Usman Khan produced another dazzling Pakistan Super League innings, smashing a century for Multan Sultans and once again forcing his way into the tournament’s record books. His hundred against Islamabad United in March 2024 took him level with Kamran Akmal for the most centuries in PSL history, with three tons in the competition. What made the feat even more eye-catching was the speed of it all: Usman got there in just his 14th PSL innings, while Kamran needed 74 to reach the same mark.
The knock carried weight beyond the number itself. By then, Usman had already built a reputation as one of the league’s most explosive batters, and this innings only tightened that grip. ESPNcricinfo’s records page shows he already owned one of the competition’s signature milestones — the fastest century in PSL history, a blistering 36-ball hundred in 2023.
There was another layer to the achievement as well. Reports from the 2024 season noted that Usman became the first batter to score two centuries in the same PSL season, and those runs came in devastating fashion, with consecutive hundreds that pushed him past 300 runs in just three innings. That kind of burst is rare in any T20 league. In the PSL, it felt like a shift in the batting standard altogether.
What stands out with Usman is not just power, though he has plenty of that. It’s the way he attacks from ball one and keeps going without much visible fear. Bowlers barely get a settling-in period against him. Field placements start changing early, plans get ripped up, and suddenly a normal T20 innings turns into damage control. That has become his thing.
For Multan Sultans, the innings was another reminder of how dangerous their batting order could be when Usman is in rhythm. For the PSL, it was the kind of performance that keeps resurfacing in conversations about the league’s best individual knocks. And for Usman himself, it was one more statement that he is no longer just a surprise package. He is already part of PSL history.
