Babar’s feat
102The number of innings taken by Pakistani Babar Azam to reach his 19th ODI century during his knock of 151 against Nepal in Multan on 30 August 2023. This number of innings is now the quickest by any ODI batter to reach this landmark. Babar bettered the previous record of 104 innings by South African Hashim Amla, who had held this since 28 January 2015 during his 133 against West Indies in Centurion. Interestingly, Both Babar and Amla were captaining their respective sides. It was Babar’s eighth ODI hundred as captain in his 30th innings. He bettered the previous record held by Virat Kohli, who reached his eighth century as captain in 32 innings.
Batters to reach 19th ODI century in fewest innings (and matches)
|
Inns |
M |
Batter |
For |
Achieved on |
50s |
Runs |
Ave. |
S/R |
HS |
|
102 |
104 |
Babar Azam |
Pak |
30 Aug 2023 |
28 |
5353 |
59.48 |
89.40 |
158 |
|
104 |
107 |
Hashim Amla |
SAf |
28 Jan 2015 |
27 |
5359 |
56.41 |
89.60 |
153* |
|
124 |
131 |
Virat Kohli |
Ind |
26 Feb 2014 |
30 |
5581 |
52.65 |
89.91 |
183 |
|
139 |
141 |
David Warner |
Aus |
22 Nov 2022 |
27 |
6007 |
45.17 |
95.26 |
179 |
|
171 |
177 |
A. B. de Villiers |
SA+ |
18 Jan 2015 |
43 |
7440 |
52.39 |
97.23 |
149 |
The batter’s ODI career record after the completion of 19th century is in the table above.
+ includes the five matches for Africa XI. Note: Babar Azam, at 28y-319d, is the third youngest to achieve this landmark after Virat Kohli (25y-113d) and Sachin Tendulkar (25y-187d).
2The number of occasions when Pakistani batters managed to make 150+ scores while captaining their ODI side. Babar is the only one to do so on both occasions for Pakistan. His recent 151 against Nepal in Multan was short of his record of 158 as captain against England in Birmingham on 13 July 2021.
Highest ODI scores as captain for Pakistan
|
Runs |
Pakistan captain |
Opp |
Venue |
Date |
M Inn |
Result |
|
158 |
Babar Azam |
Eng |
Birmingham |
13 Jul 2021 |
1 |
Lost |
|
151 |
Babar Azam |
Nepal |
Multan |
30 Aug 2023 |
1 |
Won |
|
125* |
Shoaib Malik |
Ind |
Karachi |
26 Jun 2008 |
1 |
Lost |
|
125 |
Babar Azam |
Zim |
Rawalpindi |
3 Nov 2020 |
2 |
Tie (Pak lost super over) |
|
124 |
Shahid Afridi |
Ban |
Dambulla |
21 Jun 2010 |
1 |
Won |
Note: Nine Pakistanis have made centuries in ODIs while captaining their side. Babar has a maximum of eight and Azhar Ali has three.
Only two batters have made scores of 150+ in the Asia Cup — Virat Kohli, 183 against Pakistan in Mirpur on 18 March 2012, and Babar Azam, 151 (see above).
3The number of occasions a Sri Lankan bowler has claimed a four-wicket haul in ODIs before the age of 21 years. In the second match of the Asia Cup in Pallekele on 31 August 2023, pacer Matheesha Pathirana, at 20y-256d, became the youngest Sri Lankan to claim a four-wicket haul in ODI cricket, while taking 4/32 against Bangladesh. In doing so, he also became the fifth youngest to achieve this in the Asia Cup tournament.
Youngest Sri Lankan to claim a four-wicket haul in an ODI match
|
Age |
Bowler (Figures) |
Opp |
Venue |
Date |
Result |
|
20y-256d |
Matheesha Pathirana (4/32) |
Ban |
Pallekele |
31 Aug 2023 |
Won |
|
20y-280d |
Chaminda Vaas (4/20) |
Zim |
Harare |
3 Nov 1994 |
Won |
|
20y-364d |
Kaushik Amalean (4/46) |
Pak |
Colombo SSC |
6 Apr 1986 |
Won |
|
21y-17d |
Rumesh Ratnayake (4/37) |
Aus |
Melbourne |
19 Jan 1985 |
Won |
|
21y-37d |
Mahesh Theekshana (4/37) |
SAf |
Colombo RPS |
7 Sep 2021 |
Won |
4The number of occasions when India’s number five and six scored 80+ in the same innings in an ODI match. In the Asia Cup match against Pakistan in Pallekele on 2 September 2023, Ishan Kishan (82) and Hardik Pandya (87) provided the latest such instance for India. Incidentally, this is the first time any batting pair has done this in an Asia Cup match, and overall, it is the 14th such instance in ODI cricket.
