Fakhar Zaman is a left-handed opening batsman from Pakistan. He was born on 10 April 1990 in Katlang, Mardan. The international career of Fakhar Zaman is great, and he has represented Pakistan in 67 ODIs and 76 T20 internationals. He also played 3 test matches for Pakistan.
Fakhar played his debut ODI for Pakistan against South Africa in the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. Pakistan won the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, and Fakhar was the man of the match in the final against India.
Fakhar made a brilliant hundred on the big day against the rivals India. His 114 runs on 106 balls were the main difference between Pakistan and India.
In short, Fakhar’s start was no less than a dream come true, and after that, he never looked back.
Table of Contents
Fakhar Zaman PSL Career
Fakhr Zaman’s PSL career is absolutely amazing as he is ranked 5th among batsmen who made the most runs in PSL. So far, he has played 76 matches in the PSL, and due to his versatile batting style, Fakhar is the most important player for his team.
Fakhar Zaman PSL Team
- Lahore Qalandars (2017-2023)
Fakhar was signed by Lahore Qalandars in PSL 2017. Since then, he has been playing for Lahore Qalandars and is known as the most important batsman for the team. He is among a few players who never changed their PSL team.
The left-handed batsman has played many great innings in Pakistan Super League for Lahore Qalandars. The best thing about him is that he is one of the best players who always performs in pressure situations. Lahore Qalandars won two PSL 7 and 8 and Fakhar Zaman was part of that winning team and played an important role.
Fakhar Zaman’s Batting Stats in PSL
If we look at Fakhar Zaman PSL career, he played 76 matches and scored 2368 runs. His highest score is 115 runs which he scored against Islamabad United in HBL PSL 2023.
He is in the 2nd position on the list of most runs in PSL by individual batsmen. Fakhar’s batting average and strike rate in PSL are 31.57 and 142.30 respectively.
The opening batsman of Lahore Qalandar scored 9 fifties and 2 centuries. Fakhar Zaman hits 224 boundaries and 100 sixes in his entire PSL career till 2023. Fakhar Zaman hits most maximums in PSL history than any player.
PSL Span | Matches | Inn | Runs | Sr. | Hs | Avg | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
2017-2023 | 76 | 76 | 2368 | 142.30 | 115 | 31.57 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 224 | 100 |
Fakhar Zaman made highest partnership of 100+ runs twice in his PSL career. On both occasions his team Lahore Qalandars won those particular matches.
Fakhar Zaman in PSL 8 (2023)
Despite the fact of his great performances in PSL, Lahore Qalandar did not include Fakhar Zaman in the retention list. Fakhar Zaman’s fans are disappointed with this surprising decision by LQ management. Fakhar was also surprised and disappointed by this decision (see his tweet).
In the last PSL 8 that was held in 2023, Fakhar Zaman was played by the Lahore Qalandars side. Lahore Qalandars won this PSL season and Fakhar Zaman played a key role in this tournament. He played 13 matches and scored 429 runs. It was 4th highest in PSL 8. Fakhar Zaman also scored his highest in the PSL 115.
After completing my Engineering from Bahauddin Zakriya University Multan, I started my freelancing career. Then I started writing News and blogs for different News agencies like Mobile Fun and Urdu Geo News.