Pakistani batter Babar Azam equalled Virat Kohli with 47 century partnerships in all T20s during a PSL 11 match against Quetta Gladiators, becoming the batter with most century stands.
Chris Gayle follows with 46 century partnerships, David Warner has 45, while Faf du Plessis, Alex Hales, Mohammad Rizwan, and KL Rahul trail further behind.
Century Partnership Records in T20s
| Rank | Player | Century Partnerships |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babar Azam* | 47 |
| 1 | Virat Kohli | 47 |
| 3 | Chris Gayle | 46 |
| 4 | David Warner | 45 |
| 5 | Faf du Plessis | 40 |
| 6 | Alex Hales | 37 |
| 7 | Mohammad Rizwan | 33 |
| 8 | KL Rahul | 32 |
During the game against Quetta Gladiators, the Lahore-born cricketer faced only one dot ball during his 52-ball innings, setting a unique record in global T20 cricket history.
As per the stats, across more than 3,000 innings of fifty or more balls in T20 matches worldwide, no batter previously recorded as few as one dot ball.
Talking about the match, Peshawar Zalmi posted 255 for three against Quetta Gladiators, powered by unbeaten century by Babar Azam and a rapid half-century from Kusal Mendis.
Quetta Gladiators captain Saud Shakeel chose to field first, but Zalmi’s batting dominance produced a century partnership between Babar Azam and Kusal Mendis, securing commanding control.
Mohammad Haris contributed a quick cameo before Alzarri Joseph dismissed him, while Mendis and Babar combined for 135 runs, both registering their third half-centuries of PSL 11.
Usman Tariq dismissed Mendis for 83, but Babar continued with Farhan Yousaf and Aaron Hardie, adding crucial partnerships to strengthen Zalmi’s commanding total.
Babar Azam completed his third PSL century on the final delivery, finishing unbeaten on 100 from 52 balls, including six fours and four sixes.
Aaron Hardie supported with 26 runs from ten balls, while Abrar Ahmed, Alzarri Joseph, and Usman Tariq claimed one wicket each for Quetta Gladiators.
