Peshawar Zalmi captain Babar Azam recorded an unwanted milestone in the ongoing HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10, becoming one of the batters with the most ducks in the tournament’s history.

The record came during Zalmi’s match against Quetta Gladiators at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, where Babar was dismissed for a duck by Mohammad Amir. It was his latest addition to a growing list of scoreless innings in the PSL.

Following this dismissal, Babar has now equalled the tally of former Peshawar Zalmi wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal and overtaken Lahore Qalandars skipper Shaheen Afridi in the list of players with the most ducks in PSL history.

The record for the most ducks in PSL remains with Islamabad United all-rounder Imad Wasim, who has been dismissed without scoring on 12 occasions. He is followed by former Zalmi pacer Wahab Riaz, who has 10 ducks to his name.

Babar’s form will be under close watch as Peshawar Zalmi look to bounce back in the tournament after a rocky start.

Ali hammered

Peshawar Zalmi’s Mohammad Ali found himself on an unwanted list of bowlers as he delivered a forgetful spell in the tournament.

Right-arm pacer Ali, who had finished as the second leading wicket-taker in the previous edition with 18 scalps, had a forgetful start to this year’s campaign as he was dominated by a ruthless Gladiators batting unit.

Ali bowled four overs in his maiden appearance for Zalmi and conceded 57 runs without picking up a single wicket.

His bowling figures of 57/0 are the second-worst by a Zalmi bowler in the history of the league, only behind Afghanistan’s Azmatullah Omarzai, who had conceded 62 runs but took two wickets in the PSL 8 clash against Multan Sultans.