Pakistan and Australia are two of the most competitive teams in the shortest-game format. Both teams have won the T20I World Cup. Pakistan won the cup in 2009 while Australia achieved the feat in 2021. Both nations have produced some great talents, including Ricky Ponting, Babar Azam, Misbah-ul-Haq, and Shane Watson. If we dive deeper into the ocean of cricket, we will find some extraordinary performances from great players in both nations. The two teams have been among the great contributors to the sport. In this article, we will write about the top 10 batters with the most runs for Pakistan in the T20Is against Australia.
1. Babar Azam
The face of Pakistan cricket at the moment, Babar Azam, is a right-handed opening batter in the shortest format. He bats at no.3 in the ODIs and at no.4 in the test format. Babar is one of the most prolific batters in the nation and has proven his dominance worldwide. Babar is among the top T20I run-scorers with 3 T20I centuries. He was also a former skipper of the nation across formats and guided his team to the finals of the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia. Babar made his T20I debut in 2016 at Manchester against England. Against the Aussies in the T20Is, he has scored 383 runs.
2. Kamran Akmal
Kamran Akmal was a former wicketkeeper batter for Pakistan in all three formats. He was one of the long servants of Pakistan cricket. Kamran made his T20I debut against England in 2006. He was an explosive batter, who could dominate the bowlers. Kamran played 268 international games for Pakistan, including 53 tests, 157 ODIs, and 58 T20Is. Gradually, he became one of the most consistent performers for Pakistan. In eleven T20I innings against Australia, Kamran scored 366 runs.
3. Umar Akmal
Umar Akmal was a former wicketkeeper batter for Pakistan in all three formats. He made his T20I debut against Sri Lanka in 2009. Akmal was one of the main wicketkeepers for Pakistan in all forms of the game. He is the younger brother of Kamran Akmal. Umar was a bottom-hand-dominated batter who took on the bowlers quite easily. He made a classy 129 on his test debut against a formidable Kiwi attack in Dunedin, New Zealand. Umar scored 335 runs in eleven T20I innings against Australia.
4. Shoaib Malik
Shoaib Malik was a former batting allrounder for Pakistan across formats. One of the best assets for Pakistan, Shoaib Malik, always contributed in all departments of the game. A right-arm off-break bowler and a right-handed middle-order batter, Malik, provided a key balance to the team. He also batted at no.3 in the T20I format, in which, he made immense contributions to the team. Malik was also the skipper for Pakistan in the white ball formats and led the team by example. He made his T20I debut against England in 2006 and represented Pakistan in 124 T20Is. In sixteen T20I innings against Australia, he made 263 runs.
5. Fakhar Zaman
Fakhar Zaman is a left-handed opening batter for Pakistan in the white-ball formats. He is a free-flowing batter who likes to dominate the opposition by scoring quick runs. Zaman is a fantastic batter, capable of hitting big sixes quite easily. Fakhar made his T20I debut against the West Indies in 2017 and has represented his nation in 161 international games, including 76 T20Is. One of the most explosive batters in the world, Fakhar Zaman knows only one way to play, to take on the bowlers as soon as possible. He has made 252 runs in nine T20I innings against Australia.
6. Mohammad Hafeez
Mohammad Hafeez is the mentor of the Pakistan cricket team across formats. A former all-rounder across formats, Hafeez, was a right-handed top-order batter and an off-break bowler. He made his T20I debut against England in 2006 and played 119 T20Is before his retirement in 2021. He was also the leader of the batting line-up at one point and batted with consistency quite often. In twelve T20I innings against Australia, he made 227 runs.
7. Mohammad Rizwan
Mohammad Rizwan is a right-handed middle-order batter and a wicketkeeper for Pakistan in the longer formats. One of the most consistent performers for Pakistan in recent times, Rizwan, has contributed immensely to some famous victories for Pakistan. One of the most famous victories was over India in the T20I World Cup of 2021, in which, Pakistan chased down a 150+ target without losing a wicket. He has represented Pakistan in 85 T20Is after his debut in 2015. He has made 135 runs in five T20I innings against Australia.
8. Misbah-ul Haq
The man with mental stamina like no other, Misbah-ul-Haq, was a former skipper and a right-handed middle-order batter for Pakistan. He was a player who gave it all to his nation. An effortless batter, who smashed the opposition bowlers without any difficulties, Misbah was one of the most experienced candidates in the team.. He played 39 T20Is after his debut in the format in 2007. Misbah was one of the best batters ever produced by Pakistan. In four innings against Australia, he scored 131 runs.
9. Nasir Jamshed
Nasir Jamshed was a former left-handed opening -batter for Pakistan in the white-ball formats. He debuted in the shortest format in 2012 and represented Pakistan in eighteen T20Is. Jamshed was a talented batter who found his way through impeccable performances in domestic and Under-19 Cricket. He could convert his start into big scores and play his shots all around the park. Jamshed played 69 international games for Pakistan across formats before retiring in 2015. He made 127 runs in four T20I innings against Australia.
10. Iftikhar Ahmed
Iftikhar Ahmed is a right-handed middle-order batter for Pakistan in the white-ball formats. He made his T20I debut against Sri Lanka in 2016 and has already played 49 T20Is. One of the best contributors for Pakistan in the middle-order, Iftikhar, is a hard-hitting batter, who hits the ball long. Also, a handy off-spinner at times, Iftikhar often chips in with few overs in the middle. He has made 121 runs in four T20I innings against Australia.
