PSL 2024: Top run-getters and wicket-takers after Multan Sultans vs Peshawar Zalmi (Updated) ft. Babar Azam and Usama Mir

Match 21 of the ongoing edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) was played between Peshawar Zalmi and Multan Sultans at Rawalpindi cricket stadium in Rawalpindi. Peshawar Zalmi secured their fourth win of the season and have climbed to third place in the standings.

The opening duo of Babar Azam and Saim Ayub worked wonders yet again for Peshawar after opting to bat. The latter smashed 46 runs from 22 balls while his skipper continued his great form, scoring 64 runs off 40 deliveries. The 84-run stand in just seven overs gave Zalmi a brilliant start to their innings.

Though things slowed down slightly in the second half, Peshawar Zalmi were still able to post 204 runs for the loss of five wickets in their 20 overs. Usama Mir was the star bowler for Multan, picking up three wickets for 32 runs in his four overs.

In response, Multan Sultans struggled in the beginning of the chase. None of their top four batters could strike at more than 150, which hurt their cause. Despite Iftikhar Ahmed (60* off 27) and Chris Jordan (30* off 12) putting up a spirited fight in the end, they fell agonizingly short by four runs to suffer their second loss this season.

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PSL 2024 Most Runs list

Sr. No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
1	Babar Azam (PZ)	7	7	1	394	111*	65.66	259	152.12	1	3	1	42	9
2	Reeza Hendricks (MS)	8	8	1	304	79*	43.42	226	134.51	-	3	-	34	9
3	HE van der Dussen (LQ)	6	6	2	300	104*	75	191	157.06	1	2	-	21	12
4	Mohammad Rizwan (MS)	8	8	-	277	82	34.62	222	124.77	-	3	2	26	10
5	Sahibzada Farhan (LQ)	6	6	1	239	72*	47.8	165	144.84	-	3	-	27	8
6	Agha Salman (IU)	6	6	2	225	64*	56.25	147	153.06	-	2	-	20	10
7	Saim Ayub (PZ)	7	7	-	222	88	31.71	141	157.44	-	1	1	17	14
8	Usman Khan (MS)	3	3	1	216	106*	108	121	178.51	1	1	-	24	7
9	Colin Munro (IU)	6	6	-	201	82	33.5	155	129.67	-	2	-	19	7
10	JJ Roy (QG)	5	5	-	200	75	40	131	152.67	-	2	-	22	8

Babar Azam slammed 64 runs to retain his top position in the most runs scored list of PSL 2024. He has now scored 394 runs in seven matches at a strike rate of 152.12 and an average of 65.66 with three fifties and one century to his name.

Multan Sultans batters Reeza Hendricks and Rizwan are in second and fourth place with 304 and 277 runs, respectively.

Among other batters, Saim Ayub also jumped up a few places after smashing 46 runs and he is in seventh position with 222 runs at a strike rate of 157.44. Usman Khan didn’t play this game and has slipped to eighth place, having amassed 216 runs in just three outings so far.

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PSL 2024 Most wickets list

Sr. No	Player	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
1	Usama Mir (MS)	8	8	192	32	-	239	18	6/40	13.27	7.46	10.66	-	1
2	Mohammad Ali (MS)	8	8	180	30	1	230	14	3/19	16.42	7.66	12.85	-	-
3	Abrar Ahmed (QG)	5*	5	120	20	-	153	10	3/18	15.3	7.65	12	-	-
4	Shadab Khan (IU)	6	6	138	23	-	170	9	3/41	18.88	7.39	15.33	-	-
5	Shaheen Shah Afridi (LQ)	6	6	144	24	1	200	9	3/33	22.22	8.33	16	-	-
6	David Willey (MS)	7	7	162	27	-	208	9	3/37	23.11	7.7	18	-	-
7	Hasan Ali (KK)	6	6	140	23.2	-	212	9	3/30	23.55	9.08	15.55	-	-
8	Arif Yaqoob (PZ)	4	4	84	14	-	123	8	5/27	15.37	8.78	10.5	-	1
9	AJ Hosein (QG)	5*	5	120	20	-	151	8	2/17	18.87	7.55	15	-	-
10	Naseem Shah (IU)	6	6	144	24	1	184	8	2/27	23	7.66	18	-	-

Even though Multan Sultans lost, Usama Mir starred for them with a three-wicket haul taking his tally to 18 wickets this season. He is on top of the most-wickets chart. Mohammad Ali occupies second position with 14 wickets to his name while Luke Wood has slipped out of the top 10 after a wicketless outing.

Arif Yaqoob didn’t play this game for Peshawar but remains in the top 10 with eight wickets in four matches. David Willey didn’t pick a wicket for Multan either, but he is in sixth place, having picked nine scalps in seven matches so far.