Babar Azam 16,000 international runs: fifth Pakistani to the mark, passes Amla's 141-innings record

Babar Azam became the fifth Pakistani batter to reach 16,000 international runs when he made 45 off 57 balls against Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Sunday 18 October, in the opening ODI of the home tri-series. (بابر اعظم 16 ہزار رنز) The innings also gave him the most ODI runs by any batter after 141 innings, Express and ANI reported.

Pakistan made 305 on the back of Salman Agha's 107 and won by 37 runs. Our tri-series page has the full scorecard summary and the fixtures still to come.

Babar's numbers after Rawalpindi

He also has 111 international fifties, and his best score is 196 in Tests.

The Amla record

After 141 ODI innings Babar has 6,671 runs. Hashim Amla had 6,626 at the same stage, so Babar is now 45 ahead, with Virat Kohli third on 6,224.

Pakistan's 16,000 club

1. Inzamam-ul-Haq: 20,541 runs in 495 matches
2. Younis Khan: 17,790 runs in 408 matches
3. Mohammad Yousuf: 17,134 runs in 374 matches
4. Javed Miandad: 16,213 runs in 357 matches
5. Babar Azam: 16,038 runs in 355 matches

Babar got there in fewer matches than any of the four ahead of him. At his 2026 rate (742 runs in 18 matches) he would pass Miandad's 16,213 within about five more games.

What is next

Babar has 20 ODI hundreds, level with Saeed Anwar for the most by a Pakistani, so his next one sets the national record. The remaining fixtures are on the tri-series page.