Babar Azam and Imam-ul-Haq smashed quick centuries on Thursday as Pakista🐼n beat Australia by six wickets in the second ODI and level the three-mat🃏ch series (1-1).
Captain Babar p🌜layed a scintillating knock of 114 (83) while Imam hit a 97-ball 106 as the hosts reach🧔ed to 349/4 with an over to spare.
It was Pakistan’s first win over Australia since 2017 and also their highest successful run chase in ODI cricket.
Earlier, Australia posted an another imposing 348 for 8 after Pakistan won the toss and opted to field for the second time in a row. Number 3 batter Ben McDermott (104 off 108) registered his maiden ODI ton and formed the cornerstone of Australia’s total.
Travis Head (89) missed out on his second successive hundred while Marnus Labuschagne (59 off 49) and Marcus Stoinis (ꦇ49 off 33) played cameos to🌊 set up another huge total for the Green Team after the Aussies defended 313/7 in the first ODI in Lahore on Tuesday, March 29.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Babar Azam ..
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
Babar has skills, technique and jigar๊. The perfect mix when you are ch🤡asing a big total.
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
Well played . What a historic win against Australia. & set the tone & & rest finish it on
in style….
Now all eyes on decider..— Dimuth Karunarathna (@IamDimuth)
Another Day, Another✅ great Knock💯 from the king himself 👏🏼👏🏼
— Saeed Ajmal (@REALsaeedajmal)
Most hundreds by a Pakistani captain in ODIs
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket)
This was the shot of the night!🔥 Very few can do this. 💫💫💫
Brilliance by— Mike Haysman (@MikeHaysman)
More runs for the captain in a winning effort.
Take a bow Babar Azam! 💯
— ICC (@ICC)
Babar Azam has brought those d𒐪ays back when Virat Kohli use to chase down the high scoring target🐓s. Gradually Babar Azam is checking all the points what Virat Kohli did years back to become a great batter of the era! Surely Babar Azam is becoming the best of all!👏👏
— Arfa Feroz Zake (@ArfaSays_)
One of the best knock of Babar Azam's ODI career – 100* from just 73 balls while chasing 349 runs against Australia – What a knock.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Congratulations to Team Paꦦkistan on highest successful run chase 😍👏🏼. & star performers o꧅f the game last night 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼. Best wishes for series decider 🤲🏼 Pakistan 🇵🇰 Zindabad
— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22)
Babar’s innings was poetry. He came back to his own. Just brilliant whenever he bats it’s like an art of the violinist- poetic frenzy. Spectacular innings in the context of the game. More to follow. 𒐪💪��💪💪😁🕺
— Dr. Nauman Niaz (@DrNaumanNiaz)
He m🅷ight not be there to take Pakistan home but that was a glorious innings from Babar Azam. I’d say it was worth flying half wa🍷y arson’s the world to watch but I’m afraid it might land me in the papers again.
— Melinda Farrell (@melindafarrell)
