Babar Azam became the highest scoring batsman in the history of Pakistan Super League Kamran Akmal broke the record of more than half-centuries (12) by scoring 65 runs against Multan Sultans

 

Babar Azam became the highest scoring batsman in the history of Pakistan

Karachi latest newspaper. On November 15, 2020, Karachi Kings opener Babar Azam became the highest-scoring batsman in the history of Pakistan Super League. Babar Azam scored 65 against Multan Sultans in the PSL 5 qualifier, his 13th half-century in the PSL, with more than half of Peshawar Zalmi's Kamran Akmal's century in the league (12). ) Also broke the record.

So far, Babar Azam has played 46 matches in all editions of PSL and scored 1453 runs at an average of 36.32, including 13 half-centuries. He has scored these runs with a strike rate of 117.55. In the list of batsmen who have scored more half-centuries in Pakistan Super League, Luke Ronchi is third with 10 fifties, Ahmed Shehzad and Shane Watson are fourth and 5th with 9.9 half-centuries respectively while Umar Akmal, Fakhr Zaman and Shoaib Malik Cameron Delport and Mohammad Hafeez are ranked 6th, 7th and 8th respectively with 7, 7 and half centuries respectively.

It may be recalled that in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 5 qualifiers, Karachi Kings defeated Multan Sultans in the Super Overs to qualify for the final. Karachi Kings scored 13 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in the Super Overs, Multan Sultans scored only 9. Could score Earlier, in pursuit of the target of 142 runs, Babar Azam and Sharjeel Khan started the innings for Karachi Kings. Sharjeel returned to the pavilion with only 4 runs. Babar Azam along with Alex Hales added 42 runs for the second wicket. Hales was run out for 22. Iftikhar Ahmed's innings was limited to 13 runs. Babar Azam batted well and scored 65 runs. He became the second victim of Sohail Tanveer. Chadwick Walton also scored 2 runs in the same over. Pavilion returned, Rutherford could not stay on the wicket for long and became Imran Tahir's wicket by scoring 1 run, Van Parnell was run out by scoring only one run, Emad Wasim remained steadfast from one end but Elias also scored Aamir's innings. Finished

Karachi Kings captain Emad Waseem tied the match with a four off the last ball of the innings, now the match will be decided in the super over. Earlier, Multan Sultans started the innings when Zeeshan Ashraf and Adam Lightth gave the team 19 runs. Waqas Maqsood was the victim after Light scored 9 runs. The Multan team had not yet recovered from the loss when captain Shaun Masood was run out for 3 runs and Riley Russo returned to the pavilion in the same manner. The difficulties of Multan Sultans were further aggravated when Zeeshan Ashraf scored 21 runs. Emad Waseem looted the pavilion, Khushdal Shah came to support Ravi Bopara and the two formed a 40-run partnership for the 5th wicket. Before this partnership proved dangerous, Arshad Iqbal ended Khushdal Shah's innings at 17 runs. ۔

Shahid Afridi also became Arshad Iqbal's second wicket with just 12 runs, Ravi Bopara's resistance was ended by Waqas Maqsood on 40 runs, Sohail Tanveer's 13 balls with one four and two sixes helped Multan reach 25 not out. The Sultans managed to score 141 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Waqas Maqsood and Arshad Iqbal of Karachi Kings took two wickets each while captain Emad Waseem took one wicket.

The winning team will reach the scheduled final on November 17 and the losing team will play either Lahore Qalandars or Peshawar Zalmi tonight against the winner of Schedule Eliminator One. The Multan Sultans squad includes Shaun Masood (captain), Zeeshan Ashraf, Adam Laith, Riley Russo, Ravi Bopara, Khushdal Shah, Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanveer, Mohammad Ilyas, Imran Tahir and Mohammad Irfan. The Karachi Kings team consists of Emad Wasim (captain), Babar Azam, Sharjeel Khan, Alex Hales, Van Parnell, Chiduk Walton, Muhammad Amir, Waqas Maqsood, Rutherford, Iftikhar Ahmed and Arshad Iqbal.