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Babar Azam revels in his top order conquering South Africa
'Throughout the tournament, our batsmen did well, especially Fakhar [Zaman] and Imam[-ul Haq]'

DANYAL RASOOL
07-Apr-2021

Babar Azam poses with the series trophy AFP via Getty Images
Amid all the other accolades that Babar Azam and Misbah-ul-Haq will invite for their cricketing careers, what happened at SuperSport Park today led to a record that binds the two men together in a rare accomplishment. The 28-run win in the third ODI means they are the only pair to have led a Pakistani side to an ODI series win in South Africa, with Azam following in the footsteps of his coach's efforts in 2013.

It isn't just a rare accomplishment for Pakistan. They are just the second side to have prised an ODI trophy away from South African shores twice; Australia being the other. So it was understandable that Babar grinned from ear to ear post-match, declaring he had great confidence in his side,