<p>Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Friday became the fastest batter to complete 5,000 one-day international runs during the fourth match against New Zealand in Karachi.</p>.<p>The 28-year-old beat South African Hashim Amla's record when he took a single to reach 19 during Pakistan's innings after they were sent in to bat by New Zealand.</p>.<p>This is Azam's 97th innings in 99 one-day internationals, improving on Amla's feat of reaching the milestone in 101 innings from 104 matches.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/pakistan-captain-babar-azam-named-as-icc-mens-odi-player-of-the-year-2022-1184750.html" target="_blank">Pakistan captain Babar Azam named as ICC Men's ODI Player of the Year 2022 </a></strong></p>.<p>Last year he narrowly missed equalling Amla's record for fastest 4,000 ODI runs in 81 innings.</p>.<p>Azam has been the number one batter on the International Cricket Council's rankings for ODIs for the last two years.</p>.<p>He is the 14th Pakistani to complete 5,000 or more runs in ODI cricket, with former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq at the top of the list with 11,701 runs.</p>.<p>The unassuming Azam made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in his hometown of Lahore in May 2015.</p>.<p>He is also the only batter to twice score consecutive hundreds in three ODIs, having achieved the feat in 2016 and 2022.</p>
<p>Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Friday became the fastest batter to complete 5,000 one-day international runs during the fourth match against New Zealand in Karachi.</p>.<p>The 28-year-old beat South African Hashim Amla's record when he took a single to reach 19 during Pakistan's innings after they were sent in to bat by New Zealand.</p>.<p>This is Azam's 97th innings in 99 one-day internationals, improving on Amla's feat of reaching the milestone in 101 innings from 104 matches.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/pakistan-captain-babar-azam-named-as-icc-mens-odi-player-of-the-year-2022-1184750.html" target="_blank">Pakistan captain Babar Azam named as ICC Men's ODI Player of the Year 2022 </a></strong></p>.<p>Last year he narrowly missed equalling Amla's record for fastest 4,000 ODI runs in 81 innings.</p>.<p>Azam has been the number one batter on the International Cricket Council's rankings for ODIs for the last two years.</p>.<p>He is the 14th Pakistani to complete 5,000 or more runs in ODI cricket, with former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq at the top of the list with 11,701 runs.</p>.<p>The unassuming Azam made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in his hometown of Lahore in May 2015.</p>.<p>He is also the only batter to twice score consecutive hundreds in three ODIs, having achieved the feat in 2016 and 2022.</p>