Overview
- Azam crossed the milestone during the third ODI at Iqbal Stadium with a single off Bjorn Fortuin that took him to 23 in the innings.
- He became the fifth Pakistani to surpass 15,000 international runs, joining Inzamam-ul-Haq, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf and Javed Miandad.
- The run that took him past the landmark preceded a run-out on 27 off 32 balls, ending a 65-run stand with Saim Ayub.
- Pakistan won the match by seven wickets to clinch the three-match ODI series 2–1, their first home series win over South Africa.
- Azam’s career tally was listed at 15,004 runs in 370 innings, with Inzamam leading Pakistan’s all-format list at 20,541.