Overview

• Azam crossed 3,000 during Pakistan’s first Test against South Africa at Gaddafi Stadium, becoming the first player from Asia to reach the mark.
• He reached the milestone with a boundary off Senuran Muthusamy’s fourth ball of the 49th over and was 23 not out from 48 balls with four fours.
• The Pakistan batter now sits eighth in WTC history, trailing leaders such as Joe Root, Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne, with Crawley on 3,041.
• Azam beat contemporaries Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant to 3,000 WTC runs and did so having played fewer Tests than both.
• At the time of reporting Pakistan were 308 for five, with Mohammad Rizwan 60 not out and Salman Ali Agha 49 not out after a 161‑run stand earlier between Shan Masood and Imam‑ul‑Haq.