Pakistan Super League (PSL) kickstarted its journey in 2016 and has now become one of the best T20 leagues in the world alongside the Indian Premier League (IPL), Big Bash League (BBL), Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), NatWest T20 blast, etc. Many good players have come out of this league and represented their country in international cricket. PSL has helped the Pakistan cricket team improve its record in international cricket due to the emergence of new players. The following list shows the top ten highest run-getters in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) history.
1. Babar Azam
Babar Azam is one of the best batters of this generation and has scored the most runs in the Pakistan Super League history. Azam has been a part of 58 PSL matches and scored 2070 runs at an average of 43 and a strike rate of 121. He has 21 half-centuries to his name, and his best score in the tournament history is an unbeaten 90. Azam has represented Karachi Kings and Islamabad United in his PSL career.
2. Kamran Akmal
The veteran wicket-keeper batter sits at the second position on the list. The eldest Akmal brother has scored 1820 runs in 69 PSL matches at an average of 27 and a strike rate of 136. He has hit 11 half-centuries and three centuries in his PSL career, and his highest score in the tournament is an unbeaten 107. Kamran has represented Peshawar Zalmi in his PSL career.
3. Shoaib Malik
The veteran Pakistani batter began his international career in the late 1990s and is still playing. Malik has played 61 PSL matches and scored 1481 runs at an average of 32 and a strike rate of 128. The right-handed batter has nine half-centuries to his name in his PSL career, and his best performance is 73. Malik has represented Peshawar Zalmi, Karachi Kings, and Multan Sultans in PSL.
4. Shane Watson
The former all-rounder of the Australian cricket team occupies the fourth position here. He retired from all cricket in 2020. Watson was a part of 46 PSL matches and made 1361 runs at an average of 32 and a strike rate of 138. He hit nine half-centuries in PSL with the highest score of an unbeaten 91. Watson represented Islamabad United and Quetta Gladiators in his PSL career.
5. Fakhar Zaman
The left-hander has become one of the best opening batters for the Pakistan cricket team. His century helped Pakistan beat India in the 2017 Champions Trophy Final. Zaman has been a part of 50 PSL matches starting from 2017 and scored 1351 runs at an average of 27 and a strike rate of 133. The southpaw has hit nine half-centuries in his PSL career with the best score of 94. Zaman has represented Lahore Qalandars in his PSL career.
6. Mohammad Hafeez
Hafeez is the veteran batting all-rounder who bowls off-spin. The legendary batter has played 58 PSL matches and scored 1273 runs at an average of 27 and a strike rate of 121. Hafeez has made eight half-centuries in PSL with the highest score of an unbeaten 98. He has played for Lahore Qalandars and Peshawar Zalmi in his PSL career.
7. Sarfaraz Ahmed
The former Pakistani captain has been a part of 62 PSL matches in which he has scored 1189 runs at an average of 31 and a strike rate of 128. Sarfaraz has hit six half-centuries in his PSL career with the best performance of 81 runs. The wicket-keeper batter has represented Quetta Gladiators in his PSL career.
8. Rilee Rossouw
Rilee Rossouw is a South African opening batter who has been a part of 52 PSL matches. He made his PSL debut in 2017 and has made 1139 runs at an average of 30 and a strike rate of 134. Rossouw has four fifties and one century to his name in PSL, and his best score is an unbeaten 100. The left-hander represented Multan Sultans and Quetta Gladiators in PSL.
9. Ahmed Shehzad
Ahmed Shehzad is a right-handed opening batter of the Pakistan cricket team. He has played in 45 PSL matches and scored 1077 runs at an average of 26 and a strike rate of 120. Shehzad has hit nine scores of over fifty in his PSL career with the highest score of 99. The opening batter has represented Multan Sultans and Quetta Gladiators in the PSL.
10. Luke Ronchi
Luke Ronchi is a former New Zealand and Australia wicket-keeper batter who announced his retirement from international cricket in 2017. The keeper-bat began his PSL career in 2018 and has gone on to play 31 PSL matches, scoring 1020 runs at an average of 36 and a strike rate of 166. Ronchi has hit ten half-centuries in his PSL career with the best score of an unbeaten 94. Ronchi represented Islamabad United in the PSL.
