Pakistan's Babar Azam celebrates after scoring his fifty during the first day of the first Test cricket match against Sri Lanka (Credit: AP)
\n\nStar batter Babar Azam made 50 runs off 58 balls while batting at No. 4 for Pakistan in the first innings of the ongoing first Test match against Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Monday, November 9. Before Dilshan Madushanka took his wicket in the post-lunch session, the right-handed hitter appeared to be in fine form and hit seven fours while at the crease. Babar's half-century on Monday was his 70th as Pakistan's captain in all formats and his 144th in international cricket (across all three formats).
\n\nAs he leads Pakistan in his 153rd international game this week, Babar has now tied the record for the most 50+ runs scored by a Pakistani captain in Test cricket.
\n\nMisbah-ul-Haq scored 70 fifty-plus scores or more in 189 innings while leading Pakistan in 151 games during his playing career. As captain, however, Babar has gone out to bat 164 times. Inzamam-ul-Haq follows Babar and Misbah on the list of players who have scored 50 or more runs as Pakistan's Test cricket captain.
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