Overview
- Babar Azam hit 103 off 59 balls in Tuesday’s Qualifier in Karachi to beat Islamabad United and put Peshawar Zalmi into the PSL final, as Zalmi posted 221/7 and bowled United out for 151.
- He became the first player with nine T20 centuries as a captain, moving past Faf du Plessis’ mark of eight.
- The innings was his fourth century in Pakistan Super League history and it lifted his season tally to 588 runs, which ties Fakhar Zaman’s single‑season PSL record.
- This was his eighth T20 hundred scored in Pakistan, matching Virat Kohli and Abhishek Sharma for the most in any one country.
- Azam said he feels he is getting back to his best and credited simple plans and preparation, a run of form that outlets say could bring him back into selectors’ plans; one report also listed this as his 13th T20 century overall.