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Babar Azam Ends T20 Century Drought With 52-Ball Ton As Zalmi Rout Quetta

The blistering knock renews support for him to open as a platform setter in Pakistan’s T20 plans.

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Against Quetta Gladiators in a PSL 2026 game in Karachi, Peshawar Zalmi captain Babar Azam scored a 52-ball 109 not out to end his century drought in the format.
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Fakhar Zaman hit a third PSL ton to go joint top of the most hundreds list in the competition’s history.

Overview

  • Babar Azam, who hit 100 not out off 52 balls Sunday in Karachi, faced only one dot ball and set up Peshawar Zalmi’s 255/3 and a 118-run win over Quetta Gladiators.
  • The innings was his 12th T20 century and third in the PSL, equalling the league mark for most hundreds, as he and Kusal Mendis shared 135 in a total ranked third-highest in PSL history.
  • His tournament haul moved to 401 runs in seven innings, keeping Zalmi unbeaten and strengthening their position in the league phase.
  • Multiple outlets reported he became the fastest batter to 12,000 T20 runs in 338 innings, a milestone listed ahead of Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli on that measure.
  • Following the game, assistant coach Azhar Mahmood criticized Pakistan’s decision to use Babar at No. 4 at the World Cup and said the national side should deploy him to build a base for heavier hitters.