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PAK vs IRE: Babar Azam breaks Aaron Finch's T20I captaincy record

Pakistan is playing under Babar in the first T20I against Ireland

By Web Desk

May 10, 2024

Pakistan captain Babar Azam has now made the most appearances as a skipper in T20Is, breaking former Australian captain Aaron Finch's record.

The 29-year-old is leading the Men in Green in the first T20I against Ireland currently taking place at the Clontarf Cricket Club, Dublin, on Friday. He has led Pakistan in 77 games while Finch ended his tenure with 76 games.

Most matches as captain in T20Is

Babar Azam: 77

Aaron Finch: 76

MS Dhoni: 72

Eoin Morgan: 72

Kane Williamson: 71

On the other hand, if Pakistan wins today, Babar will become the most successful captain in the history of T20I cricket.

Most T20I wins as captain:

Babar Azam: 44 (76 matches)

Brian Masaba: 44 (56)

Asghar Afghan: 42 (52)

Eoin Morgan: 42 (72)

Playing XIs

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Saim Ayub, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan, Azam Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abbas Afridi

Ireland: Paul Stirling (c), Mark Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Barry McCarthy, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Ben White, Craig Youn

It is worth mentioning that Pakistan and Ireland are in the same group in the T20 World Cup 2024.

Before this series, Ireland played a three-match T20I series against Afghanistan in March 2024 which they lost 2-1.