Peshawar Zalmi captain Babar Azam was dismissed for a duck in the PSL 11 final against 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 entered the high-stakes final needing just one run to surpass Zaman’s historic tally. However, he failed to increase his score and was dismissed without bothering the scorers, missing out on a historic milestone.
Previously, the Qalandars left-handed batsman held the record in the 2022 edition of the tournament, when he amassed 588 runs in 13 innings at a strike rate of 152.72, including seven half-centuries and one century.
Meanwhile, Babar equaled the feat in 11 innings, scoring runs at an outstanding average of 73.50 and a strike rate of 145.90. His season has spanned 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
Furthermore, the 31-year-old had already equaled two major records during the current edition of the tournament thanks to a blistering century against Islamabad United in the Qualifier.
Babar Azam top-scored in the high-stakes match with a swashbuckling 103 off just 59 deliveries, decorated with 12 fours and four sixes, helping the table leaders post a commanding total of 221/7 in their 20 overs.
His 57-ball century in the match marked the second of the ongoing edition, making him the second batsman in premier league history to register two centuries in a single season, joining Usman Khan, who achieved the feat in PSL 9 for Multan Sultans.
