Babar Azam Shuts Down Sarfaraz Ahmed with Century Reply; Internet Calls it Karma

In the seventh match of the domestic tournament, the Dolphins, led by Saud Shakeel, made a strong start with Shan Masood and Yasir Khan forming an impressive 76-run partnership against the Stallions, led by Mohammad Haris. The crowd at Faisalabad, Babar's home ground, erupted with excitement as he walked out to bat after Masood's dismissal.

Moments later, Stallions wicketkeeper Sarfaraz, in a bid to encourage his teammates, was caught on stump mic saying: “No hurry, no hurry! Let them [the crowd] keep chirping 'Babar, Babar'. We'll make him play 40 overs, all the others will get out.”

The video of that incident went viral on social media instantly, with fans reckoning that Sarfaraz took a brutal dig at Babar's form and strike rate.

However, Babar dominated the proceedings thereafter with the bat, even as the Stallions lost wickets on a regular interval, and eventually notched up the century in 99 balls, before finishing on 104 off 100 balls. Following the knock, Sarfaraz was trolled on social media, especially after he was dismissed for just five runs in 15 balls.

With the knock, Babar amassed 30 List-A centuries and broke former India captain Kohli's record for being the fastest batter in the world to reach the milestone. He scored his 30th century in the format in 180 innings, 19 fewer than previous record-holder Kohli.

The unbeaten knock of 104 also saw Stallions beat Dolphins by an emphatic margin of 174 runs after Jahandad Khan and Mehran Mumtaz's three-wicket hauls folded the side for just 97 runs in the chase of 272.