Opening batter, Fakhar Zaman put on a masterclass against Multan Sultans in the opening encounter of the eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
The left-handed batter, who was the top-scorer of the previous season, picked up from where he left and played a sensational knock of 66 runs off 42 balls.
The match-winning innings for Lahore Qalandars included three boundaries and five maximums and entertained the crowd at the Multan Cricket Stadium.
With this, Fakhar also achieved a significant milestone in his PSL career as he became the second batter after Babar Azam to cross the 2000-run mark in the tournament.
Here are the leading run-scorers of PSL:
| Batter | Matches | Runs | Average | 100s | 50s |
| Babar Azam | 68 | 2,413 | 42.33 | 0 | 23 |
| Fakhar Zaman | 64 | 2,005 | 20.05 | 1 | 17 |
| Kamran Akmal | 75 | 1,972 | 27.38 | 3 | 12 |
| Shoaib Malik | 72 | 1,882 | 34.21 | 0 | 12 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 71 | 1,596 | 27.51 | 0 | 9 |
It is worth noting that Fakhar was an integral part of the Qalandars’ campaign last year, where he finished as the top-scorer of the tournament with 588 runs.
The Mardan-born cricketer’s incredible form with the bat was one of the major reasons why the Shaheen Afridi-led Lahore Qalandars made it to the final.
Lahore Qalandars will be hoping that their in-form opening batter continues his stellar form and leads the team to glory this season.
