Twitter Reactions: Babar Azam hits the 3rd consecutive ODI ton

Pakistan’s new No. 3 in ODIs Babar Azam is 18 innings young in One-Day International cricket and coming into the three-match series didn’t have an international century to his name but having batted thrice against the West Indians he has 3 ODI tons to his name already. He reached the triple figures mark in the first ODI that ensured Pakistan a victory in the opening match.

That 120-run knock gave him immense confidence and he carried from where he left in the second match. Babar walked in to bat when the team score was naught but scored a magnificent century to help them get to 284 which in the end, proved to be a winning total. In the third and the conclusive ODI of the series at Sharjah today he had a platform laid by the openers and used that as a perfect launch pad to flourish.

Babar took his time early on and didn’t take much of a risk apart from the one six that he hit. He was scoring at less than run a ball in the first 40 balls that he faced in this inning. But once he was well set, the team was on course of a big score he started playing his shots and at the same time kept running hard and accumulated a lot of runs in singles and doubles.

He only hit eight boundaries and one six in the knock worth 117 runs. But despite that had a strike rate well over 100. What it did is took Pakistan to 308/6 in 50 overs and they are well set to register a clean sweep in the ODI series.

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With the show he put up, the right-hander became the first Pakistan player to score the first 3 ODI centuries of his career in successive innings and the 8th batsman to score three 100s in a row in ODIs. Babar Azam also became the first Pakistani player to score centuries in all the three games of 3-match bilateral ODI series.

Here is how Twitter reacted to his splendid batting show:

360 runs for Babar Azam in this series, most by anyone in a 3-match ODI series. He broke De Kock's tally (342). Both played in U19 WC 2012.

— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) October 5, 2016

886 runs after 18 inns for Babar Azam. No batsman had that many runs at this stage of ODI career. He went past Viv Richards (883 in 18 inns)

— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) October 5, 2016

Babar Azam in #PakvWI ODI series
Inn: 3
Runs: 359
Avg: 119.67
S/R: 98.90
100: 3
Wow#PakvsWI #Cricket pic.twitter.com/HLUcfPjKyt

— #IPL2017 #INDvAUS (@ICC_CricInfo) October 5, 2016

Umar Akmal needs to learn a few things from his younger cousin Babar Azam, who now has more 100s in a week than Akmal's entire ODI career.

— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) October 5, 2016

Special talent #BabarAzam. Three 100s in a row. What a performance. Congratulations super star!

— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) October 5, 2016

Babar Azam performance…
1 ODI 120
2 ODI 123
3 ODI 117
3 in a row…BRILLIANT #PAKvWI

— Syed Zahid Ali (@son_of_syed) October 5, 2016

Babar Azam is first Pakistani player to score centuries in all the three games of 3-match bilateral ODI series. #Cricket #PAKvWI #Pakistan

— Faizan Lakhani (@faizanlakhani) October 5, 2016

Babar Azam
– 1st to score career's 1st 3 100s in consecutive inns
– 2nd to make 3 100s in a 3-match series
– 8th to score 3 consecutive 100s

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) October 5, 2016

Game 3
Tons 3
Remember the Azam – Babar Azam.
2nd youngest one to do so.
Most runs in 3 match ODI series #PAKvWI

— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) October 5, 2016

Babar Azam

8th batsman to score three 100s in a row in ODIs
2nd youngest
2nd to do so in a 3-match series
3rd Pakistani#PakvWI

— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) October 5, 2016

Babar Azam need 114 runs in next 2 innings to become the fastest batsman to 1000 ODI runs #PakvWi #Stats

— Mãñõ (@imManoBilli) October 5, 2016

Ths is beautifúl
8th batsman to score 3consecutive centuries
2nd youngest
3rd Pakistani

Congrats @babarazam258 pic.twitter.com/ROCotJJf0A

— Umar Akmal's FC (@arooj_fati) October 5, 2016

! Babar Azam joins Saeed Anwar and Zaheer Abbas as the only Pakistanis to have scored 3 consecutive centuries in ODIs

— Aaliya PTI (@aaliya_pti) October 5, 2016

Excellent day for @AzharAli_ & @babarazam258 but disappointing end to the innings,69 runs off last 10ovs surely a concern for Pak#PakvWI

— Adil Malik (@aadimalik10) October 5, 2016

WORLD RECORD ! Babar Azam become highest runs scorer in 3-match ODI series. Pervious best De Kock's 342 vs india. #BabarAzam

— AH〽ED KHANZADA (@IamKhanzaada) October 5, 2016