Babar Azam becomes first batter to achieve historic PSL milestone

KARACHI: Peshawar Zalmi captain Babar Azam etched his name deeper into the record books on Saturday, becoming the first batter to score 4000 runs in the history of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

The milestone came during Peshawar Zalmi’s ongoing PSL 11 clash against defending champions Lahore Qalandars at the National Bank Stadium.

Coming into the match, Babar required 39 runs to reach the landmark and got there with a single off Usama Mir on the first ball of the 14th over.

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The leg-spinner, however, had the final say shortly after, dismissing the Zalmi captain in the following over. Babar ended his innings with a composed 43 off 40 deliveries.

Having featured in the league since its inaugural edition in 2016, Babar has been the most consistent performer in PSL history and now sits comfortably at the top of the all-time run charts.

He is followed by Fakhar Zaman, who has amassed 3018 runs, and Mohammad Rizwan, who has 2853 runs to his name.

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Most runs in PSL

• Babar Azam (IU, KK, PZ) – 4004 runs
• Fakhar Zaman (LQ) – 3018 runs
• Mohammad Rizwan (KK, LQ, MS, RWP) – 2853 runs
• Rilee Rossouw (MS, QG) – 2366 runs
• Shoaib Malik (KK, MS, PZ, QG) – 2350 runs

Beyond the milestone, Babar has also been in fine touch in the ongoing PSL 11 season.

The right-hander is currently the third leading run-scorer in the season, having accumulated 212 runs in four matches at an impressive average of 70.66, while maintaining a strike rate of 135.89.

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