In a match that turned out to be one for the ages, Shaheen Afridi’s Lahore Qalandars beat Mohammad Rizwan’s Multan Sultans by one run to win the ultimate of the Pakistan Super League. Qalandars gained the toss and opted to bat.
Fakhar Zaman and Mirza Baig received their staff off to a sluggish however regular begin earlier than Baig departed on the 4.3-over mark. Lahore received to 43 runs within the Powerplay. Shafique got here in at quantity three and anchored the innings to perfection, scoring an impressive 65 off 40 deliveries.
The actual impetus to Qalandars’ innings got here after from Shaheen Afridi’s bat, who performed a blinder to energy Lahore to a frightening first innings rating of 200. He got here in and blasted 5 sixes and two boundaries on his manner to 44 off simply 15 deliveries.
Chasing 200, Multan Sultans received off to a reasonably nice begin as they put up 100-odd runs in 11 overs at a lack of 2 wickets. Rilee Rossouw got here in at quantity three, and performed a fantastic knock, scoring 52 off 32 balls. Pollard and Tim David could not do a lot, and all of it got here down to the final over, with Multan Sultans needing 13 to win the PSL closing.
Even after that, all of it went proper down the wire as Rizwan’s staff required a boundary off the final ball to seal the deal. All Kushdil might handle, nevertheless, have been 2 runs, and Lahore gained the sport by the barest of margins.
Ihsanullah was elected because the Player of The Tournament, whereas Shaheen Afridi, as anticipated bagged the Player of The Match award.
