Peshawar Zalmi’s Babar Azam performs a shot throughout their PSL 11 Qualifier towards Islamabad United on the Nationwide Financial institution Stadium in Karachi on April 28, 2026. — PSL
KARACHI: In a significant achievement, Peshawar Zalmi skipper Babar Azam on Tuesday matched three main Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL) information with a blistering century towards Islamabad United within the Qualifier of the continued eleventh version on the Nationwide Financial institution Stadium.
Babar top-scored within the high-stakes fixture with a swashbuckling 103 off simply 59 deliveries, studded with 12 fours and 4 sixes, and helped the table-toppers pile up a large whole of 221/7 of their 20 overs.
His 57-ball century within the ongoing match marked his second within the ongoing version, which means he turned solely the second batter within the historical past of the marquee league to attain two centuries in a single season, becoming a member of Usman Khan, who registered the feat in PSL 9 with Multan Sultans.
Total, it was Babar’s fourth century within the PSL, and it helped him draw degree with Hyderabad Kingsmen’s Usman, who additionally has 4 tons of, along with his most up-to-date coming within the league stage of the continued eight-team match towards Multan Sultans.
Most centuries in PSLUsman Khan – 4 in 35 inningsBabar Azam – 4 in 110 inningsKamran Akmal – three in 74 inningsRilee Rossouw – three in 98 inningsFakhar Zaman – three in 105 innings
Moreover, Babar’s 103-run knock additionally helped him equal Lahore Qalandars’ Fakhar Zaman’s long-standing report of scoring probably the most runs in a single version of the PSL.
Notably, the left-handed opener piled up 588 runs in 13 innings for the Qalandars within the seventh version of the PSL with the assistance of 1 century and 7 half-centuries.
Babar Azam, nonetheless, conceded 10 innings to build up as many runs within the ongoing season, scoring at an astounding common of 98.00 and a strike price of 146.63, having smashed two centuries and three fifties.
Most Runs in a PSL SeasonFakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars) – 588 runs in 2022Babar Azam (Peshawar Zalmi) – 588 runs* in 2024Babar Azam (Peshawar Zalmi) – 569 runs in 2024Babar Azam (Karachi Kings) – 554 runs in 2021Mohammad Rizwan (Multan Sultans) – 550 runs in 2023Mohammad Rizwan (Multan Sultans) – 546 runs in 2022Kusal Mendis (Peshawar Zalmi) – 541 runs* in 2026Babar Azam (Peshawar Zalmi) – 522 runs in 2023Mohammad Rizwan (Multan Sultans) – 500 runs in 2021
