Babar Azam is a Pakistani cricketer. , he has played 61 Tests, 138 One Day Internationals (ODIs), and 131 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) for Pakistan. He has scored centuries (100 or more runs in an innings) on 32 occasions, scoring 9 centuries in Tests, 20 in ODIs, and 3 in T20Is. In 2022, Babar Azam became the Pakistan batter with the most runs — 2,598 — in all formats of the game in a calendar year.

He has been named in the ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year on three occasions, captaining it in 2021 and in 2022. In 2021 he also captained the ICC Men's T20I Team of the Year. He was also captain of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Team of the Tournament.

Azam made his Test debut in October 2016, and scored his first century two years later when he scored 127* against New Zealand at Dubai. His highest Test score of 196 came against Australia in March 2022; his innings included the highest-ever score by a captain in the fourth innings of a match and the second-longest innings by a batter in the fourth innings of a Test. Azam has scored Test centuries against five different opponents at five grounds, including three at grounds outside Pakistan.

Azam made his ODI debut in May 2015 and scored his first century in the format a year later in 2016, making 120 against the West Indies. This was followed by scores of 123 and 117, making him the third Pakistani batsman and eighth batsman overall to score three consecutive ODI hundreds. In 2022, he scored three consecutive ODI hundreds again, with two centuries against Australia and one against the West Indies, making him the first and so-far the only batter to do this on two occasions. His highest ODI score of 158 was made against England in July 2021. His ODI centuries, which were scored at thirteen venues, have come against seven different opponents. He became the fastest batsman to complete 5,000 one-day international runs during the fourth match against New Zealand in Karachi. In August 2023, he became the batsman to have scored the most runs after the first 100 ODI innings.

He made his T20I debut in September 2016 and has scored three centuries in the format, with the first one coming against South Africa at Centurion. His second century came against England at Karachi in September 2022, making him the only Pakistani to score more than one T20I century. His third century came on 15 April 2023 against New Zealand where he scored 101* on 58 balls, becoming the first player to score three T20I centuries as captain.

Key + Symbol Meaning * Remained not out Man of the match Captained the Pakistan cricket team Pos. Position in the batting order Inn. The innings of the match Test The number of the Test match played in that series S/R Strike rate during the innings H/A/N Venue was at home (Pakistan), away, or neutral Date Date the match was held, or the starting date of match for Test matches Lost The match was lost by Pakistan. Won The match was won by Pakistan. Drawn The match was drawn. (D/L) The result was determined by the Duckworth–Lewis method.

Test centuries +Test centuries scored by AzamScoreAgainstVenue 1 127* 6 1 2/3 Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Neutral Won 2 104 5 3 1/2 The Gabba, Brisbane Away Lost 3 102* 4 2 1/2 Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Home Drawn 4 100* 4 3 2/2 National Stadium, Karachi Home Won 5 143 4 2 1/2 Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Home Won 6 196 4 4 2/3 National Stadium, Karachi Home Drawn 7 119 4 1 1/2 Galle International Stadium, Galle Away Won 8 136 4 2 1/3 Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Home Lost 9 161 4 1 1/2 National Bank Cricket Arena, Karachi Home Drawn

One Day International centuries +ODI centuries scored by AzamScoreAgainstVenue 1 120 3 1 91.60 Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Neutral Won (D/L) 2 123 3 1 97.62 Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Neutral Won 3 117 3 1 110.38 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Neutral Won 4 100 3 2 91.74 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Away Lost 5 125* 3 1 94.70 Providence Stadium, Providence Away Won 6 103 3 1 78.63 Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Neutral Won 7 101 3 1 75.94 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Neutral Won 8 106* 3 1 139.47 Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Away Won 9 115 3 1 102.68 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Away Lost 10 101* 3 2 80.16 Edgbaston, Birmingham Neutral Won 11 115 3 1 109.52 National Stadium, Karachi Home Won 12 125 3 2 100.00 Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Home Tied 13 103 3 2 99.03 Centurion Park, Centurion Away Won 14 158 3 1 113.66 Edgbaston, Birmingham Away Lost 15 114 3 2 137.34 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Home Won 16 105* 3 2 91.30 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Home Won 17 103 3 2 96.26 Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Home Won 18 107 3 1 91.45 National Stadium, Karachi Home Won 19 151 3 1 115.27 Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Home Won 20 102* 3 2 85.71 Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Home Won

T20I centuries +T20I centuries scored by AzamScoreAgainstVenue 1 122 1 2 206.77 Centurion Park, Centurion Away Won 2 110* 2 2 166.66 National Stadium, Karachi Home Won 3 101* 2 1 174.13 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Home Won

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External links List of international cricket centuries by Babar Azam