Lahore Qalandars’ opener Fakhar Zaman on Saturday became only the third batter in the history of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) to score 500 runs in a single edition of the competition.
The 31-year-old crossed the landmark during his 51-run knock against Islamabad United today. In his 41-ball innings, he hit four boundaries and a six.
The reliable duo of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are the only players to score 500 runs in a single edition of HBL PSL. Both amassed this record in the 2021 edition of the competition.
Fakhar has only played nine innings this year and passed the landmark. The left-hander is currently the leading run-scorer of HBL PSL 7 with 521 runs. He averages 57.88 and a strike-rate of 157.87.
Meanwhile, Fakhar — with another score of 50+ — has also levelled Babar’s record of most scores of 50 and more in a single edition of the PSL. Fakhar, in this season, has scored 6 half-centuries and one century, Babar last year had scored 7 scored of fifty or more in the tournament.
List of batters scoring 500 runs
Babar Azam (KK) – 554 runs (2021)
Mohammad Rizwan (MS) – 500 runs (2021)
Fakhar Zaman (LQ) – 521 runs