India’s number five and six registering 80+ scores in same ODI match
|
Batter #5 |
Batter #6 |
Opponent |
Venue |
Date |
Result |
|
Mohd. Azharuddin (111*) |
Ajay Jadeja (119) |
Sri Lanka |
Colombo RPS |
17 Aug 1997 |
Lost |
|
Yuvraj Singh (110) |
Mohd Kaif (83*) |
West Indies |
Colombo RPS |
7 Aug 2005 |
Won |
|
Suresh Raina (110*) |
M. S. Dhoni (85*) |
Zimbabwe |
Auckland |
14 Mar 2015 |
Won |
|
Ishan Kishan (83) |
Hardik Pandya (87) |
Pakistan |
Pallekele |
2 Sep 2023 |
NR |
2The number of occasions when a player led an ODI side against India before the age of 22. Nepal’s captain Rohit Paudel, at 21y-2d, became the second youngest player to lead a side in an ODI match against India, in Pallekele on 4 Sep 2023. Also, Paudel became the second youngest to lead a side in the Asia Cup tournament after Hong Kong’s Anshuman Rath in 2018.
Youngest to captain in an ODI match against India
|
Age |
Opponent captain |
For |
Venue |
Date |
Result (for opponent) |
|
20y-317d |
Anshuman Rath |
Hong Kong |
Dubai |
18 Sep 2018 |
Lost |
|
21y-2d |
Rohit Paudel |
Nepal |
Pallekele |
4 Sep 2023 |
Lost |
|
22y-71d |
Graeme Smith |
South Africa |
Dhaka |
13 Apr 2003 |
Lost |
|
22y-107d |
Tatenda Taibu |
Zimbabwe |
Harare |
29 Aug 2005 |
Lost |
|
22y-289d |
Shakib Al Hasan |
Bangladesh |
Mirpur |
7 Jan 2010 |
Lost |
Youngest to captain in an Asia Cup ODI match
|
Age |
Opponent captain |
For |
Against |
Venue |
Date |
Result |
|
20y-315d |
Anshuman Rath |
Hong Kong |
Pakistan |
Dubai |
16 Sep 2018 |
Lost |
|
20y-362d |
Rohit Paudel |
Nepal |
Pakistan |
Multan |
30 Aug 2023 |
Lost |
|
23y-84d |
Shakib Al Hasan |
Bangladesh |
India |
Dambulla |
16 Jun 2010 |
Lost |
|
23y-196d |
Moin Khan |
Pakistan |
India |
Sharjah |
7 Apr 1995 |
Won |
|
23y-353d |
Mohd Ashraful |
Bangladesh |
UAE |
Lahore |
24 Jun 2008 |
Won |
3The number of occasions when an ODI side won by a margin of 10 wickets despite scoring fewer runs than the losing side. India’s victory against Nepal in Pallekele on 4 September provided the latest such instance in ODI cricket history. Such results occur after the targets and overs are adjusted via the DLS method because of interruptions, such as rain.
Sides winning an ODI match without losing any wicket in the second innings despite scoring fewer runs than the side batting first
|
Result |
Team1 |
Team2 |
Venue |
Date |
|
India won by 10 wickets |
WI 121 |
Ind 116/0 |
Port of Spain |
27 Apr 1997 |
|
England won by 10 wickets |
SL 174 |
Eng 171/0 |
Nottingham |
6 Jul 2011 |
|
India won by 10 wickets |
Nep 230 |
Ind 147/0 |
Pallekele |
4 Sep 2023 |
Also, there are two other instances in ODI cricket where the side batting second won by runs and not by wickets despite not losing any. In both these games, the targets had to be readjusted.
