(Cricket News) Babar Azam is leading the chart and is followed by former South Africa star Hashim Amla. Babar Azam reached the landmark score in 97 innings, while Amla took 101 innings to complete 5000 ODI runs.
The West Indies captain, who turned thirty, timed his innings to perfection and helped West Indies chase down a mammoth 326-run target in the first ODI of the three-match series. The innings from the 30-year-old consisted of seven sixes and four fours.
Fastest to 5000 ODI runs:
• Babar Azam: 97 innings
• Hashim Amla: 101 innings
• Virat Kohli: 114 innings
• Viv Richards: 114 innings
• Shai Hope: 114 innings
In the current year, Hope has amassed a total of 5049 runs at an average of 51.52 in 119 One-Day Internationals (ODIs). He has struck sixteen hundred and twenty-four fifties in the format. The right-hander averaged 61.13 in 2019, 47 in 2020, 62 in 2021, and 35.45 in 2022.
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