Fakhar Zaman becomes third batter to score 500 runs in single edition of PSL

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