Usman Khan creates history with record PSL century

KARACHI: Hyderabad Kingsmen batter Usman Khan on Wednesday etched his name into history books after scoring a sublime century against Multan Sultans in Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11 clash.

The right-hander completed his 44-ball century on the final ball of the 16th over.

With this knock, Usman now holds the record for the most centuries in PSL history. achieving the milestone in just his 33th match.

Most Centuries in PSL

Usman Khan — Matches: 33 | Centuries: 4
Kamran Akmal — Matches: 75 | Centuries: 3
Rilee Rossouw — Matches: 103 | Centuries: 3
Fakhar Zaman — Matches: 103 | Centuries: 3
Babar Azam — Matches: 108 | Centuries: 3

Notably, he now has six T20 centuries and is the third-highest Pakistani centurion in the limited-overs format after Babar Azam and Sahibzada Farhan.

Most Centuries for Pakistan in T20 Cricket

Babar Azam | Centuries: 12

Sahibzada Farhan | Centuries: 9

Usman Khan | Centuries: 6

Earlier, he also reached his half-century off just 20 balls, marking the second-fastest fifty in the tournament’s history. He was eventually caught after scoring 101 from 47 balls, hitting 10 sixes and five fours.

Coming into the fixture, the wicket-keeper batter had scored 149 runs in eight matches at an average of 21.28.

Steve Smith’s century propelled Multan Sultans to a commanding 213-run total. The right-hander top-scored with 106 from 50 balls, striking six maximums and 12 fours.

For Kingsmen, Hassan Khan remained the pick of the bowlers, picking up one wicket while giving away only 28.

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