In the 17th match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11, Peshawar Zalmi defeated Karachi Kings by a huge margin of 159 runs, achieving the biggest victory in the history of the event. In the match played in Karachi, Karachi Kings won the toss and invited Peshawar Zalmi to bat first. Peshawar Zalmi set Karachi Kings a target of 247 runs to win thanks to the brilliant innings of Babar Azam and Kaushal Mendis. Kushal Mendis played a brilliant innings of 109 runs, while Babar Azam remained unbeaten by scoring 87 runs off 51 balls.
The biggest partnership in PSL history was formed between Babar Azam and Kaushal Mendis. The pair put on a partnership of 191 runs for the second wicket. Apart from this, Abdul Samad scored 40 runs in 12 balls, which included 3 fours and 4 sixes. Abbas Afridi dismissed 2 players for Karachi Kings. Karachi Kings team was dismissed for 87 runs in response to the target of 247 runs. Azam Khan of Karachi Kings was the top scorer with 25 runs. Naheed Rana, Iftikhar Ahmed and Sufyan Muqeem got 3 wickets each for Peshawar Zalmi. It should be noted that Peshawar Zalmi defeated Karachi Kings by 159 runs, the biggest margin in the history of PSL.
