Player of the Match
Player of the Match

10.44 pm So Qalandars set up a rematch with Multan Sultans. There were a few hiccups in the chase and Qalandars left the door ajar with some terrible running between the wickets, but Zalmi could not capitalize on any number of runout chances. This was far from the most cleanly played game by both sides, but in the end, Qalandars made fewer mistakes to get across the line.

Hasaan: "Shaheen!!! YOU BEAUTY!!! "

Qalandars allrounder Sikandar Raza: "For me, it's a massive achievement and a humbling experience. Inshallah we'll defend our trophy. Tahir and Sam Billings had a very good partnership. We said instead of slogging, good cricket shots will give you a lot of reward and running hard between the wickets. We plan well to maximize our rest to hydrate well, eat well. Everyone was fit and ran hard between the wickets. Shaheen allows us to speak. It's not always him. Sam Billings, David Wiese, myself, he opens the floor to let anyone speak. So he always consults others and is a brave captain."

Zalmi captain Babar Azam: "We had a good first 11 overs, but then overs 11 to 15 we didn't score enough. We needed 185. The wicket was a little two-paced. After 10 overs the ball reversed a little bit for the pacers and it became a little difficult. In the end, our bowling was not up to the mark. We were good for 8 to 9 overs in the field, but not the full 20."

Player of the Match is Tahir Mirza Baig for his half-century.

That's it for today's live coverage. Come back tomorrow for the PSL Final when Qalandars take on Multan Sultans. Until then, take care!

18.5
6
Salman Irshad to Shaheen Shah Afridi, SIX, that's all she wrote! Lahore are in the final! Full on off, punches this back over the non-striker's head and sails over the rope. The home crowd goes delirious. Qalandars win by four wickets with seven balls to spare.
18.4
4
Salman Irshad to Shaheen Shah Afridi, FOUR, full toss on the knees on fourth stump, Shaheen winds up and wallops this high over mid-on, one bounce over the rope.
18.3
1
Salman Irshad to Wiese, 1 run, full on the stumps, punched away through cover for one.

Tousif Noor: ""Despite Lahore Qalandars' lead, their unpredictable nature keeps the match on a knife-edge, making for an exciting finish.""

18.2
1
Salman Irshad to Shaheen Shah Afridi, 1 run, yorker full on middle, leading edge comes back down the pitch trying to flick into midwicket and the ball caroms off the non-striker's stumps into mid-off for one.
18.1
1lb
Salman Irshad to Wiese, 1 leg bye, slower ball lands back of a length on middle, goes to pull and is through the shot way too early, hit in the ribs and dribbles away for one.

END OF OVER:
18 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | LQ: 163/6 (9 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.05, RRR: 4.50)

  • David Wiese8 (5b)
  • Shaheen Shah Afridi1 (1b)
  • Azmatullah Omarzai4-0-31-2
  • Salman Irshad3-0-30-1
17.6
1
Azmatullah Omarzai to Wiese, 1 run, full and wide just inside the guideline, slices this to deep backward point for one.
17.5
1
Azmatullah Omarzai to Shaheen Shah Afridi, 1 run, length ball off the pads missing a flick, stifled lbw shout as the ball dribbles away for an extra.
17.4
W
Azmatullah Omarzai to Sikandar Raza, OUT, bullseye! Thigh high full toss tailing in from outside off, Raza swings through this with a pull as the ball zaps the top of off stump. Raza might want to check his bat to see if there's a hole in it. It was a terrible delivery, but Raza got overexcited trying to smash it for six and fanned on it.

Sikandar Raza b Azmatullah Omarzai 23 (28m 14b 3x4 0x6) SR: 164.28

17.3
4
Azmatullah Omarzai to Sikandar Raza, FOUR, short on the legs, hooks this over fine leg up in the ring and it backspins away to the rope.
17.2
1
Azmatullah Omarzai to Wiese, 1 run, short and wide, sliced to the off side sweeper for one.
17.1
1
Azmatullah Omarzai to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, dropped! Short and wide, slices this high over point trying to uppercut this but gets it squarer than he wanted and picks out the cover sweeper charging in, who covers the ground well but spills a thigh high chance.

END OF OVER:
17 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | LQ: 155/5 (17 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.11, RRR: 5.66)

  • Sikandar Raza18 (11b)
  • David Wiese6 (3b)
  • Salman Irshad3-0-30-1
  • Aamer Jamal3-0-32-1
16.6
1
Salman Irshad to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, full on off stump, jammed out to extra cover for one.
16.5
1
Salman Irshad to Wiese, 1 run, full on fourth stump, guided out to deep point for one.
16.4
1
Salman Irshad to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, wide yorker, opens the face to guide this to deep third for one.
16.3
1
Salman Irshad to Wiese, 1 run, full and wide, slices this drive out to the sweeper for one.
16.2
4
Salman Irshad to Wiese, FOUR, full on fourth stump, goes for yorker but gets the length fractionally wrong and punches this through wide cover beating the sweeper to the rope.
16.1
W
Salman Irshad to Billings, OUT, bullseye! Yorker on middle, Billings tries to swipe through midwicket but plays over the top of this and middle stump is smashed backward.

SW Billings b Salman Irshad 28 (43m 21b 3x4 0x6) SR: 133.33

Qalandars 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st14Fakhar ZamanMirza Baig
2nd24Ahsan HafeezMirza Baig
3rd31Abdullah ShafiqueMirza Baig
4th50SW BillingsMirza Baig
5th28SW BillingsSikandar Raza
6th14D WieseSikandar Raza
7th15D WieseShaheen Shah Afridi

Pakistan Super League

TeamMWLPTNRR
LQ1073140.915
MS1064120.5
IU106412-0.708
PZ105510-0.452
KK103760.756
QG10376-1.066