Peshawar Zalmi captain Babar Azam was spotted having fun with Multan Sultans captain Mohammad Rizwan's daughter after the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2024 match between two teams at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday, March 5.
Azam and Rizwan often share a great friendship on and off the field. They have been one of the best opening pairs for Pakistan in the T20I. In the ongoing PSL season, the two have been facing each other as they lead respective teams, Zalmi and Sultans.
In a video that went viral on social media, Babar Azam can be seen speaking in a childish voice and funnily teasing Mohammad Rizwan's daughter, Aina after Peshwar Zalmi defeated Multan Sultans.
Peshawar Zalmi pulled off a thrilling victory over Multan Sultans on Tuesday. After posting a total of 204/5 on the board, thanks to fine fifty from Babar Azam (64) and vital contributions from Saim Ayub (46), Haseebullah Khan (31) and Rovman Powell (23), Zalmi bowlers managed to restrict Sultans to 200/5 despite an unbeaten 85-run partnership between Iftikhar Ahmed (60) and Chris Jordan (30) for the sixth wicket.
With 22 runs required to win off the last over, Multan Sultans' middle-order batters scored 18 runs but fell just five runs short of achieving the 205-run target.
Babar Azam is leading run-scorer in PSL 2024
Babar Azam has been in good form in the ongoing season of the Pakistan Super League. Azam is the leading run-scorer of PSL 2024, amassing 394 runs, including a century and three fifties, at an average of 65.67 in seven matches.
The 29-year-old's best performance came against Islamabad United, where he slammed an unbeaten 111 off 63 balls, consisting of 14 fours and 2 sixes and batted at a strike rate of 176.19. Babar Azam is one of the three players alongside Reeza Hendricks and Rassie van dur Dussen to score over 300 runs in the ongoing PSL season.
With two matches in the league stage, Babar Azam will look to add more runs to his tally before the Pakistan Super League 2024 move to the knockout stage. Peshawar Zalmi are currently at the third spot and winning the next match against Quetta Gladiators will help them to berth their berth for the playoffs.
