109 & 87*: Sri Lanka and Pakistan stars combine for all-time PSL record partnership

Babar Azam, Kusal Mendis rewrite PSL record books

Khushdil Shah removed Mohammad Haris with the second ball of the PSL 2026 match after David Warner won the toss and opted to field in Karachi. Babar and Mendis raced each other for a while before the Sri Lankan moved ahead.

The hundred-run partnership came up in the 10th over. After 13 overs, PZ were 150-1. Soon afterwards, they zoomed past the PSL record stand for the second wicket (162 in 2025), then the record stand for any wicket (176 in 2021). In the process, Mendis became the first Sri Lankan to score a PSL hundred.

Mendis eventually fell to Abbas Afridi for a 52-ball 109 with 14 fours and four sixes. The pair eventually put on 191, a new PSL record and the fourth-highest T20 partnership for any wicket in Pakistan.

Michael Bracewell hit a six off the first ball but fell two balls later, but Abdul Samad (40 not out in 12 balls, three fours, four sixes) took the score to 246-3 in 20 overss, PZ’s highest ever total and the sixth-highest total in PSL history. Babar remained unbeaten on a 51-ball 87 (10 fours, two sixes).

Match 17, Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi

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National Stadium, Karachi

Thursday, April 09th, 2026 02:00pm (UTC:+0000)

KAR Karachi Kings

KAR Karachi Kings

87

(16.1) RR: 5.38

vs

PES Peshawar Zalmi

PES Peshawar Zalmi

246/3

(20.0) RR: 12.30

Peshawar Zalmi beat Karachi Kings by 159 runs

Player of the match: Kusal Mendis

Top batter

Kusal Mendis

109 (52)

Top bowler

Nahid Rana

3/7 (4)

Player of the match

Kusal Mendis

109 (52)

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Highest partnerships for any wicket in PSL history