Babar Azam became the fastest batsman to score 13 ODI centuries.

The national captain accomplished this deed in fair 76 innings.

Babar Azam became the fastest batsman to score 13 ODI centuries.

National team captain Babar Azam has become the fastest batsman to score 13 ODI centuries. Pakistan started their innings in pursuit of the 274-run target in the first ODI against South Africa, then opener Fakhruzzaman scored 8 runs in the third over for a total of 9, captain Babar Azam took the crease, and with Imam-ul-Haq Together they carefully pushed the score forward.

Both the batsmen moreover completed their half-centuries amid the brilliant organization. Babar Azam batted capably and completed his century off 104 balls. His innings included 17 fours. He scored 103 runs and got out on the ball of Nortje. It was the 13th century of Babar Azam's ODI career, and he also became the first batsman in the world to score so many centuries in the shortest innings. Before Babar Azam, former South African batsman Hashim Amla had scored 13 centuries in 83 innings. India captain Virat Kohli and South African wicketkeeper-batsman Quentin de Kock are third and fourth in the list with 13 centuries in 86.86 innings, while Australia's David Warner is fifth with 13 centuries in 91 innings. There are Brahmins.

Earlier, South Africa's Aiden Markram and De Cock started the game, but De Cock was caught by Babar Azam off Shaheen Shah Afridi's 34-run stand and managed to score only 20 runs. Aiden Markram, who came with him in the opening, was also taken to Shaheen Shah Afridi's pavilion with 19 runs off 41 balls. Tamba Bauma was also caught for a run.

David Miller and Dussen supported the batting line and brought the team's total to 166. David Miller fell casualty to Harris Rauf by scoring 50 runs. Playing a responsible inning, Rossi vendor Dussen scored his first ODI century and remained unbeaten on 123 runs. In the last overs, Andile Philfquayo played a 29-run innings with full support from Rossi vendor Dussen, while Dussen remained unbeaten on 105.

Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf 2, 2 Muhammad Hasnain, Fahim Ashraf took one wicket each for the national team. Pakistan won the toss and invited South Africa to bat. The Pakistani team is on a South Africa tour, where it will play a series of three ODIs and four T20 Internationals. The moment ODI between the two groups will be played on April 4 in Johannesburg, whereas the third and last ODI will be played on April 7 in Centurion.

The Pakistani team will be led by Babar Azam, while Temba Booma will captain South Africa. After the ODI arrangement, the T20 arrangement between the two groups will begin on April 10, coordinate on April 12, the third coordinate on April 14and the fourth and final match on April 16. The primary two matches will be played at Johannesburg and the final two at Centurion.

The South African team is captained by Temba Booma, comprising Quentin de Cock, Aiden Markram, Rasi van der Dussen, Henrik Klaassen, David Miller, Andile Pheloquio, Kagiso Rabada, Anarch Norje, Lonfi Nagidi and Tabriz Shamsi, while the Pakistani team consists of Babar Azam. The captaincy incorporates Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhr Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan, Danish Aziz, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Fahim Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain and Haris Rauf.