The 5th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL 2020) was played in February-March this year but due to Coronavirus the play-offs stage was postponed to a later date and it was played in this week. Karachi Kings the biggest franchise of this league finally won their maiden PSL title as they defeated Lahore Qalandars in the final in Karachi yesterday night.
Throughout the tournament Karachi Kings, Lahore Qalandars and Multan Sultans played good cricket while defending champions Quetta Gladiators and two times champions Islamabad United disappointed a lot.
In the batting and bowling the likes of Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Ben Dunk, Alex Hales etc had a very good season and here is a statistical look at the 5th edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL 5).
A Statistical look at the 5th edition of Pakistan Super League :
Result Summary -
| Team | Mat | Won | Lost | NR | Position |
| Karachi Kings | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | Champions |
| Lahore Qalandars | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | Runners up |
| Multan Sultans | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3rd |
| Peshawar Zalmi | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4th |
| Quetta Gladiators | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5th |
| Islamabad United | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6th |
Highest Totals -
209/5 - LQ vs QG at Lahore
201/4 - KK vs PZ at Karachi
199/5 - MS vs QG at Lahore
198/3 - IU vs LQ at Lahore
195/5 - IU vs PZ at Rawalpindi
Most Runs -
473 - Babar Azam (KK)
325 - Fakhar Zaman (LQ)
312 - Mohammad Hafeez (LQ)
300 - Ben Dunk (LQ)
284 - Chris Lynn (LQ)
Highest Batting Averages (Min 100 Runs) -
59.12 - Babar Azam (473 runs)
45.33 - Alex Hales (272 runs)
43.66 - Dawid Malan (131 runs)
43.66 - David Wiese (131 runs)
40.57 - Chris Lynn (284 runs)
Highest Individual Scores -
113* - Chris Lynn vs MS at Lahore
101 - Kamran Akmal vs QG at Karachi
100* - Rilee Rossouw vs QG at Multan
99* - Ben Dunk vs KK at Lahore
98* - Mohammad Hafeez vs IU at Lahore
Highest Batting Strike Rates (Min 50 Balls faced) -
189.61 - Ben Cutting
179.74 - Chris Lynn
170.12 - David Wiese
167.59 - Ben Dunk
166.66 - James Vince
Most Fifty Plus Scores -
5 - Babar Azam
3 - Colin Munro
3 - Shadab Khan
3 - Shoaib Malik
Most Sixes -
23 - Ben Dunk
16 - Chris Lynn
16 - Shane Watson
16 - Sharjeel Khan
15 - Colin Munro
15 - Shadab Khan
Most Wickets -
17 - Shaheen Shah Afridi (LQ)
15 - Mohammad Hasnain (QG)
14 - Sohail Tanvir (MS)
14 - Dilbar Hussain (LQ)
12 - David Wiese (LQ)
Best Bowling Averages (Min 5 Wickets) -
10.50 - Waqas Maqsood (6 wickets)
12.40 - Zafar Gohar (5 wickets)
16.42 - Sohail Tanvir (14 wickets)
16.60 - Carlos Brathwaite (5 wickets)
19.13 - Mohammad Hasanain (15 wickets)
Best Bowling Figures in an Innings -
4/5 - Samit Patel vs QG at Lahore
4/13 - Sohail Tanvir vs PZ at Multan
4/18 - Shaheen Shah Afridi vs IU at Lahore
4/24 - Dilbar Hussain vs PZ at Rawalpindi
4/25 - Mohammad Hasnain vs IU at Karachi
4/25 - Lewis Gregory vs LQ at Rawalpindi
4/25 - Mohammad Amir vs PZ at Rawalpindi
Best Economy Rates (Min 10 Overs Bowled) -
5.25 - Waqas Maqsood
6.20 - Zafar Gohar
6.50 - Mohammad Hafeez
7.06 - Imad Wasim
7.11 - Shaheen Shah Afridi
Most Four wicket hauls -
2 - Mohammad Hasnain
