Babar Azam vs Hashim Amla: Stats Comparison After 6000 ODI Runs

Babar Azam and Hashim Amla (Source:@khelshel/X.com)

Babar Azam is one of the most consistent batters in modern-day cricket and though his form off-late has not been great, he still has stats that puts him among the best in the world. He has a good record in all three formats, but his best has come in ODIs and now in the final of the tri-nation series against New Zealand, he reached another significant milestone.

He completed his 6000 ODI runs in just 123 innings and became the fastest to reach the landmark alongside Babar Azam. He could not carry on and get a big score, and departed for 29 off 34 balls, disappointing Pakistan fans again ahead in the big game. The record though shows how consistent he has been over the years, and let's now compare his ODI stats with Hashim Amla after 6000 ODI runs.

Babar Azam vs Hashim Amla: Overall Stats After 600 ODI Runs

Both Babar Azam and Hashim Amla played equal number of matches and innings, but the Pakistan star is bit ahead in overall numbers. He has six runs more while his average is also higher at 56.20 compared to 52.70 of Hashim Amla. Babar has 19 hundreds while Amla had a better century conversion rate at 21. Babar though has 34 fifties in the same number of innings, six more than Amla and has taken just 2.27 innings per fifty.

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Babar Azam vs Hashim Amla: Home ODIs After 123 Innings

Babar Azam and Hashim Amla both have been brilliant in home ODIs. However, Babar still is ahead of Amla in terms of average and fifties scored per innings. In 25 innings, Babar has 1528 runs at a stunning average of 69.45 with seven hundreds and eight fifties. Amla, on the other hand, played 43 innings at home till he reached the 6000-run mark and had 2404 runs in it with an average of 60.10 and has 10 hundreds with 12 fifties.

Babar took 3.125 innings per fifty while Amla took 3.58 innings for his 12 fifties in the 43 matches at home out of his total 123 innings when he reached 6000 ODI runs.

Babar Azam vs Hashim Amla: Away ODIs After 123 Innings

Conclusion

Hashim Amla is of the greats of the game and his form declined only after he got to 6000 ODIs runs. Babar's form has also been bit indifferent in recent times, but the batter still has a better average and more runs in the format than Amla after 123 ODI innings. He also has ended up with more fifty-plus scores in the same number of innings, and Amla is ahead only on the parameter of total centuries.

Thus, we can conclude that Babar Azam has better stats than Hashim Amla at the end of 123 ODI innings.

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