Since his ascendancy in international cricket, Babar Azam has been compared with Virat Kohli. The Pakistan star batter was on a high for several years. He tumbled record after record. But of late, things had gone off the rails. Babar finally broke this rut last week against Sri Lanka by scoring his first international hundred in 807 days.
Babar Azam ties Virat Kohli’s record
He had found his mojo back. Now, in the Pakistan vs Zimbabwe match at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Babar scored his 38th fifty in T20I cricket. Since his career started in 2016, the former Pakistan captain has been chasing Rohit Sharma and Kohli for the record. Although both retired in June last year, Babar couldn’t get any closer to the record, as he was dropped from the team.
Just one GOOD inning from Babar Azam 74 in 52 balls against Zimbabwe today. How easily people forget his last 4 innings vs Zimbabwe: 0, 2, 4, 0.
And he also took 344 days to hit a single six in T20Is.
#BabarAzam #PAKvZIM pic.twitter.com/Bc5Ki7w2n0
— ICC Asia Cricket (@ICCAsiaCricket) November 23, 2025
However, in October, Babar returned to Pakistan’s T20I setup. He scored a fifty against South Africa earlier in the month, and with his 74-run knock against Zimbabwe, he has levelled Kohli’s record for most fifties in T20I cricket.
With Pakistan scheduled to play Sri Lanka on November 27 and then a potential tri-series final against either Zimbabwe or Sri Lanka on November 29, Babar might just break Kohli’s record by the end of the month.
Most fifties in T20Is
| Batter | Span | Inns | Runs | Avg | SR | 50s |
| Babar Azam (Pakistan) | 2016-2025 | 127 | 4374 | 39.76 | 128.38 | 38 |
| Virat Kohli (India) | 2010-2024 | 117 | 4188 | 48.69 | 137.04 | 38 |
| Rohit Sharma (India) | 2007-2024 | 151 | 4231 | 32.05 | 140.89 | 32 |
| Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan) | 2015-2024 | 93 | 3414 | 47.41 | 125.37 | 30 |
| David Warner (Australia) | 2009-2024 | 110 | 3277 | 33.43 | 142.47 | 28 |
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