- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.6 Ebullience lasted for 18 balls, one of the top-wicket takers of PSL 8 uncouples the openers, banged in short and it lifts off the deck, draws the outside edge and Khushdil Shah at short third gobbles it up gleefully much to the delight of Ihsanullah who brings out his bow and arrow celebration. Undone by pace and aggression! 38/111.2 Lobbed up on a shorter length again on middle and induces a rare false stroke, long way up in teh air and almost cleared the fence deep square, Usman makes sure to stay inside the rope and swallows it calmly under his throat. Super stuff! This is a massive breakthrough because it's not been easy for the new batters to charge straight away. It was in his zone but just got more elevation than distance 95/218.4 Another one bites the dust! It was pitched up outside off, he goes for the expansive shot, tries to carve it away over the backward point but it goes straight down Rossouw's throat. But what a fantastic knock from Shafique! 178/613.4 Castled! Puts on the dancing shoes and misses the line of the ball, Usama Mir has the last laugh and the zingers are alight, this is a big breakthrough and Mir jumps in jubilation. Shimmies down the track but didn't pick the length and it straightened as well 111/313.5 Oh my goodness! Two in two? Hits him plumb in front of the stumps, was looking to flick that away and gets beaten by the pace, they have burned the review so he has to take the long walk back into the pavilion 111/414.1 Gottim! The deluge is getting suffocating for Qalandars who are five down! Tossed up, gave it a lot of air, it lands on a fuller length and skids through the middle stump line, wrecks the stumps, man in form is taken out of the equation and he cannot believe he missed the line. Multan Sultans are roaring and spinning a web around Qalandars' batters! 112/5Extras10 (lb 2, w 8)TOTAL200/6 (20 Overs, RR: 10)Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Mirza Baig, 4.6 ov), 2-95 (Fakhar Zaman, 11.2 ov), 3-111 (Sam Billings, 13.4 ov), 4-111 (Ahsan Hafeez, 13.5 ov), 5-112 (Sikandar Raza, 14.1 ov), 6-178 (Abdullah Shafique, 18.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SS Cottrell 2 0 24 0 12.00 6 4 1 0 0 Anwar Ali 4 0 46 1 11.50 6 5 2 1 0 Ihsanullah 3 0 37 1 12.33 7 2 3 5 0 Abbas Afridi 4 0 38 0 9.50 11 4 2 1 0 KA Pollard 2 0 18 0 9.00 3 2 0 1 0 Usama Mir 3 0 24 3 8.00 8 1 2 0 0 Khushdil Shah 2 0 11 1 5.50 4 1 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.3 Rip through the stumps! Looking to go over midwicket but completely loses his shape and is undone by the slowness of the delivery, it got a bit of inward seam movement, middle and leg stumps have been flattened. 41/112.4 You gotta be kidding me! It looked like it was destined to sail over long-on before Wiese plucked it out of thin air, running to his right and the crowd has gone berserk! Wiese caught, kept his balance then flicked the ball back in the air as he stepped over the rope before reestablishing himself back inside the rope for the completed toss back to himself. What a snare! Cool as a cucumber under pressure and he shows brilliant presence of mind to take this fantastic catch. The third umpire looked at it from various angles to make sure his right foot wasn't touching the skirting and made the decision OUT 122/310.3 Gosh! What an incredible delivery and the zingers are alight, Rossouw screams in anguish, pitched up on a length and just turned back a little bit, he got himself in a tangle and chops it on back to the stumps, the ball kept a little low as well. Rashid gives him a fiery send-off! Massive moment in the game! Enitre Qalandars team is pumped! 