LAHORE: Young pacer Zaman Khan held his nerves calm to protect 13 runs within the ultimate over to energy Lahore Qalandars to the second consecutive PSL title after skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi’s all-round brilliance in opposition to Multan Sultans, ARY News reported on Saturday.
Set to chase 201, the Sultans fell only one run in need of glory because the guests may acquire 199/8 of their quota of 20 overs regardless of Rilee Rossouw’s half-century.
Sultans’ openers Usman Khan and Mohammad Rizwan scripted a flying begin to the run chase because the pair charged at the Qalandars’ bowlers correct from the beginning and collected 41 runs within 4 overs.
David Wiese then rattled Usman’s stumps handy a much-needed step forward to the Qalandars. He scored 18 off 12 deliveries.
Sultans’ skipper Rizwan then joined palms with Rossouw and stitched a a very powerful second-wicket partnership; including 64 runs at a brisk price sooner than Rashid Khan compelled Qalandars’ comeback.
The seasoned leg-spinner got rid of each set batters Rizwan and Rossouw in his successive overs and pulled down Sultans to 122/3 within the thirteenth over.
Rossouw top-scored for the Sultans with 52 in 32 deliveries, laced with seven obstacles and two sixes. Rizwan, on the other hand, scored 23-ball 34, hitting 5 obstacles.
Middle-order batters Kieron Pollard and Tim David stored Sultans within the hunt with an important 24-run partnership for the fourth wicket however Shaheen wreaked havoc by means of taking 4 wickets in his final two overs.
The left-arm pacers pushed aside Pollard (19) in his 3rd over sooner than taking out David (20), Anwar Ali (1) and Usama Mir (0) in his final over and halted Sultans to 177/6 in 18 overs.
When all of it appeared to be going Qalandars’ manner, Abbas Afridi glimmered a ray of hope for Sultans as he baton charged Haris Rauf within the nineteenth over, which went for 22 runs.
The sport used to be putting in stability when Zaman got here to protect 13 runs within the ultimate over with Khushdil set on his crease and Abbas putting astonishingly however the younger right-arm pacer held his nerves within the take hold of state of affairs and all over again succeeded in protecting the whole for the Qalandars.
Following his outstanding loss of life bowling, the Qalandars controlled to seal a slim one-run victory over the Sultans and was the primary aspect to win two PSL titles in a row.
Shaheen led the bowling assault for the Qalandars with 4/51, adopted by means of Rashid’s 2/26. Wiese, then again, made one scalp.
Lahore Qalandars’ inning
Opting to bat first within the ultimate, the protecting champions controlled to position on a large overall to protect in the back of an excellent fifty by means of Abdullah Shafique and Shaheen Shah’s brisk 44.
Openers Fakhar Zaman and Tahir Baig began off cautiously for the Qalandars because the pair may carry 38 sooner than Ihsanullah pushed aside the latter at the final supply of the 5th over to attract the primary good fortune for the Sultans.
Baig scored a handy guide a rough 30 in simply 18 deliveries, hitting 5 obstacles and a six.
Fakhar then joined palms with Abdullah and the duo added 57 runs for the second wicket however remained a marginally gradual within the procedure as they conceded 38 deliveries sooner than Fakhar fell sufferer to Usama Mir.
The left-handed opener remained the notable run-getter for the Qalandars with 39 off 34.
Sam Billings (9) then placed on a temporary partnership with Abdullah and may upload simply 16 runs sooner than Sultans’ spinners Usama and Khushdil Shah modified the size of the sport.
Sultans’ spin duo struck three times in 4 deliveries; taking out Billings (9), Ahsan Hafeez (0) and Sikandar Raza (1) and strengthened their aspect to halt the Qalandars to 115/5 in 15 overs.
Following the stoop, Qalandars’ skipper Shaheen stood up for his crew by means of as soon as once more selling himself within the batting order and counter-attacked with belligerent hitting.
Shaheen stitched a match-defining 66-run partnership with Abdullah for the 6th wicket sooner than the latter in the end perished within the nineteenth over after taking part in a smart knock.
Abdullah peak scored for the Qalandars with 65 in 40 deliveries, laced up with 10 obstacles together with two sixes.
On the opposite hand, Shaheen endured his domination over clueless Sultans’ bowlers and took his aspect to accumulate the 200-run mark by means of hitting a six at the ultimate supply of the innings.
He remained unbeaten along with his 15-ball 44 which featured two obstacles and 5 sixes.
Usama led the bowling assault for the Sultans with 3/24 whilst Ihsanullah, Khushdil and Anwar Ali may pick out up a wicket apiece.
