Highest run-scorer in T20 Internationals by any Pakistani batsman

Babar Azam surpasses his teammate Muhammad Hafeez to become the highest run-scorer in T20 internationals for Pakistan.

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Scoring international runs for your own country is what every player dreams to do. T20 is a game of excellence. The batsman has to keep scoring runs and also have to keep in mind the required run rate in case of chasing a huge total. There age so many great players from Pakistan in all formats of the game. Meanwhile, in this article, we will look into the highest run-scorer in T20 internationals for the Pakistan team.

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#4. Umar Akmal | 1690 runs

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Former Pakistan wicket-keeper batsman Umar Akmal makes his way into the list of highest run-scorer in T20 internationals for Pakistan. Akmal played a total of 79 innings in his T20I career, in which he had scored 1690 runs. He has played with an average of 26 and a strike rate of 122.73. Akmal has scored 8 half-centuries in his T20I career with the highest score of 94.

#3. Shoaib Mallik | 2423 runs

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Shoaib Mallik, one of the most experienced players from the Pakistan side currently comes at 3rd place on this list of highest run-scorer in T20 internationals. Malik has scored 2423 runs in 110 innings with an average of 31.22. He has smashed 9 half-centuries including a strike rate of 125.64. Also, Malik has the highest score of 75 in his T20I career.

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#2. Muhammad Hafeez | 2514 runs

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Pakistan batting all-rounder Muhammad Hafeez comes 2nd on this list of highest run-scorer in T20 internationals for Pakistan. Hafeez has scored 2514 runs in 108 innings that he has played for Pakistan so far. He has scored those runs with an average of 26.46 and a strike rate of 122.04. The Pakistani all-rounder has smashed 14 half-centuries for Pakistan so far including a highest of 99 to his name in this format.

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#1. Babar Azam | 2515 runs

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Pakistan skipper Babar Azam again tops a list and this time it's the list of highest run-scorer in T20 internationals for Pakistan. Babar has achieved this feat in just 64 innings by overtaking Hafeez. He has scored 2515 runs so far with an impressive average of 46.72. Babar has played with a strike rate of 129.19 and smashed 24 half-centuries and one century. His highest score is 122 in this format. Moreover, he guided Pakistan to a victory against their arch-rivals India in the recently concluded T20 World Cup super 12 games.

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