Pakistan v New Zealand: Babar Azam breaks 16-year Pakistan record for most runs in calendar year

Babar Azam became Pakistan's highest run scorer in a calendar year, breaking a 16-year record.

He was 161 not out at the end of the first day of the two-test series with New Zealand in Pakistan to take his total to 2,485 runs across all formats.

The 28-year-old beat Mohammad Yousuf's previous record of 2,435.

Babar has 1,170 runs in nine Tests this year, which is more than any other player in the competition.

When Babar was on 12 and New Zealand missed the chance to dismiss him, they failed to take two chances.

It was Babar's 25th international score in excess of 50 during the calendar year, equalling the record set by Kumar Sangakkara in the same year.

Pakistan lost a Test series to England at home.