Overview
- Azam, who hit the landmark Thursday in Karachi, became the fastest to 12,000 T20 runs at 338 innings and joined the club as the 12th batter overall and only the second Pakistani.
- He reached it with a six off Khushdil Shah in the fourth over during his 351st T20 match.
- The opener stayed 87 not out and put on 191 with Kusal Mendis to lift Peshawar Zalmi to 246 for 3.
- Karachi Kings collapsed to 87 all out, as Iftikhar Ahmed, Shoriful Islam and Sufiyan Muqeem each struck three times to seal a 159-run win.
- Chris Gayle held the previous fastest mark at 343 innings, with Virat Kohli at 360 and David Warner at 368, which highlights why cricket uses innings to measure how quickly players reach run milestones.