Babar Azam grew to become solely the second cricketer to attain 10 centuries in T20 cricket when he struck a 59-ball 104 for Colombo Strikers towards Galle Titans within the Lanka Premier League on Monday on the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.
The Pakistan skipper has scored three T20 tons of on the worldwide degree, two every within the Vitality Blast and National T20 Cup, for Somerset and Central Punjab, respectively. He additionally has 100 within the Pakistan Super League (PSL) for Peshawar Zalmi and one other in a tour match towards Leicestershire.
Babar took his tally of T20 centuries to 10 along with his maiden triple-digit rating within the Lanka Premier League and in addition grew to become solely the fourth centurion within the match’s historical past.
Chris Gayle of West Indies is the one batter with extra T20 tons of than Babar. The talismanic power-hitter has smashed 22 centuries in 463 matches. Babar has 10 tons of in 264 T20 video games.
His century on Monday took Colombo Strikers to a seven-wicket win with one ball spare in a 189-run chase.
MOST HUNDREDS IN T20S
| Batter | 100s | 50s | Matches | Runs | Strike Rate |
| Chris Gayle (WI) | 22 | 88 | 463 | 14,562 | 144.75 |
| Babar Azam (PAK) | 10 | 77 | 264 | 7,293 | 129.05 |
| Michael Klinger (AUS) | 8 | 33 | 206 | 5,960 | 123.08 |
| David Warner (AUS) | 8 | 99 | 356 | 11,695 | 140.61 |
| Virat Kohli (IND) | 8 | 91 | 374 | 8,972 | 133.35 |
| Aaron Finch (AUS) | 8 | 77 | 382 | 8,223 | 138.53 |
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com