|
Result |
Team1 |
Team2 |
Venue |
Date |
|
West Indies won by 28 runs |
Ind 176 |
WI 108/0 |
Srinagar |
13 Oct 1983 |
|
India won by 84 runs |
NZ 270/5 |
Ind 201/0 |
Hamilton |
11 Mar 2009 |
3The number of occasions when a batter managed to make a fifty-plus score at a batting strike rate of 200-plus in an Asia Cup match. Mohd. Nabi’s 65 in 32 balls against Sri Lanka in Lahore was the third quickest by a batter in the Asia Cup (ODI). It was also the fastest by an Afghan batter in ODI cricket.
Fastest individual knocks in the Asia Cup (ODI)
|
S/R |
Batter |
(runs/balls) |
For |
Against |
Venue |
Date |
Result |
|
236.00 |
Shahid Afridi |
(59 in 25) |
Pakistan |
Bangladesh |
Mirpur |
4 Mar 2014 |
Won |
|
206.66 |
Shahid Afridi+ |
(124 in 60) |
Pakistan |
Bangladesh |
Dambulla |
21 Jun 2010 |
Won |
|
203.12 |
Mohd Nabi |
(65 in 32) |
Afghanistan |
Sri Lanka |
Lahore |
5 Sep 2023 |
Lost |
|
180.64 |
Moin Khan+ |
(56* in 31) |
Pakistan |
Sri Lanka |
Dhaka |
7 Jun 2000 |
Won |
|
178.12 |
Rashid Khan |
(57* in 32) |
Afghanistan |
Bangladesh |
Abu Dhabi |
20 Sep 2018 |
Won |
+ was captain
Fastest individual knocks by an Afghan batter in ODIs
|
S/R |
Batter |
(runs/balls) |
Against |
Venue |
Date |
Result |
|
203.12 |
Mohd Nabi |
(65 in 32) |
Sri Lanka |
Lahore |
5 Sep 2023 |
Lost |
|
183.33 |
Rashid Khan |
(55 in 30) |
Ireland |
Abu Dhabi |
21 Jan 2021 |
Won |
|
181.81 |
Najibullah Zadran |
(60* in 33) |
Ireland |
Belfast |
21 May 2019 |
Won |
|
178.57 |
Shafiqullah |
(50* in 28) |
Ireland |
G Noida |
19 Mar 2017 |
Lost |
|
178.12 |
Rashid Khan |
(57* in 32) |
Bangladesh |
Abu Dhabi |
20 Sep 2018 |
Won |
Note:Nabi’s 24-ball fifty during his above knock is also the quickest by an Afghan batter in ODIs and the second-quickest in the Asia Cup (ODI) after the 18-ball fifty by Shahid Afridi against Bangladesh in 2014.
31The number of innings taken by Pakistani Babar Azam to reach 2000 ODI runs as captain during his short innings of 17 against Bangladesh in Lahore on 6 September 2023. He thus became the 35th player to aggregate 2000 or more runs while captaining an ODI side. However, he is the quickest to reach this landmark, in fewest innings as captain. He bettered the previous record of 36 innings held by Virat Kohli since September 2017.
Quickest to aggregate 2000 runs as ODI captain in fewest innings (and matches)
|
Inns |
M |
Batter |
For |
Achieved on |
Runs |
Ave. |
100/50 |
HS |
|
31 |
32 |
Babar Azam |
Pak |
6 Sep 2023 |
2011 |
69.34 |
8/13 |
158 |
|
36 |
39 |
Virat Kohli |
Ind |
28 Sep 2017 |
2008 |
74.37 |
8/10 |
139* |
|
41 |
43 |
AB de Villiers |
SA+ |
12 Jul 2014 |
2020 |
63.13 |
6/11 |
128 |
|
44 |
45 |
Kane Williamson |
NZ |
6 Jan 2018 |
2078 |
49.48 |
4/15 |
123 |
|
46 |
46 |
Aaron Finch |
Aus |
16 Jun 2022 |
2012 |
45.73 |
6/12 |
153* |
The batter’s ODI career record after the completion of 2000 runs as captain is in the table above.
+ includes the five matches for Africa XI
All records are correct and updated until 8 Sep 2023
