Pakistan will play against South Africa on Wednesday, 12 February at the National Stadium in Karachi. The match is very important for both teams because the winner of this match will have a chance to reach the final against New Zealand on February 14. Star batter and former Pakistan captain Babar Azam has a chance to make history in this match. If he scores at least 33 runs, he will become the fastest player ever to reach 6000 runs in One Day Internationals (ODIs). The current record is on the name of South Africa's Hashim Amla, who achieved this milestone in 123 ODI innings. Virat Kohli of India took 136 innings, while Kane Williamson of New Zealand took 139 innings to achieve the same feat. So far, Babar has played 121 innings of ODI and scored 5967 runs. Babar faced a blunt start to the tri-series as he could score only 10 off 23 balls in the first encounter against New Zealand. He would surely seek redemption for himself as well as his team by playing an aggressive knock in this key match against Australia, silencing critics who have been questioning his form. Also Read | Players with Most ODI Centuries After the Age of 30 Fastest to 6000 ODI Runs (by innings) Players Innings Against Hashim Amla 123 India Virat Kohli 136 Sri Lanka Kane Williamson 139 Australia David Warner 139 England Shikhar Dhawan 140 Sri Lanka There is also a chance for Babar to become the second Pakistani player, after Inzamam-ul-Haq, to score 100 international half-centuries if he scores another half-century in this match. Since his ODI debut against Zimbabwe back in 2015, Babar has played 311 international matches, scoring 31 centuries and 99 fifties. Also Read | South African Players Who Hit a Century on Their ODI Debut Most half-centuries in international cricket (by Pakistani Players) Players Half-Centuries Inzamam-ul-Haq 129 Babar Azam 99 Mohammad Yousuf 95 Javed Miandad 93 Misbah-ul-Haq 84 In the last ODI series that Pakistan played against South Africa, he batted quite well and in the second and third matches of the series scored 73 and 52, respectively. He will be expecting to carry this form forward into this must-win game against the same team.