Sufiyan’s T20 wicket streak
Sufiyan Muqeem became Pakistan’s first bowler to take three wickets in five consecutive T20 matches while playing for Peshawar Zalmi, a run noted by social cricket coverage this week. The post framed the streak as a domestic‑level record that stands out in Pakistan Super League stats. (x.com)
Sufiyan Muqeem has taken at least three wickets in five straight Twenty20 matches for Peshawar Zalmi, a run no Pakistan bowler had previously managed in that format. (espncricinfo.com) (propakistani.pk) The streak reached five on April 15, when the left-arm wrist spinner returned 3 for 25 in four overs against Quetta Gladiators at National Bank Stadium in Karachi. ESPNcricinfo lists his previous four spells in the run as 4 for 32, 3 for 18, 3 for 21 and 3 for 30 between April 8 and April 13. (espncricinfo.com) (propakistani.pk) Those five matches all came in the 2026 Pakistan Super League season, where Muqeem has become Peshawar Zalmi’s main strike bowler. ESPNcricinfo’s player page shows 21 wickets in 14 Pakistan Super League matches for Zalmi overall, while the recent-match log shows the current burst has come in consecutive appearances. (espncricinfo.com) The timing lines up with Zalmi’s rise to the top of the table. The official Pakistan Super League site listed Peshawar Zalmi first with 11 points from six matches on April 16, and the Pakistan Cricket Board said after the April 13 win over Multan Sultans that the team was unbeaten in the tournament. (psl-t20.com) (pcb.com.pk) Muqeem is 23 and bowls left-arm wrist spin, a rarer style that turns the ball away from right-handed batters. ESPNcricinfo lists him as born on May 15, 2002, and credits him with 27 wickets in 19 Twenty20 internationals for Pakistan alongside his domestic Twenty20 record. (espncricinfo.com) His April run has not been built on one big haul alone. Against Lahore Qalandars on April 11, ESPNcricinfo recorded 3 for 21 in a 76-run win, and the Pakistan Cricket Board said on April 13 that he led the tournament wicket charts with 13 scalps after helping beat Multan Sultans by 24 runs. (espncricinfo.com) (pcb.com.pk) By April 15, ProPakistani reported that the Quetta spell had pushed him to 16 wickets in six matches in Pakistan Super League 11. That made the streak more than a novelty stat: it also put Muqeem at the front of the season’s wicket race. (propakistani.pk) For Zalmi, the pattern has been simple across those games: Muqeem keeps breaking stands in the middle overs, and opponents keep falling short. Five matches, five spells of three wickets or more, and one new benchmark in Pakistan’s domestic Twenty20 record book. (espncricinfo.com) (propakistani.pk)
