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PSL: Lahore Beats Multan By One-Run In Thrilling Final To Retain Title

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Needing four runs off the last delivery — bowled by Zaman Khan — Khusdil Shah was run out while going for the third run to level Lahore’s total of 200-6 as Multan finished at 199-8.

Defending champion Lahore Qalandars recorded a stunning one- run palm against Multan Sultans on the last ball of the final to win the Pakistan Super League and come the first platoon to retain the title on Saturday.

Demanding four runs off the last delivery — sailed by Zaman Khan — Khusdil Shah was run out while going for the third run to position Lahore’s aggregate of 200- 6 as Multan finished at 199- 8.

Shaheen Shah Afridi’s brilliant each-round performance propelled Lahore to a strong total with a truculent 44 not out out just 15 balls, and the left- arm leader also picked up four lattices in the death overs to finish with 4- 51.

Khushdil and Abbas Afridi( 17 not out) smacked fast bowler Haris Rauf for 22 runs in the penultimate over before Zaman kept his whim-whams in front of,000 suckers to give the home platoon palm.

“It was delicate beforehand on as the instigation swung in the final, ” Afridi said.

“We kept our jitters and succeeded to win pivotal moments in the game. ”

Both brigades also played in last time’s final, and Lahore began with a one- run palm against Multan in the opening game of this time’s event. Multan had beaten Lahore in the qualifier before Lahore beat Peshawar Zalmi in their elimination game.

Multan’s top- order batters didn’t get embrangle down against a star- speckled Lahore bowling lineup as captain Mohammad Rizwan( 34) and Usman Khan( 18) despoiled Afridi for 34 runs in his first two overs.

Rizwan, who finished the event as the top- arranger with 550 runs in 12 games, and Rilee Rossouw( 52 in 32) also combined in a 64- run stand off 42 balls before ace leg- incentive Rashid Khan( 2- 26) dismissed both batters.

Rizwan was brilliantly snapped by David Wiese at long- on boundary and also Rossouw diced Rashid’s turning ball reverse onto his wholes.

Afridi returned and got the big lattices of Kieron Pollard( 19) and Tim David( 20) before finishing off his spell by removing Anwar Ali and Usama Mir off his last two balls.

Multan brought down the target to eight off the final two deliveries. Khushdil launched Zaman over redundant covers for a boundary off the penultimate ball but could n’t take Multan over the line in the final delivery.

“My heart was pounding in the last over but my captain told me to try my stylish, ” Zaman said. “ I knew batters are anticipating yorkers so I sailed a many slower bones as well.” before, Afridi followed the successful template of Lahore to club first.

Abdullah Shafique made a parlous 65 out 40 balls when Pollard could n’t grasp a return catch before the batter had scored, and Afridi showed his fur prowess by hitting five sixes and two fours, after leg- incentive Usama Mir( 3- 24) picked up three quick lattices and Lahore had stumbled to 112- 5 in the 15th over.

Multan’s top two gate- takers in the event – Abbas Afridi and Ihsanullah – were smashed for 49 runs in three overs in the death overs as Afridi’s blistering knock allowed Lahore to add 71 runs off the last four overs. Know More Cricket News…

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