All-format captain, Babar Azam has achieved another milestone in the ninth game of the ongoing eighth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
The right-handed batter, who is captaining Peshawar Zalmi this season, became the first player in the history of PSL to reach the 2,500-run milestone.
Babar Azam scored 19 runs off 18 balls, including three boundaries, in their third encounter of the campaign against Quetta Gladiators in Karachi.
The 28-year-old batter has now scored 2,509 runs in 69 PSL innings, at an average of 41.81 and a strike rate of 121.56, including 24 half-centuries.
Shoaib Malik stands second on the list with 2,033 PSL runs, while Fakhar Zaman is third with 2,020 runs.
| Batter | Innings | Runs | Average | 50s | 100s |
| Babar Azam | 69 | 2,509 | 41.81 | 24 | 0 |
| Shoaib Malik | 72 | 2,033 | 35.05 | 14 | 0 |
| Fakhar Zaman | 65 | 2,020 | 31.56 | 17 | 1 |
| Kamran Akmal | 74 | 1,972 | 27.38 | 12 | 3 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | 52 | 1,665 | 42.69 | 15 | 3 |
The Babar Azam-led side moved to the second place on the PSL points table after securing a four-wicket win against the Gladiators thanks to James Neesham’s all-round performance.
Peshawar Zalmi will lock horns against Islamabad United in their fourth game on February 23 at the National Bank Cricket Arena in Karachi.
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