Peshawar Zalmi completed a five-wicket win over Rawalpindi Pindiz in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11, chasing 215 in 19.1 overs without any batter reaching a half-century.
The result marked the highest successful chase in T20 history achieved without an individual score of fifty, relying on consistent contributions across the batting lineup.
The previous record of 214 runs was set by Washington Freedom against Los Angeles Knight Riders during a match in Major League Cricket 2025 season.
It is also the highest total by team in a Pakistani tournament without a fifty, surpassing the previous 209 held by Lahore Qalandars and Quetta Gladiators.
The newly added franchise Rawalpindi Pindiz posted 214 for four after choosing to bat, with Yasir Khan scoring 83 from 46 balls and Mohammad Rizwan contributing 41 runs.
Kamran Ghulam added 37 from 20 deliveries, while Daryl Mitchell scored 23 runs late runs to push the total beyond the 200 mark in the third game of the season.
Peshawar Zalmi began steadily, with captain Babar Azam scoring 39 runs and Mohammad Haris making 47 runs before both were dismissed during the middle overs.
Kusal Mendis added 31 runs, but regular wickets left the former champions needing a high scoring rate during the final overs of the chase.
Abdul Samad accelerated the innings for the the Babar Azam-led side with scoring 33 runs from 11 balls, hitting four sixes before being dismissed in the 18th over.
Michael Bracewell contributed quick 35 runs from 17 deliveries, helping reduce the required runs significantly heading into the final two overs of the innings.
Aamer Jamal scored 13 runs from four balls, including a six and a boundary, to bring the equation within reach during the closing stages of the record-breaking game.
Peshawar Zalmi required 20 runs in the 19th over, which included a no-ball six and multiple boundaries to shift momentum decisively in their favour.
The winning runs came when the all-rounder swept Asif Afridi for four, sealing victory with five wickets remaining and five balls unused in the chase.
Rawalpindi Pindiz were also penalised for a slow over rate during the innings, as Zalmi completed the chase through combined contributions rather than individual milestones.
