{"id":347796,"date":"2023-08-08T09:03:50","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T04:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=347796"},"modified":"2023-08-08T09:03:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T04:03:50","slug":"babar-azam-smashes-match-winning-century-in-lpl-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/babar-azam-smashes-match-winning-century-in-lpl-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Babar Azam smashes match-winning century in LPL 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Babar is currently the leading-run scorer (205 runs) in Lankan Premier League 2023<br \/>\n Pallekele<br \/>\nPakistan captain, Babar Azam, smashed a match-winning century to guide Colombo Stikers to seven-wicket win over Galle Titans on Monday in Lanka Premier League (LPL).<br \/>\nBabar had a blazing start to his innings as he hit three consecutive boundaries to Kasun Rajitha in the very first over, while chasing a target of 189 set by Titans.<br \/>\nNo err in the line, Babar kept his momentum intact and hit Richard Ngarava for a boundary in the fifth over and Tabraiz Shamsi for a six over the fence by the end of the sixth over.<br \/>\nPakistan captain continued his rampage as he brought up a 34-ball fluent fifty, which was his 87th fifty in the shortest format.<br \/>\nThere was, however, no stopping for Babar today as in the 14th over, the right-handed batsman launched two fiery sixes and one four to Akhila Dananjaya, followed by a six to Rajitha in the 15th over &#8211; making him the leading run-scorer of the tournament currently.<br \/>\nBabar was in no mood to spare anyone as he also smashed Shakib for a six in the 16th over, bringing Strikers close to the target.<br \/>\nWith Strikers needing 19 from 9 balls, Babar hit Ngarava for a boundary, to bring up his century in just 57 balls. 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