Pakistan Super League: Babar Azam surpasses Chris Gayle to accomplish new feat in T20 cricket

In the Pakistan Super League (PSL) match against Karachi Kings, Peshawar Zalmi's Babar Azam accomplishes a new feat. Here's all you need to know (Pics: File Pic)

Updated On: 2026-04-10 12:04 PM IST

Compiled by : Sujay Shivalkar

Babar Azam (Pic: File Pic)

In the Pakistan Super League (PSL) match against Karachi Kings, Peshawar Zalmi's skipper Babar Azam played an unbeaten knock of 87 runs off 51 balls, including 10 boundaries and two maximums

With this, he scripted history by becoming the fastest player to complete 12,000 in T20 cricket. The 31-year-old cricketer reached the landmark in just 338 innings

He surpassed legendary West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle to achieve the feat. The former cricketer took 343 innings to reach the feat

Team India stalwart Virat Kohli has slipped to the third position. The right-handed batsman achieved the feat in 360 innings

With this achievement, Babar also became only the second Pakistani batter to cross the 12,000-run mark in T20S. The record for the most T20 runs by a Pakistani player is still held by veteran batter Shoaib Malik

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