Pakistan, led by Babar Azam, also defeated Afghanistan in the second ODI. The team won by a margin of one wicket in an exciting match. With this victory, a special record was set in the name of Babur. He is the first batsman to win Pakistan by chasing a goal of 300+ runs in ODIs most often.
Pakistan has won four times and completed more than 300 runs under the captaincy of Babar Azam. In this case, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Misbah-ul-Haq rank second in the ODI format. Pakistan have won twice under the leadership of both captains. Shoaib Malik is third. Shoaib and Azhar Ali have each won the team once.
Pakistan also set its own record by beating Afghanistan. With more than 300 runs at ODIs, Pakistan has recorded victory at ODIs for the tenth time. He has reached the level of New Zealand in this matter. Team India tops that list. India has won 18 times. Australia and Sri Lanka have won 11-11 times.
Significantly, Pakistan have taken a 2-0 lead against Afghanistan in the three-game ODI series. First in game two, Afghanistan had set a goal of winning 301 runs. In response, Pakistan matched the goal by losing 9 wickets. Opener Gurbaz scored 151 runs for Afghanistan. His innings included 14 fours and 3 sixes. Imam-ul-Haq played an important 91-run inning for Pakistan. He hit 4 fours. Babar hit 53 runs in 66 balls. He hit 6 fours.