PSL 2025 was truly a spectacle. With sensational games, breathtaking finishes, and individual brilliance lighting up the stadiums, batters took center stage to create their own headlines. And this season in particular, we got to witness a revival of aggressive openers and composed finishers who kept the innings together with class. And among the many stars who shined, there were three batters who stood out for their consistency, strike rate insanity, and their power to single-handedly change the course of a game. Here’s a look at the top three batting performers who ruled PSL 2025.
1. Sahibzada Farhan (IU)
From benchwarmer whispers to scoreboard symphonies—Farhan’s arrival in 2025 felt like Islamabad’s secret weapon finally got unwrapped. He scored 449 runs in 12 matches, with an average of 37.41 and a strike rate of 152.20. He was the strong top of the order batter. His 106-run inning was one of the few tons in the tournament, a clear display of his ability as a calm, aggressive batter. Also part of his skill set was having fifty runs additionally.
Not only did Farhan hit 52 fours and 21 sixes, demonstrating he could do both, but perhaps most important, in addition to the ton, were the three fifties, which provided a consistent bat, and the skill to often bat deep proved very important to Islamabad’s chances to unleash a high-end finish late in innings. It was always possible something explosive could happen while he was batting; he was stable while chasing targets or putting one up.
2. Fakhar Zaman (LQ)
If there’s one player who is synonymous with PSL chaos, it’s Fakhar Zaman. Playing for Lahore Qalandars, he scored 439 runs in 13 matches, with an even better rate of 152.96—just ahead of Farhan. He slapped four fifties, with a top score of 76, and once again displayed why he is among the most feared top-order batters in franchise cricket.
His style is unapologetically aggressive. He struck 46 fours and 24 sixes, which often gave Lahore explosive starts in the Powerplay. While he didn’t score a hundred, his mere presence was enough to disorient bowlers early in the innings. What Fakhar lacks in nuance, he more than makes up in mind games and intimidation—and in T20 cricket, that’s an invaluable commodity.
3. Hasan Nawaz (QG)
Quetta unearthed a gem, and his name wasn’t on many radars—until Hasan Nawaz lit up the PSL like floodlights in a blackout. Although he finished with the fewest total runs (399 runs) out of the trio (three people finished with over 399 runs), the key is that he had an outstanding average of 57.00. He also played at the highest strike rate (162.19) of the 3 players. He was out only 7 times, which means he made every innings count.
His century (100 not out*) was a game-changing innings that announced his breakout. He not only hit runs by finding the square but he was able to constantly rotate the strike and find the boundaries, as evidenced by 20 fours and 28 sixes. Nawaz wasn’t only effective – he was dangerous. He not only augmented the batting order – he propelled it forward when it mattered most whenever he started to hit the middle overs of the innings, and even turned games around completely in Quetta’s favor.
The PSL 2025 batting charts were a canvas painted by three very different brush strokes – Farhan the steady accumulator, Fakhar the audacious trailblazer, and Nawaz the dynamic insurgent. Each provided different attributes to the canvas: command, firepower, and aggressive bravado. As a collective, they turned the lights on to PSL this season – aggressive, explosive, and consistently entertaining.
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