Babar Azam is the fastest batsman to achieve 17 centuries in ODI cricket. The Pakistani captain needed only 85 innings to achieve the milestone, as the previous record-holder Hashim Amla needed 98 ODI innings.
Babar is also the fastest Asian batsman to reach 10000 runs in international cricket. He sured Virat Kohli, who achieved the milestone in his 232nd innings, whereas Babar took only 228. The overall record-holder, Viv Richards, achieved the same in his 206th international innings.
While fans ire Babar Azam’s impressive centuries across formats, some might also consider casinos that aren’t part of Spelpaus for unique gaming experiences.
He is the new run machine in the cricketing world, consistently scoring centuries. There is a claim among the social media s that the bulk of his runs has come against minnows of the game. You can read Babar Azam’s opponent-wise T20I stats here to understand it is invalid.
Babar, so far, has scored 9 Test centuries, 19 ODI centuries, and 3 T20I centuries – 31 in total.
This article will list Babar Azam’s centuries in ODI,Test & T20I cricket.
List of Babar Azam Test Centuries
| CENTURY NO. | SCORE | VERSUS | BALLS FACED | 4s/6s | INNINGS | VENUE | YEAR | MATCH RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 127* | New Zealand | 263 | 3/0 | 1 | Dubai | 2018 | Won |
| 2 | 104 | Australia | 173 | 13/0 | 3 | Brisbane | 2019 | Lost |
| 3 | 102* | Sri Lanka | 128 | 14/0 | 2 | Rawalpindi | 2019 | Drawn |
| 4 | 100* | Sri Lanka | 131 | 7/1 | 3 | Karachi | 2019 | Won |
| 5 | 143 | Bangladesh | 193 | 18/1 | 2 | Rawalpindi | 2020 | Won |
| 6 | 196 | Australia | 425 | 21/1 | 4 | Karachi | 2022 | Drawn |
| 7 | 119 | Sri Lanka | 244 | 11/2 | 2 | Galle | 2022 | Won |
| 8 | 136 | England | 168 | 19/1 | 2 | Rawalpindi | 2022 | Lost |
| 9 | 161 | New Zealand | 280 | 15/1 | 1 | Karachi | 2022 | Drawn |
Key Stats
You can sort the table by each column to understand more about the century scores.
Babar’s highest Test score of 196 came against Australia in a big chase, ending up in a draw. In the dramatic Karachi Test match in 2022, he was dismissed at a score of 196 after batting for a long 603 minutes and facing 425 balls. Read here about the longest Test innings ever played.
Most of his centuries came against Sri Lanka, one of his favorite Test opponents. He averages more than 60 against his Asian counterpart team.
He almost made it to the elite list of batters scoring double centuries in the 4th innings of a Test match by making a match-saving 196 against Australia.
Seven of his longest format centuries came in home Tests and 2 away.
2022 became his successful years in of centuries, as he has hit 4 100-plus scores that year.
Pakistan has won 4 red-ball matches when Babar scored centuries.
List of Babar Azam ODI Centuries
| CENTURY NO. | SCORE | VERSUS | BALLS FACED | 4s/6s | INNINGS | VENUE | YEAR | MATCH RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 120 | West Indies | 131 | 8/3 | 1 | Sharjah | 2016 | Won |
| 2 | 123 | West Indies | 126 | 9/1 | 1 | Sharjah | 2016 | Won |
| 3 | 117 | West Indies | 106 | 8/1 | 1 | Abu Dhabi | 2016 | Won |
| 4 | 100 | Australia | 109 | 7/1 | 2 | Adelaide | 2017 | Lost |
| 5 | 125* | West Indies | 125 | 7/3 | 1 | Guyana | 2017 | Won |
| 6 | 103 | Sri Lanka | 131 | 5/0 | 1 | Dubai | 2017 | Won |
| 7 | 101 | Sri Lanka | 133 | 6/0 | 1 | Abu Dhabi | 2017 | Won |
| 8 | 106* | Zimbabwe | 76 | 9/2 | 1 | Bulawayo | 2018 | Won |
| 9 | 115 | England | 112 | 13/1 | 1 | Nottingham | 2019 | Lost |
| 10 | 101* | New Zealand | 126 | 11/0 | 2 | Birmingham | 2019 | Won |
| 11 | 115 | Sri Lanka | 105 | 8/4 | 1 | Karachi | 2019 | Won |
| 12 | 125 | Zimbabwe | 125 | 13/1 | 2 | Rawalpindi | 2020 | Lost |
| 13 | 103 | South Africa | 104 | 17/0 | 2 | Centurion | 2021 | Won |
| 14 | 158 | England | 139 | 14/4 | 1 | Birmingham | 2021 | Lost |
| 15 | 114 | Australia | 83 | 11/1 | 2 | Lahore | 2022 | Won |
| 16 | 105* | Australia | 115 | 12/0 | 2 | Lahore | 2022 | Won |
| 17 | 103 | West Indies | 107 | 9/0 | 2 | Multan | 2022 | Won |
| 18 | 107 | New Zealand | 117 | 10/0 | 1 | Karachi | 2023 | Won |
| 19 | 151 | Nepal | 131 | 14/4 | 1 | Multan | 2023 | Won |
Key Stats
Babar’s highest ODI score came against England in 2021, when he scored his first 150+ score of 158 in Birmingham. Pakistan lost that game by 3 wickets, with England successfully chasing down Pakistan’s 331 with two overs to spare.
Babar scored his big chunk of centuries against West Indies – 5. Find the list of players who has scored most centuries against single opponents here.
His 72-ball century versus Zimbabwe in Bulawayo in 2018 is his fastest in of balls faced. It is the 13th fastest century for Pakistan in 50-over cricket. Find out the ten fastest ODI centuries here.
