When Did Babar Azam Score His Last International Century?

Babar Azam last scored a Test fifty in December 2022 (x.com)Babar Azam last scored a Test fifty in December 2022 (x.com)

Babar Azam registered twin failures in the series-deciding second Test against Bangladesh at Rawalpindi back in August, punching out scores of just 31 and 11 across both innings as the hosts slumped to a six-wicket defeat. Babar’s Rawalpindi batting mishaps extended his century-drought in international cricket by over a year.

As the former Pakistan captain struggles to justify his super-stardom, here at OneCricket, we take a look at the last time he cracked an international ton in each of the three playing formats.

When did Babar Azam score his last T20I century?

Babar Azam scored the last of his three T20I centuries back in April 2023 with a match-winning 101* against New Zealand at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The then Pakistani skipper faced just 58 deliveries in the innings and flogged 11 of them for alluring boundaries and another three for huge and elegant sixes.

In the 20 T20I innings since, the modern-day batting legend has tallied 680 runs at an average of 35.78 with six half-centuries.

When did Babar Azam score his last ODI century?

It has been 12 ODI innings since Babar Azam charted his previous triple-figure score in the format, doing so against Nepal in the opening match of the 2023 Asia Cup on August 30, 2023 in Multan. While Babar Azam holds a prolific career ODI batting average of 56.72, his average amounts to just 34.18 while only accounting the games since he last cracked a 50-overs international ton.

When did Babar Azam score his last Test century?

Babar Azam has notched up nine Test hundreds and 26 half-centuries in his 54-match career so far. However, he recorded the last of those 35-fifty plus scores back in December 2022 with a match-saving 161 against New Zealand in Karachi.

Babar’s batting slump seems to have impacted his Test game the most as he has been averaging just 20.68 in the 16 century-less innings since then, having accumulated just 331 runs with the highest score of a mere 41 at the MCG.

When did Babar Azam score his last international century?

Babar Azam scored the last of his 31 international hundreds on August 30, 2023 in Multan when he smeared 151 off 131 balls against Nepal. He has gone through 40 international innings (12 in ODIs, 10 in Tests and 18 T20Is) since then without cracking a single century in any of the three formats.

Babar Azam will be aiming to end his year-long century-drought through Pakistan’s upcoming home Test series against England in October.