During Babar Azam’s brilliant innings of 69 off 44 balls against the Black Caps in the final match in Lahore, the Pakistan captain broke the record for the most number of fours in Men’s T20I history.
Babar eclipsed Ireland’s Paul Stirling when he slammed his fifth boundary of the innings, and went on to add one more, cementing his position at the top of the list with a tally of 409 fours to his name.
Remarkably, Babar achieved this feat in just 107 innings, surpassing Stirling’s previous record of 407 fours in 136 innings. Notably, both Babar and Stirling stand as the only two players in Men’s T20Is to breach the coveted 400-four barrier thus far.
MOST FOURS IN MEN’S T20Is
| Rank | Player | Innings | Fours |
| 1 | Babar Azam (PAK) | 107 | 409 |
| 2 | Paul Stirling (IRE) | 136 | 407 |
| 3 | Virat Kohli (IND) | 109 | 361 |
| 4 | Rohit Sharma (IND) | 143 | 359 |
| 5 | David Warner (AUS) | 103 | 320 |
| 6 | Aaron Finch (AUS) | 103 | 309 |
| 7 | Martin Guptill (NZ) | 118 | 309 |
| 8 | Jos Buttler (ENG) | 105 | 263 |
| 9 | Mohammad Rizwan (PAK) | 80 | 260 |
| 10 | Mohammad Hafeez (PAK) | 108 | 251 |
Babar’s stellar innings set the stage for Pakistan’s formidable total of 178/5 on a challenging Lahore wicket. Despite the New Zealand team’s valiant effort, they fell short by just 9 runs in a thriller with the T20I series ending in a deadlock at 2-2.