Babar Azam has seen his fate turn into his favour after he was reappointed as Pakistan captain ahead of T20I series against New Zealand. Azam started his second stint as Pakistan captain with an impressive victory over the Blackcaps.
The win on Saturday saw Azam get closer to etching his name into Pakistan’s history books and folklore. Babar Azam is now the second-most successful captain of all time for Pakistan, in terms of matches won.
Pakistan won the 2nd T20I of the five-match series in some fashion! The visitors were bundled for 90 in inside 19 overs, as Shaheen Shah Afridi ran riot in Rawalpindi. In response, the hosts chased the target with much ease, scoring 92 in just over 12 overs.
Nevertheless, Babar inches closer to creating history with Pakistan, for Pakistan!
How many international matches has Babar won as captain of Pakistan?
| Span | Matches | Win | Loss | Tie/Draw/NR | W/L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-2024 | 136 | 79 | 44 | 1/4/8 | 1.79 | 58.08 |
Top 10 captains with most wins for Pakistan
| Rank | Player | Span | Matches | Win | Loss | T/D/NR | W/L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imran Khan | 1982-1992 | 187 | 89 | 67 | 1/26/4 | 1.32 | 47.59 |
| 2 | Babar Azam | 2019-2024 | 136 | 79 | 44 | 1/4/8 | 1.79 | 58.08 |
| 3 | Wasim Akram | 1993-2000 | 134 | 78 | 49 | 2/5/0 | 1.59 | 58.20 |
| 4 | Misbah Ul Haq | 2008-2017 | 151 | 77 | 60 | 2/11/1 | 1.28 | 50.99 |
| 5 | Inzamam Ul Haq | 2001-2007 | 119 | 63 | 44 | 0//9/3 | 1.43 | 52.94 |
| 6 | Sarfaraz Ahmed | 2015-2019 | 100 | 61 | 36 | 0/1/2 | 1.69 | 61.00 |
| 7 | Waqar Younis | 1993-2003 | 79 | 47 | 30 | 0/0/2 | 1.56 | 59.49 |
| 8 | Javed Miandad | 1980-1993 | 96 | 40 | 39 | 1/14/2 | 1.02 | 41.66 |
| 9 | Shoaib Malik | 2007-2019 | 64 | 38 | 24 | 1/1/0 | 1.58 | 59.37 |
| 10 | Shahid Afridi | 2009-2016 | 82 | 38 | 42 | 1/0/1 | 0.90 | 46.34 |
