Pakistan Super League 2020 statistical round-up after league stage: Babar, Hasnain lead as PCB postpone knockouts

Babar Azam’s exceptional form in international cricket spilled over to the PSL as he finished the league stage 61 runs ahead of others. Chris Lynn and Ben Dunk, both of whom had incredible strike rates, finished at second and third places respectively.

Players	Teams	R	Ave	SR
Babar Azam	Kings	345	49.28	123.7
Chris Lynn	Qalandars	284	40.57	179.7
Ben Dunk	Qalandars	266	53.20	186.0
Luke Ronchi	United	266	38.00	156.5
Shadab Khan	United	263	37.57	159.4

Alex Hales and Dunk are the only ones to average over 50 in the tournament, while Babar is just a shade below.

Players	Teams	R	Ave	SR
Alex Hales	Gladiators	239	59.75	156.2
Ben Dunk	Qalandars	266	53.20	186.0
Babar Azam	Kings	345	49.28	123.7
Rilee Rossouw	Sultans	189	47.25	154.9
Khushdil Shah	Sultans	175	43.75	147.1

Ben Cutting’s strike rate, barely short of 190, put him ahead of both Dunk and Lynn. Kamran Akmal, the best batsman in PSL history, makes an appearance at fifth place.

Players	Teams	R	Ave	SR
Ben Cutting	Gladiators	146	29.20	189.6
Ben Dunk	Qalandars	266	53.20	186.0
Chris Lynn	Qalandars	284	40.57	179.7
Jame Vince	Sultans	155	38.75	166.7
Kamran Akmal	Zalmi	251	27.28	161.9

Dunk’s 10 sixes against Quetta Gladiators and 12 against Karachi Kings put him way ahead of anyone else’s tally.

Players	Teams	6s	BF	B/6
Ben Dunk	Qalandars	23	143	6.2
Sharjeel Khan	King	16	138	8.6
Shane Watson	Gladiators	16	157	9.8
Chris Lynn	Qalandars	16	158	9.9
Shadab Khan	United	15	165	11.0
Colin Munro	United	15	168	11.2

Lynn’s smashed 113 not out towards the fag end of the league stage to break Kamran’s previous record of 101. Rilee Rossouw is the only other batsman to have got a hundred this time.

Players	Scores	Teams	Against	Date
Chris Lynn	113*	Qalandars	Sultans	15/3
Kamran Akmal	101	Zalmi	Gladiators	22/2
Rilee Rossouw	100*	Sultans	Gladiators	22/2
Ben Dunk	99*	Qalandars	Kings	8/3
Mohammad Hafeez	98*	Qalandars	United	23/2

Mohammad Hasnain has taken a 2-wicket lead over Shaheen Shah Afridi, who is himself 2 wickets ahead of Wahab Riaz.

Players	Teams	W	Ave	Econ
Mohammad Hasnain	Gladiators	15	19.13	8.96
Shaheen Shah Afridi	Qalandars	13	18.92	7.02
Wahab Riaz	Zalmi	11	23.18	8.01
Sohail Tanvir	Sultans	10	15.30	6.80
Imran Tahir	Sultans	10	18.60	7.75
Mohammad Amir	Kings	10	26.20	7.52

Zafar Gohar and Carlos Brathwaite lead the averages chart, while Imran Tahir leads the list with a 10-wicket cut-off.

Players	Teams	W	Ave	Econ
Zafar Gohar	United	5	12.40	6.20
Carlos Brathwaite	Zalmi	5	12.60	8.04
Sohail Tanvir	Sultans	10	15.30	6.80
Imran Tahir	Sultans	10	18.60	7.75
Shaheen Shah Afridi	Qalandars	13	18.92	7.02

Mohammad Hafeez proved his importance as a T20 all-rounder by emerging as the most economical bowler. Zafar Gohar and Sohail Tanvir have also conceded below 7 an over.

Players	Teams	W	Ave	Econ
Mohammad Hafeez	Qalandars	3	32.67	6.12
Zafar Gohar	United	5	12.40	6.20
Sohail Tanvir	Sultans	10	15.30	6.80
Shaheen Shah Afridi	Qalandars	13	18.92	7.02
Naseem Shah	Gladiators	5	32.40	7.36

Several bowlers have taken 4 wickets in an innings, of whom Samit Patel conceded the fewest runs by some distance.

Players	Spells	Teams	Against	Date
Samit Patel	4/5	Qalandars	Gladiators	7/3
Sohail Tanvir	4/13	Sultans	Zalmi	26/2
Shaheen Shah Afridi	4/18	Qalandars	United	23/2
Dilbar Hussain	4/24	Qalandars	Zalmi	28/2
Mohammad Hasnain	4/25	Gladiators	United	20/2
Lewis Gregory	4/25	Zalmi	Qalandars	28/2