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Tamim Iqbal was hinting at something great in pursuit of a challenging goal. But the Bangladesh left-arm star couldn’t make big innings. Mohammad Hafeez brought out the troubled team and attacked the Peshawar Zalmi bowlers. The Lahore Calendars kept their hopes alive in the final with a great victory in their flawless innings.
Lahore beat Peshawar by 5 wickets in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) knockout match on Saturday night. After losing the draw, Peshawar scored 160 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. In response, Lahore anchored in Joy Harbor with one in hand.
The best match of the game came from the bat of Pakistani all-rounder Hafeez, who scored 74 unbeaten on 46 balls. He had nine fours and two sixes in his tornado innings. Tamim made 18 runs of 10 balls with 2 fours and 1 six.
Lahore will face the Multan Sultans in the second qualifying game on Sunday. The Karachi Kings defeated Multan in the first qualifier in the Super Over on Saturday to reach the final.
Peshawar did not get off to a good start at the National Stadium in Karachi. Shahin Shah Afridi pitched Haider Ali on the second ball of the inning. Another Imam-ul-Haq opener and the three-wickered Shoaib Maqsood course returned settled. At the end of the first 10 overs, the team scored just 8 runs for 3 wickets.
In the following overs, the speed of the race increases a lot. The batters return procession went with that too. After spending a long time at the gate, Faf du Plessis seemed to open his hand. But after scoring a six in the twelfth more, he fell victim to Dilbar Hussain. 31 runs of 25 balls came from his bat.
Then Shoaib Malik, who turned dangerous, was sent to the bathroom. He also caught Ben Dunk behind the wicket as Du Plessis. The maximum of 39 runs in an inning raised by the owner of four-six with two equals 24 balls.
Peshawar lost 6 wickets for 133 races when Carlos Brathwaite and Captain Wahab Riaz quickly returned. It was very difficult to get good capital from there. But that’s what Hardas Villian facilitates. He made 36 of 18 balls with three fours and six.
Dilbar took 3 wickets for 33 races for Lahore. Shahin, David Visa and Harris Rauf took 2 plots each.
Lahore lost the entire top order in 33 races. Shakib Mahmud fired Fakhar Zaman and Tamim in the same exchange. He then fired Sohail Akhtar.
However, Hafiz snatched all the lights from one end. First Ben Dunk had 55 and then Samit Patel had 42 runs. On sixth field, he added 41 runs with Visa to give Lahore the desired victory. Visa was undefeated in 17 of 6 balls.
Short score:
Tyrant of Peshawar: 160/9 in 20 overs (Imam 24, Haider 0, Masood 18, Du Plessis 31, Malik 39, Imran 6, Brathwaite 10, Villaion 36, Wahab 0, Mahmud 2 *; Afridi 2/19, Rauf 2/46, Dilbar 3/33, Patel 0/29, Visa 2/40)
Lahore Calendars: 161/5 in 19 overs (Fakhar 6, Tamim 18, Sohail 6, Hafeez 64 *, Dank 20, Patel 20, Visa 18 *; Malik 0/6, Rahat 1/24, Mahmud 3/41, Wahab 3/41 , Willion 0/23, Brathwaite 0/20, Imran 1/18)
Outcome: Lahore Calenders won by 5 wickets.
Best match: Mohammad Hafeez.
