Babar Azam returned to form with a solid 73 in the second ODI against South Africa. Babar has been going through a lean run for a while but the runs in the second match would do him a world of good ahead of the Test series.

Meanwhile, the innings took Babar Azam's tally of ODI runs to 5905, putting him on the cusp of a massive feat. Babar now is just 95 runs away from reaching the 6000 run mark in ODI cricket. If the former Pakistan skipper manages to score 95 runs in the 3rd ODI against South Africa, he will become the fastest batter in the world to reach 6000 ODI runs. The record is currently held by Hashim Amla who reached the landmark in 123 innings while Babar has played 119 innings so far. He has three innings to shatter Amla's record. Virat Kohli is second on the list with 6000 ODI runs in 136 innings.

Fastest To 6000 ODI Runs

Player	Innings
Hashim Amla	123
Virat Kohli	136
Kane Williamson	139
David Warner	139
Shikhar Dhawan	140

Meanwhile, Babar is also one hundred away from joining Saeed Anwar in the list of most ODI hundreds by a Pakistan batter. Babar has scored 19 hundreds for the Men in Green while Anwar sits at the top with 20 centuries. Babar needs to score the hundred in the next 15 innings to become the second fastest to 20 ODI hundreds. Amla holds the record for fastest to 20 ODI centuries while Virat Kohli sits at second position with 20 centuries in 133 innings. Babar has 19 ODI hundreds in 118 innings.

Pakistan Win ODI Series

Pakistan have been outstanding on the South Africa tour so far. After drawing the T20I series 1-1, the team won the first two ODIs to take an unassailable lead in the ODI series. The 3rd and final ODI will be played on December 22 in Johannesburg.

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