Long stretch without a century for Babar Azam continues as he scores a duck in the second West Indies ODI, extending his century-less streak to 28 innings and 711 days.
Babar Azam's Century Drought Continues in ODIs
Babar Azam, the prolific Pakistani batsman, is currently in the midst of a significant slump in his international cricket career. His century drought in One Day Internationals (ODIs) has extended to 72 innings and 711 days, following the 2023 Asia Cup where his last century was a 151 against Nepal on August 30, 2023.
Since the Nepal game in the Asia Cup 2023, Babar's ODI batting average stands at 37.16, with no hundreds and 9 fifties. His strike rate has also taken a hit, sitting at 79.53, significantly below his career averages of 54.62 and 87.78, respectively. This period has seen Babar score 929 runs in 28 ODI innings.
Despite nine scores above fifty, Babar has been unable to convert these into hundreds, a clear departure from his usual high standards. This slump is part of a broader trend affecting all formats, with Babar's Test and T20I performances also showing signs of decline.
In Tests since the 2023 Asia Cup, Babar’s average is just 23.15 with no centuries across 10 matches. In T20Is, he has 738 runs at 33.54 with a strike rate of 133.21 from 24 matches.
The fluctuations in Babar's role and leadership, including cycles of taking up and giving up captaincy and temporary omissions from Test and T20I squads, may have played a part in his form woes. In the recent West Indies series in August 2025, Babar scored a duck in the second ODI and was out for 9 in the third ODI, extending the drought and contributing to Pakistan's heavy defeats.
This period of underperformance relative to Babar Azam's previous high standards is notable. Before the Nepal game in the Asia Cup 2023, in ODIs, he had scored 6282 runs in 130 innings with an average of 54.62. In Tests, he had scored 4235 runs in 108 innings with an average of 42.77. In T20Is, he had scored 4223 runs in 121 innings with an average of 39.83.
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In spite of the ongoing slump in Babar Azam's international cricket performances, particularly in One Day Internationals (ODIs), cricket news enthusiasts continue to closely follow his journey. The prolonged century drought in ODIs, which began after the 2023 Asia Cup, has been a key topic in sports discussion.
