Lahore Qalandars hold second consecutive PSL trophy. In a tense Pakistan Super League final, Lahore Qalandars became the first team to well defend their title and take the trophy home Saturday later beating Multan Sultans by one run at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium.
Rushing a scary target of 201 runs, the Sultans came very close to getting the target but lost by one run.
The Qalandars have become the first team to well protect the PSL title.
Throughout the follow, David Wiese provided the discovery in the fourth over of the innings after firing opener Usman Khan. The right-hander scored 18 runs in 12 balls.
Notwithstanding the early loss, the Multans confirmed that they kept up with the required run rate as Rilee Rossouw and Mohammad Rizwan repair an exciting team of 64 runs in 42 balls.
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Though, Rossouw was cleaned up by Rashid Khan just when the batter exposed to take the game away from the Qalandars. The South African scored 52 runs in 32 balls.
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The match saw some brilliant performances, with David Wiese getting a critical success and Rashid Khan trying two key wickets to limit Multan. Shaheen’s final over heroics and Zaman Khan’s calm finish with the bat also grant Lahore’s victory.
Lahore Qalandars hold second consecutive PSL trophy. In the first innings, Lahore posted 200-6 in their chosen 20 overs, thanks to Fakhar Zaman’s 39 and an unbeaten 44 from captain Shaheen. Abdullah Shafique also added a hurried 65.
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Usama Mir’s three wickets in his first two overs were the climax of Multan’s bowling performance.
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