Babar, who faded in T20 World Cup, made a comeback in PSL 2026, scored a century and led Peshawar Zalmi to victory; Strong place among top-5 run scorers

By Sandy Verma On Apr 21, 2026

Babar Azam Form PSL 2026: Babar Azam’s bat has finally come into action in Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2026. Babar, who did not perform as per expectations in the T20 World Cup, made a brilliant comeback in the PSL and scored a strong century for Peshawar Zalmi (PSZ) and led his team to a big win.

In the match played at the National Stadium, Karachi, Peshawar Zalmi defeated Quetta Gladiators by 118 runs. The hero of this victory was captain Babar Azam, who played a brilliant inning of 100 unbeaten runs. This inning of his not only took the team to a strong score but also gave a befitting reply to the critics.

Was in struggle in T20 World Cup

Babar Azam’s performance in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 was not as per his stature.

15(18) against Netherlands
46(32) against USA
5(7) against India
DNB against Namibia
25(24) against England

It was clear from these figures that Babar was struggling to score big scores. In such a situation, PSL 2026 became a big platform for him to prove himself.

Returned to form in PSL, responded with a century

Babar, while playing captaincy innings against Quetta Gladiators, scored unbeaten 100 runs in 52 balls. During this, he hit 6 fours and 4 sixes and batted at a strike rate of 190+.

Thanks to his innings, Peshawar Zalmi scored a huge score of 255/3 in 20 overs. Babar was also adjudged ‘Player of the Match’ for his excellent performance.

Entry in the list of top-5 run scorers

With this century, Babar Azam has joined the top-5 in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs in PSL 2026.

Kusal Mendis(PSZ) – 413 runs
Babar Azam(PSZ) – 401 runs
Hasan Nawaz (QG) – 288 runs
Sameer Minhas(IU) – 265 runs
Sahibzada Farhan(MS) – 249 रन

Babar is looking in great form in PSL 2026 and is continuously playing important innings for his team PSZ. He has scored more than 400 runs in 7 matches so far, which includes one century (100*) and two half-centuries, while his average has been above 100 and strike rate has been 140+. The special thing is that along with opening for the team, he remained unbeaten on many occasions and led the team to victory, which includes innings like 100*, 87* and 71*. Not only this, Peshawar Zalmi has not lost a single match this season under the captaincy of Babar.

Babar’s recent innings

Against Quetta Gladiators – 100*
Against Quetta Gladiators – 71*
Against Multan Sultans – 18
Against Lahore Qalandars – 43
Against Karachi Kings – 87*
Against the Kingsmen – 43
Against Rawalpindi – 39

Important contribution to the team

Apart from team captain Babar (100 runs), Kusal Mendis (83 runs) and other batsmen also made important contributions, due to which the team scored big. Peshawar Zalmi also performed brilliantly in bowling and bowled out Quetta for 137 runs.

This victory not only strengthens the team’s position in the points table, but also makes them the first team to qualify in the race for the playoffs.

Despite poor form in the T20 World Cup 2026, Azam once again proved that class never ends. His century in PSL 2026 is a strong answer to the criticism he received in the World Cup.

If he maintains this form, he can prove to be a match winner for the team in the coming matches also.

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