Published 14:08 IST, November 18th 2020

Babar Azam smashes top records after Karachi Kings win PSL title for first-time ever

Pakistan's national captain Babar Azam was adjudged as 'Player of the Match' as Karachi Kings defeated Lahore Qalandars in the final of the PSL 2020 season.

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Karachi Kings, on back of Babar Azam’s crafty run-chase special, defeated Lahore Qalandars in final of recently-concluded Pakistan Super League 2020 (PSL 2020) season. cricketer scored an unbeaten 63 from just 49 balls and was adjudged as ‘Player of Match’ for his efforts. Apart from lifting coveted PSL 2020 trophy for Karachi Kings, Pakistan’s national captain also ended his campaign with a plethora of individual awards and playing milestones.

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Pakistan Super League final: Babar Azam ends prolific season on a stellar te

Through his unbeaten match-winning innings in PSL 2020 final, Babar Azam extended his tournament run-tally to 473 runs. With aforementioned run tally, he ended PSL 2020 as highest run-getter of season. He scored his runs across 11 innings at a prolific aver of 59.12 fuelled by five half-centuries. Apart from ending season as its leading run-scorer, Babar Azam also bagged ‘Player of Tournament’ hour.

Babar Azam also shattered several batting records during his run-scoring spree this PSL 2020 season. Here is a look at a list of all records Karachi Kings’ star batsman w holds to his name -

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Babar Azam was adjudged as ‘Man of Match’ in qualifier as well as in final, thus becoming first batsmen to win award in two successive PSL playoff matches.

With 473 runs, Babar Azam w holds record of scoring most runs in a single PSL season. previous record was held by Islamabad United’s New Zealand import Luke Ronchi in 2018 edition.

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Babar Azam struck 55 boundaries during his entire PSL 2020 run. In doing so, he created record of scoring most boundaries in a single PSL season, also eclipsing Luke Ronchi’s 51-boundary collection from 2018.

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Babar Azam ICC ranking

Babar Azam is widely regarded as one of best modern-day batsmen in world. Such is aura of his batsmanship that many fans and cricket experts even compare him with Indian cricket captain and batting icon Virat Kohli for his consistency in run-making. As of w, Babar Azam is only cricketer in world to feature in ICC’s top five batsmen rankings in all three formats of game.

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How much is Babar Azam net worth?

According to cloudnetworth.com, Babar Azam net worth is estimated to be $4 million (approximately ₹29 crore). Babar Azam net worth also includes income he receives from Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as ir active cricket player, which stands at PKR 1.1 million (520,000 INR) annually. Moreover, Pakistan skipper also generates income through his endorsement deals with brands like Head & Shoulders, HBL, Oppo and Huawei.

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Disclaimer: above Babar Azam net worth is sourced from various websites and media reports. website does t guarantee a 100% accuracy of Babar Azam net worth figures.

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14:08 IST, November 18th 2020