Overview
- Babar needed nine to pass Rohit Sharma’s 4,231 and reached the mark with a single off Donovan Ferreira, finishing 11 not out.
- Pakistan beat South Africa by nine wickets in Lahore, tying the three-match series 1-1 with the decider scheduled for Saturday.
- Saim Ayub struck an unbeaten 71 off 38 balls as Pakistan cruised to 112-1 in 13.1 overs.
- South Africa were dismissed for 110, with fast bowlers Salman Mirza and Faheem Ashraf sharing seven wickets.
- Babar’s career tally stands at 4,234 runs in 130 T20Is, surpassing Sharma’s 159-match haul; Sharma stepped away from T20Is after India’s 2024 world title.