Peshawar Zalmi made it five wins out of six games with another win, this time over Multan Sultans by 24 runs on Monday evening. Babar Azam's men continue to set the standard with this victory and remain at the top of the points table with this win. Babar Azam has scored 18 off 20 with the help of 2 fours in the first over that they faced from an aggressive 38 off 17 from Mohammad Haris that went for 2 fours and 4 sixes. From this point on the other batsmen continued to bat well and they are thanks to Kusal Mendis who continued his good tournament with an excellent 68 off 40 balls and they managed a total of 196 in the first innings of 20 overs. In response, the Sultans had a relatively poor innings and could only score 172 for 8 off 20 overs and they lost the game by 24 runs. It was the Sultans second defeat of the tournament so far and they are on four points out of six games played. Also Read | ‘Hopefully Yes’: Kishan Hints at Long-Term Change in Role Babar Azam Hits back at strike rate critics Responding to a question at the post match press conference, Babar Azam said it all depends on the conditions and what the score on board says: "You have to play differently at different numbers. At that time, what kind of guard to play, you also have to look at the score board, and the strike rate also creates a lot of fuss. My belief is that you first have to assess the conditions" Watch here: “Conditions or situation bht matter krti hai ap har din aa k muh utha k shots ni mar skty agli team b working kr k ati hai.”Babar Azam opens up on strike rate matter ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/wyWqsLd3fb — Abu Bakar Tarar (@abubakartarar_) April 13, 2026 Babar Azam concluded : "You have to assess that every day the wicket is not the same. Every day you cannot play the same way. Also insisted that cricket wasn't just about big hits, "Cricket is not just about playing big shots, there are different ways to score runs and to lead the team" He Added : "It will be a hard game, the opponent team are prepared as well you cannot play free shots (aap muhh utha ke shots nahi maar sakte). On a good day it will click, if not you have to fight (hard) for it." Mendis in form has given Zalmi a boost which looks a strong team for this tournament.