Pakistan batter Babar Azam has completed 16,000 runs in international cricket across all formats on Sunday. He reached the milestone after scoring 45 runs against Sri Lanka in a match in the tri-nation series. Babar has emerged as the fifth Pakistani batter to score 16,000 runs in international cricket. Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Yousuf, Younis Khan and Javed Miandad have also crossed the 16,000-run mark. Meanwhile, Pakistan set Sri Lanka a target of 306 runs in the opening match of the three-team ODI series in Rawalpindi on Sunday. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. Pakistan were bowled out for 305 in the final over. Salman Agha top-scored with 107 off 90 balls, while Babar Azam made 45, Saad Baig scored 39 and Hasan Nawaz contributed 37. Saim Ayub scored seven, Fakhar Zaman made 16 and Arafat Minhas added 18.

