India, Nov. 24 -- Ever since returning to the T20I setup, Pakistan fans were eagerly waiting to see a noteworthy performance from Babar Azam, and the right-hander finally turned up against Zimbabwe in the fourth match of the Tri-Nation T20I series, also involving Sri Lanka. The game played on Sunday saw the former Pakistan captain smashing 74 runs off 52 balls with the help of seven boundaries and two sixes, and this effort helped the hosts post 195/5 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

Owing to this knock, Babar registered his 38th T20I half-century, the joint-most by any batter in the shortest format. The 31-year-old is now on equal terms with Virat Kohli in the list of scoring the most fifties in T20Is.

Babar has taken 134 matches and...