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Babar Azam completes 16,000 international runs, fails to beat Virat Kohli's pace

Babar Azam reached a significant career milestone during the opening match of a tri-series hosted in Pakistan. By scoring his 16,000th international run, he became the fifth player from his nation to achieve this feat, though he trailed Virat Kohli's record pace by 49 innings.

During the game against Sri Lanka, Azam contributed 45 runs before being dismissed by Eshan Malinga. The tournament, which also includes England, utilizes a double round-robin format with the final scheduled for Lahore at the end of the month.

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