A lighthearted moment involving Salman Naseer and Babar Azam went viral after Peshawar Zalmi’s win over Quetta Gladiators, with the PSL CEO seen making the gesture to avert the “evil eye” for the Zalmi captain.Meanwhile, at Peshawar Zalmi extended their lead at the top of the table and consolidated their position with an 8-wicket win over Quetta Gladiators at the National Bank Stadium on Wednesday, moving them closer to qualifying for the play-offs.
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Why Pakistan no longer trusts Babar Azam | T20 World Cup 2026 After being asked to bat first, the Zalmi players, led by Sufiyan Muqeem and Iftikhar Ahmed, restricted Quetta Gladiators to 154 all out in 20 overs, with limited contributions from the batting line-up.In response, Zalmi chased down a target of 155 runs with nine balls to spare, losing just two wickets. Captain Babar Azam led from the front with an unbeaten 71 off 51 balls, hitting 10 fours. He added a partnership with Mohammad Haris and Kusal Mendis as Zalmi completed the chase without much difficulty.The result marked Zalmi’s fifth consecutive win, the first in the tournament’s history, and sixth overall in the 11th edition.Babar Azam also continued to add to his records in T20 cricket during this season. He recently became the fastest player to reach 12,000 runs in the format and remains the only cricketer in PSL history to reach 4,000 runs. He also became the fourth batsman overall to register 100 half-centuries in T20 cricket.
