Peshawar Zalmi captain Babar Azam is in great form in the current PSL. Peshawar defeated Islamabad in the first eliminator of the Pakistan Super League on Thursday (March 16). Babar Azam surpassed Caribbean batsman Chris Gayle by scoring 64 runs off 39 balls in that match. After losing the toss and batting first in the first eliminator of PSL, Peshawar Zalmi got a huge capital of 183 runs based on Babar Azam’s 64-run innings.

In reply, despite the great innings of Alex Hales and Sohaib Maqsood, Islamabad’s innings stopped at 171 runs. Due to his 64-run innings, the man of the match award was also won by Babar. Meanwhile, Babar has surpassed the legendary West Indies batsman Chris Gayle by collecting 9 thousand runs in just 245 innings. Peshawar secured a place in the second eliminator after winning against Islamabad. Babar Azam’s team will face Lahore Qalandars on Friday (March 17). If they win this match, Peshawar can play the final with Multan Sultans on Saturday (March 18).