Maaz Sadaqat becomes first Pakistan cricketer to achieve this historic milestone

Maaz Sadaqat etched his identify into the historical past books after turning into the first Pakistani cricketer to attain a century within the ultimate of a franchise T20 tournament. The younger batter produced a sensational 114 off 58 balls for Jamaica Kingsmen against Antigua and Barbuda Falcons within the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2026 ultimate.

Maaz Sadaqat’s exceptional innings came after he had already scored a century within the Eliminator and capped a shocking CPL marketing campaign with one other three-figure knock within the title clash. Despite Jamaica Kingsmen posting 170/9, Antigua and Barbuda Falcons chased down the target with eight wickets and 20 balls to spare, but Sadaqat’s particular person achievement made the ultimate a memorable one for the Pakistan batter.

Maaz Sadaqat becomes first Pakistan cricketer to attain century in T20 ultimate

Maaz Sadaqat’s 114 off 58 balls, together with eight fours and nine sixes, made him the first Pakistani batter to attain a century within the ultimate of a franchise T20 tournament. Yasir Khan additionally has a century in a ultimate, but his hundred came within the home Champions Cup.

The Jamaica Kingsmen batter had an excellent CPL 2026 marketing campaign. He completed with 363 runs from seven matches at a mean of 60.50 and a strike price of 174.52.

His two centuries included a 112 off 49 balls within the Eliminator earlier than he followed it up with one other hundred within the ultimate.

Maaz Sadaqat registers highest ever CPL ultimate rating

Maaz Sadaqat’s 114 additionally took him to the top of the listing for the very best particular person rating in a CPL ultimate. He moved previous Lendl Simmons’ unbeaten 84 from 49 balls in 2020 and Brandon King’s unbeaten 83 off 50 balls in 2023.

His rating was additionally the sixth-highest particular person rating within the ultimate of a franchise T20 tournament. Chris Gayle holds the record with an unbeaten 146 within the 2017 Bangladesh Premier League ultimate, followed by Tamim Iqbal’s unbeaten 141 within the 2019 BPL ultimate.

The efficiency continued what has been a powerful yr for Sadaqat throughout franchise cricket. His mixed numbers for Kingsmen franchise within the PSL and CPL stand at 653 runs from 19 innings, with two a whole lot, two fifties and 39 sixes at a strike price of 176.

Apparently, Maaz Sadaqat’s rise comes after a controversial period around the PSL 2026 retention window. Peshawar Zalmi boss Javed Afridi had mocked the batter over his demand for a wage hike, whereas the franchise later denied the claim. Kingsmen finally matched Sadaqat’s asking value.

Most importantly, the administration supported me – Maaz Sadaqat

After his gorgeous century within the CPL ultimate, Sadaqat credited the Jamaica Kingsmen administration for giving him the freedom to play in accordance with his pure style. He additionally defined how he handled the strain after wickets fell around him.

“Most importantly, the administration supported me and gave me a free hand to play my pure game. That is the manner I naturally play, so I followed it and the result is in front of you. [Watching wickets falling] At that time, an individual does feel some strain, but I believed in myself that I might do it.

‘I followed my pure game and I succeeded. [On the conditions and overall environment] The environment and every thing else have been excellent because that is my first time playing within the CPL. It’s a very good environment. The wicket was fairly difficult initially, but within the last two matches we’ve had excellent wickets, and I’ve actually loved it.”

Saim Ayub additionally praised Sadaqat’s efficiency and described the century as an exceptional achievement for both the batter and the staff.

“[On Sadaqat’s ton] Well, I feel it’s one of the best a batsman can need and a staff can need from a participant. So yeah, it’s one of the best week. Like what we are able to say, it’s like priceless.”

Supply: cricketaddictor.com