Babar Azam equals three PSL records with Qualifier century

Babar Azam delivered another landmark performance in PSL 11, equalling three major records with his century against Islamabad United in the Qualifier at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi.

The Peshawar Zalmi captain struck a commanding 103 off 59 balls, hitting 12 fours and four sixes to lead his side to a formidable 221 for 7 in their 20 overs in the high-stakes encounter.

Century puts Babar alongside PSL’s elite

This innings marked Babar Azam’s second century of the ongoing PSL 11 season. In doing so, he became only the second batter in league history to score two hundreds in a single edition, matching Usman Khan’s feat from PSL 9 with Multan Sultans.

It was also Babar’s fourth PSL century overall, bringing him level with Usman Khan at the top of the all-time list.

Most centuries in PSL:

Usman Khan – four in 35 innings
Babar Azam – four in 110 innings
Kamran Akmal – three in 74 innings
Rilee Rossouw – three in 98 innings
Fakhar Zaman – three in 105 innings

Record-equalling season highlights dominance

Babar’s 103-run knock also took him to 588 runs in the ongoing edition, equalling Fakhar Zaman’s long-standing record for most runs in a single PSL season.

Fakhar had set the benchmark with 588 runs in 13 innings during PSL 7, including one century and seven half-centuries. Babar reached the same tally in just 10 innings in PSL 11.

He has accumulated those runs at an average of 98.00 and a strike rate of 146.63, including two centuries and three fifties in the current campaign.

Most runs in a PSL season:

Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars) – 588 runs in 2022
Babar Azam (Peshawar Zalmi) – 588 runs* in 2024
Babar Azam (Peshawar Zalmi) – 569 runs in 2024
Babar Azam (Karachi Kings) – 554 runs in 2021
Mohammad Rizwan (Multan Sultans) – 550 runs in 2023
Mohammad Rizwan (Multan Sultans) – 546 runs in 2022
Kusal Mendis (Peshawar Zalmi) – 541 runs* in 2026
Babar Azam (Peshawar Zalmi) – 522 runs in 2023
Mohammad Rizwan (Multan Sultans) – 500 runs in 2021

Babar Azam’s performance not only powered Peshawar Zalmi in a crucial playoff fixture but also placed him alongside multiple all-time PSL benchmarks. With four centuries and a record-equalling season tally, his contributions have directly shaped Zalmi’s campaign and underlined his impact in PSL 11.

Also check out:

PSL 11 playoffs open to fans after PM approval