{"id":3443,"date":"2026-05-04T01:12:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T01:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesofpakistan.tv\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/babar-azam-fails-to-surpass-fakhars-all-time-record-after-duck-in-final\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T01:12:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T01:12:44","slug":"babar-azam-fails-to-surpass-fakhars-all-time-record-after-duck-in-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesofpakistan.tv\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/babar-azam-fails-to-surpass-fakhars-all-time-record-after-duck-in-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Babar Azam fails to surpass Fakhar&#8217;s all-time record after duck in final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-images ui-sortable\">\n<figure contenteditable=\"false\">\n    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/uploads\/updates\/2026-05-03\/662710_1039417_updates.jpg\" alt=\"This collage of photos features Peshawar Zalmi captain Babar Azam (left) and Lahore Qalandars opening batter Fakhar Zaman. \u2014 PSL\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" class=\"\"\/><figcaption contenteditable=\"true\" class=\"\" spellcheck=\"false\">This collage of photos features Peshawar Zalmi captain Babar Azam (left) and Lahore Qalandars opening batter Fakhar Zaman. \u2014 PSL<\/figcaption><grammarly-extension data-grammarly-shadow-root=\"true\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; pointer-events: none; z-index: 1; --rem: 16;\" class=\"dnXmp\"\/><grammarly-extension data-grammarly-shadow-root=\"true\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; pointer-events: none; z-index: 1; --rem: 16;\" class=\"dnXmp\"\/><superhuman-go-underlines data-grammarly-shadow-root=\"true\" class=\"dnXmp\" style=\"display: contents; --rem: 16;\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Peshawar Zalmi captain Babar Azam was dismissed for a duck in the PSL 11 final against Hyderabad Kingsmen at Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday, falling short of Fakhar Zaman\u2019s record for most runs in a single season.<\/p>\n<p>The right-handed batter entered the high-stakes final needing just one run to surpass Zaman\u2019s landmark tally. However, he failed to add to his score and was dismissed without troubling the scorers, missing out on a historic milestone.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the left-handed batter from the Qalandars held the record in the 2022 edition of the tournament, when he amassed 588 runs in 13 innings at a strike rate of 152.72, including seven half-centuries and one century.<\/p>\n<p>Babar, meanwhile, has equalled the feat in 11 innings, scoring runs at an outstanding average of 73.50 and a strike rate of 145.90. His season has included two centuries and three half-centuries.<\/p>\n<p><b>Most runs in a PSL season:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Babar Azam (Peshawar Zalmi) \u2013 588 runs in 2026<\/p>\n<p>Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars) \u2013 588 runs in 2022<\/p>\n<p>Babar Azam (Peshawar Zalmi) \u2013 569 runs in 2024<\/p>\n<p>Babar Azam (Karachi Kings) \u2013 554 runs in 2021<\/p>\n<p>Mohammad Rizwan (Multan Sultans) \u2013 550 runs in 2023<\/p>\n<p>Mohammad Rizwan (Multan Sultans) \u2013 546 runs in 2022<\/p>\n<p>Kusal Mendis (Peshawar Zalmi) \u2013 541* runs in 2026<\/p>\n<p>Babar Azam (Peshawar Zalmi) \u2013 522 runs in 2023<\/p>\n<p>Mohammad Rizwan (Multan Sultans) \u2013 500 runs in 2021<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the 31-year-old previously equalled two major records during the ongoing edition of the tournament courtesy of a blistering century against Islamabad United in the Qualifier.<\/p>\n<p>Babar Azam top-scored in the high-stakes fixture with a swashbuckling 103 off just 59 deliveries, decorated with 12 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