During the 3rd ODI match against Sri Lanka, Pakistani ODI captain Azhar Ali missed his 8th fifty by one run but he became the fastest Pakistani player and 5th fastest international player to complete 1000 runs by scoring 1037 runs in his 23rd ODI cricket match.
Pakistani Yasir Hameed scored 1000 runs in 24 matches while West Indian Vivian Richards, South Africa’s de Cock and Englishmen Jonathan Trott and Kevin Pietersen completed their 1000 runs in 21 matches each.