Islamabad United defeated Quetta Gladiators in the first Eliminator of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 9 at the National Bank Stadium, Karachi, on Friday.
With the win, United made their way to the second Eliminator where they will take on Babar Azam's Peshawar Zalmi, who lost to Multan Sultans in the first qualifier.
As the PSL 9 is reaching its climax, we look at the individual stats, Babar is leading the list of highest run-getters by a big margin.
The 29-year-old crossed the 500-run mark during the Qualifier in a single edition for the third time.
Most runs in PSL 9
1- Babar Azam: 544 runs, 10 innings
2- Mohammad Rizwan: 381 runs, 11 innings
3- Usman Khan: 373 runs, 6 innings
4- Rassie van der Dussen: 364 runs, 7 innings
5- Saud Shakeel: 323, 11 innings
Looking at bowling stats, Multan Sultans’ duo of Usama Mir and Mohammad Ali occupy the first two spots.
Most wickets in PSL 9
1- Usama Mir: 23 wickets, 11 innings
2- Mohammad Ali: 18 wickets, 11 innings
3- Abrar Ahmed: 16 wickets, 10 innings
4- Akeal Hosein: 15 wickets, 10 innings
5- David Willey: 14 wickets, 10 innings,
Meanwhile, Peshawar Zalmi’s talented opener Saim Ayub continues to top the most sixes chart as the left-handed batter has been Zalmi’s one of most important players this season.
Most sixes in PSL 9
1- Saim Ayub: 17 sixes, 10 innings
2- Rassie van der Dussen: 16 sixes, 7 innings
3- Kieron Pollard: 15 sixes, 8 innings
4- Saud Shakeel: 15 sixes, 10 innings
5- Mohammad Rizwan: 15 sixes, 11 innings
Schedule of remaining PSL 9 matches
March 16, 2024, Eliminator 2 (Islamabad United v Peshawar Zalmi), National Bank Stadium
March 18, 2024, Final, National Bank Stadium