53.83 | 147.48 | 0 | 3 |
| T Banton (Somerset) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 295 | 71 | 42.14 | 156.91 | 0 | 3 |
| DJ Malan (Middlesex) | 6 | 6 | 1 | 272 | 117 | 54.40 | 151.11 | 1 | 1 |
| SR Hain (Birmingham Bears) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 266 | 85 | 44.33 | 121.46 | 0 | 2 |
| DJM Short (Durham) | 7 | 7 | 1 | 258 | 77* | 43.00 | 149.13 | 0 | 2 |
Babar was facing Mohammad Amir’s Essex as the left-arm seamer opened the bowling for his team.
The right-handed batsman smacked 7 fours and a six in his fifty as his team amassed a huge total of 225/6. Amir ended up with figures of 1/44 in his 4 overs.
Babar Azam hit 56 off 39 balls today for Somerset against Essex. He is now the top-scorer of the #T20Blast 2019 with 323 runs in 7 matches at an average of 53.83 and strike-rate of 147.48 #Cricket pic.twitter.com/0qFW28eCfv
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) August 7, 2019
In reply, Essex put on a poor batting display, getting all out for 111 in just 12.5 overs. Somerset bowler, Roelof van der Merwe took a five-for to dismantle the opposition’s batting lineup. His bowling display won him the man of the match award.
In another match, Pakistani all-rounder, Faheem Ashraf impressed with the ball as he took 2 wickets for 26 runs from his 4 overs. His team, Northamptonshire, defeated Durham, winning by 21 runs.
Good figures of 2/26 off four overs for Faheem Ashraf as Northamptonshire defeated Durham by 21 runs #T20Blast #Cricket pic.twitter.com/TF4wdowBtu
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) August 7, 2019
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