The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League 2020-2023 concluded with a thrilling match between Bangladesh and Ireland at the County Cricket Ground in Chelmsford.
Pakistan finished the Super League in fifth place after delivering a superb performance in 2022 and 2023, thereby directly qualifying for the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023 in India.
Meanwhile, the all-format captain, Babar Azam, concluded the league as the leading runs-getter, scoring 1,454 runs in 21 innings, with the highest score of 158 against England.
The right-handed batter scored a total of six centuries, the most by any batter in the Super League, and also recorded nine half-centuries, the highest among all batters.
The Lahore-born cricketer also hit 148 fours, the highest number in the league, maintained the highest batting average of 76.52, and hit a total of 17 maximums.
Batter | Team | Innings | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
Babar Azam | Pakistan | 21 | 1,454 | 76.52 | 93.86 | 6 | 9 | 148 | 17 |
Harry Tector | Ireland | 24 | 1,062 | 55.89 | 82.90 | 3 | 7 | 82 | 31 |
Paul Stirling | Ireland | 23 | 991 | 43.08 | 87.31 | 4 | 3 | 101 | 29 |
Shai Hope | West Indies | 20 | 855 | 45.00 | 77.79 | 3 | 4 | 94 | 9 |
Fakhar Zaman | Pakistan | 19 | 827 | 43.52 | 86.68 | 4 | 2 | 90 | 17 |
Imam-ul-Haq |
Pakistan | 19 | 822 | 45.66 | 87.72 | 2 | 8 | 66 | 9 |
It is pertinent to mention that the 28-year-old cricketer recently became the fastest batter to complete 5,000 ODI runs, surpassing former South African batter, Hashim Amla.
During the five-match ODI series against New Zealand, Babar Azam became the second-fastest batter after Indian batting great, Virat Kohli, to complete 12,000 international runs.