{
  "id": 6757523,
  "title": "Babar Azam Finally Gets Into Double Figures After 8, 6 And 7 In England Vs Pakistan Test Series At Edgbaston",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/babar-azam-finally-gets-into-double-figures-after-8-6-and-7-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T12:26:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/babar-azam-finally-gets-into-double-figures-after-8-6-and-7-in-england-vs-pakistan-test-series-at-edgbaston"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Birmingham, September 11: Pakistan's captain and leading batsman Babar Azam lifted his team out of a double-digit score slump on Friday in the third Test against England at Edgbaston. The 25-year-old achieved his first-ever double-digit score in the series, reaching 10 runs for Pakistan. Babar's innings were marked by a difficult start, as he scored only 8 and 6 in his first two innings at Lord's. In the first innings of the Edgbaston Test, he was dismissed for 7 runs by Josh Tongue, leaving him without a single-figure score in his first three innings of the series. Babar's resilience proved crucial, as he teamed up with Shan Masood to form a strong partnership after Pakistan lost early wickets. His confident performance resulted in a score of 26 runs (31 balls) at a rate of 4.83 runs per over. While Babar's achievement was a small relief for the Pakistan Cricket team and fans, Pakistan remains in a precarious position. England scored 453 runs in their first innings, leaving Pakistan trailing by 320 runs. In the second innings, Pakistan were 184/3, still 136 runs behind England. The third Test is of particular importance for Babar, who is looking to regain his batting form after missing the first Test due to a finger injury. He was appointed Test captain for the England series after his previous team missed the first Test. Babar's move into double figures might only be a small step, but Pakistan hopes he can turn it into a much larger score and help the team avoid a 3-0 series whitewash.",
  "summary": "Birmingham, September 11: Pakistan captain and star batter Babar Azam has finally moved into double figures in the ongoing third Test match against England at Edgbaston on Friday. Babar reached 10 runs for the first time in the series and was batting on 26 as Pakistan tried to fight back in their second innings. Babar had a difficult start to the series. He scored only 8 and 6 in the two innings…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}