Babar Azam scored a match-winning 63-ball 111* for Peshawar Zalmi against Islamabad United in the 2023 PSL. This was Babar's 11th century in T20 cricket.
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Second to Gayle's record
Babar became the second batter to score over 10 centuries (11) in T20 cricket. The Pakistani batter is only behind Chris Gayle's tally of 22 centuries in T20s.
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Most T20 tons by a Pakistani batter
Babar holds the record for most T20 centuries by a Pakistani batter. Pakistani batters like Sharjeel Khan, Ahmed Shehzad, and Kamran Akmal trail Babar on this list with five centuries each.
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Fastest to 10,000 runs in T20 cricket
He also became the fastest batter to complete 10,000 runs in T20 cricket earlier this month. He took 271 innings to complete the milestone, surpassing Gayle's record of 285 innings.
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Babar's impressive T20I stats
Babar owns third-most runs in T20I cricket, only behind Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. He has amassed 3,698 runs in 109 matches at 41.55. He has hammered three centuries and 33 fifties in this format.
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Yaqoob helps Zalmi defend their total
Peshawar Zalmi successfully defended their 201-run total against Islamabad United. Islamabad were cruising at 181/3 before Arif Yaqoob scalped four wickets in an over to start the collapse.