Cricket is a sport of incredibly fine margins. A mistake here, a mishap there, means one match can go many ways. However, now and again, one team will not just win – they will obliterate the other. In a tournament such as the Pakistan Super League (PSL) that is brimming with tight competition and typically fine margins, it is the lopsided wins that stand out clearly than a straight six out of the stadium. So, what is the largest margin of victory in PSL history? Let’s get into the pantomime wins that rocked the cricketing world!
When 100+ Runs Mean Total Dominance
Winning by more than 100 runs in a T20 is a monumental achievement. It is like saying, “We did not just win; we beat you in every single area…” Peshawar Zalmi, in PSL history, is on record for the largest ever victory (by runs) in PSL history at 120 runs against Multan Sultans, on April 19, 2025, in Rawalpindi. Not just a win, but a massive statement.
Their top order was churning like they were reading from a scripted playbook, and the Sultans found themselves under scoreboard pressure. To make this win even sweeter, Rawalpindi has always produced pitches that are friendly for batting – the Zalmi bowlers came out throwing punches with unbelievable accuracy. Everything was clicking; it was obvious.
Zalmi wasn’t the only team to pursue a full victory. In March 2023, the Lahore Qalandars smashed the Islamabad United by a whopping 119 runs in Rawalpindi. Bat first, get big, then manhandle them with the bowling. Prior to that, the Multan Sultans were the bruisers in 2022 with their 117-run victory over the Quetta Gladiators in Lahore.
Bat First, Dominate Later
What is the deal with this obsession with batting first? It is not just about runs: it is a psychological thing. Chasing in T20s is “messed up” and therefore when a team is chasing a big score, it changes their mindset; suddenly the pressure comes on, mistakes start creeping into your gam and before you know it, you are chasing without a paddle.
In these incredible wins, all teams selected to bat first after winning the toss. There is a difference in the decision by winning the toss; it’s not a tactic, it’s aggressive. It says being aggressive in saying, “We’re going to set a target that you have no chance of chasing”.
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More Than Just Numbers—Momentum Shifters
Big wins are more than the net run rate. They can send holes through a tournament, an adrenaline rush, excitement, or fear. At some point, you know the opposition doubts itself, fans are already planning parades, and locker rooms are electric.
Remember Peshawar Zalmi’s 120-run win in 2025? The net run rate should have been a bonus, for genuinely, it could have given them some momentum and would have put them in serious contention for the playoffs. Lahore absolutely crushed United in 2023, and quite frankly, approaching that match and their remaining matches, you see the confidence that came from that game, and they carried that confidence into the remainder of the tournament, straight to the trophy.
The biggest wins in the PSL are more than just record Log Entries, they are not only one-sided displays, they are game changers in the tournament, and life memories. From Zalmi’s 120-run route of the Sultans, to the gulf provided by both the Qalandars or Sultans, they reaffirm how downright funny we can find one-sided T20 cricket when the stars align.
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