Babar Azam has added another special T20 milestone to his name, joining some of the greats of the game in an elite list that only a few have managed to achieve.
During the clash between Karachi Kings and Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League 2026, Babar played a knock to remember as he marked his return to form along with reaching the milestone.
Babar Azam joins elite T20 list
Babar has now completed 12,000 T20 runs, joining the likes of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma among some of the biggest names in world cricket.
Here is the list of top run scorers in T20 cricket:
Chris Gayle – 14562 runs
Kieron Pollard – 14482 runs
Alex Hales – 14449 runs
David Warner – 14121 runs
Jos Buttler – 13909 runs
Virat Kohli – 13612 runs
Shoaib Malik – 13571 runs
James Vince – 13102 runs
Rohit Sharma – 12361 runs
Quinton de Kock – 12322 runs
Faf du Plessis – 12041 runs
Babar Azam – 12031 runs*
Babar, Mendis shine with sessional partnership
Representing Peshawar Zalmi, Babar Azam played a brilliant knock in Karachi after being invited to bat first. Peshawar lost their first wicket without a single run on the board but then Babar along with Kusal Mendis put up a record-breaking partnership of 191 runs in just 97 deliveries.
Kusal scored a sensational hundred, making 109 runs in 52 deliveries, whereas Babar remained unbeaten till the end with 87 runs in 51 balls, including 10 fours and 2 sixes.
Babar once again reminded why he is often known as one of the finest modern T20 batters, controlling the innings and accelerating when needed.
In the end, these two brilliant knocks helped Peshawar Zalmi post a massive 246 runs in 20 overs for the loss of 3 wickets.
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