Peshawar Zalmi captain Babar Azam was dismissed for a duck in the PSL 11 final against the Hyderabad Kingsmen at the Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday, falling short of Fakhar Zaman’s record for most runs in a single season.
The right-handed batsman came into the high-stakes final needing just one run to surpass Zaman’s landmark figure. However, he failed to add to his tally and was dismissed without disturbing the scorers, missing out on a historic milestone.
Earlier, the left-handed batsman from the Qalandars held the record in the 2022 edition of the tournament as he amassed 588 runs in 13 innings at a strike rate of 152.72, including seven half-centuries and a century.
Babar, meanwhile, has equaled the feat in 11 innings, scoring runs at an excellent average of 73.50 and a strike rate of 145.90. His season has included two centuries and three half-centuries.
Most runs in a PSL season:
Babar Azam (Peshawar Zalmi) – 588 runs in 2026
Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars) – 588 runs in 2022
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
Moreover, the 31-year-old has previously equaled two major records during the ongoing edition of the tournament thanks to a blistering century against Islamabad United in the qualifiers.
Babar Azam top-scored in the high-stakes match with 103 off just 59 deliveries, decorated with 12 fours and four sixes, helping the table-toppers post a total of 221/7 in their 20 overs.
His 57-ball century in the match marked his second of the ongoing edition, making him only the second batter in the history of the marquee league to register two centuries in a single season, joining Usman Khan who achieved the feat in PSL 9 for Multan Sultans.