105/215.3 Pollard miscued a skier! Hurls down a snorter on a shortish length and it was curling away outside off, Pollard lifts it high into the Lahore sky and Fakhar tracks the ball from the bat swirling around mid-on, through the air, towards him and then into his hand 146/417.1 Wiese! Wiese! Wiese! You can't keep the Qalandars stalwart out of the game! He catches this miscued skier at long-off like a bird catches its prey, into his bucket hands as Multan stare into the abyss! Caught, as easy as you like, he had to charge in from the boundary rope as the ball was dipping on him but he kept his eyes locked and pouched it safely 160/519.6 Squad is ready for a pitch invasion for the ages! Lahore Qalandars have done it by the barest of the margins! This was pitched up again, smashed into the empty spaces at cow corner and they keep on running but cannot complete the third one and we are not heading into the super over! This is a final for the ages and will be remembered for posterity! Qalandars are PSL 8 CHAMPIONS! I cannot overstate how amazing Zaman has bowled tonight, showed nerves of steel in this final over! Despair in the Sultans dug-out and joy on the other! 199/817.5 Castled! Goes full and straight, deflects off the pads into the stumps and Shaheen loved it, arms aloft and embraces his teammates! They can sense the victory now. 166/617.6 Usama Mir goes without troubling the scorers! Tries to heave it over long-on, couldn't get the elevation and requisite behind this shot and Haris Rauf is safe as a house in the deep 166/7Extras13 (b 2, lb 7, w 4)TOTAL199/8 (20 Overs, RR: 9.95)Fall of wickets: 1-41 (Usman Khan, 3.3 ov), 2-105 (Rilee Rossouw, 10.3 ov), 3-122 (Mohammad Rizwan, 12.4 ov), 4-146 (Kieron Pollard, 15.3 ov), 5-160 (Tim David, 17.1 ov), 6-166 (Anwar Ali, 17.5 ov), 7-166 (Usama Mir, 17.6 ov), 8-199 (Khushdil Shah, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Shaheen Shah Afridi 4 0 51 4 12.75 8 10 0 2 0 Zaman Khan 4 0 33 0 8.25 11 6 0 0 0 D Wiese 4 0 31 1 7.75 5 2 1 0 0 Rashid Khan 4 0 26 2 6.50 9 3 0 0 0 Haris Rauf 4 0 49 0 12.25 7 5 3 2 0
Match Details
Toss
Lahore Qalandars , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
Lahore Qalandars won the 2022/23 Pakistan Super League
Season
Match days
18 March 2023 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Best Bowler of the tournment: Ihsanullah (Multan Sultans)
- Best Fielder of the tournment: Kieron Pollard (Multan Sultans)
- Best Wicketkeeper of the tournment: Mohammad Rizwan (Multan Sultans)
- Emerging Player: Abbas Afridi (Multan Sultans)
- All-rounder of the tournment: Imad Wasim (Karachi Kings)
- Spirit of Cricket Peshawar Zalmi
- Best Umpire of the tournment: Alex Wharf
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 43 runs, 1 wicket)
- Lahore Qalandars: 50 runs in 6.5 overs (41 balls), Extras 2
- Over 8.2: Review by Multan Sultans (Bowling), Umpire - Rashid Riaz, Batter - Fakhar Zaman (Struck down)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 33 balls (Fakhar Zaman 27, Abdullah Shafique 21, Ex 2)
- Strategic Timeout: Lahore Qalandars - 94/1 in 11.0 overs (Fakhar Zaman 39, Abdullah Shafique 22)
- Lahore Qalandars: 100 runs in 12.1 overs (73 balls), Extras 3
- Lahore Qalandars: 150 runs in 16.5 overs (101 balls), Extras 6
- Abdullah Shafique: 50 off 35 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 22 balls (Abdullah Shafique 20, Shaheen Shah Afridi 26, Ex 5)
- Lahore Qalandars: 200 runs in 19.6 overs (120 balls), Extras 10
- Innings Break: Lahore Qalandars - 200/6 in 20.0 overs (Shaheen Shah Afridi 44, D Wiese 2)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 72 runs, 1 wicket)
- Multan Sultans: 50 runs in 4.5 overs (29 balls), Extras 2
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (Mohammad Rizwan 4, RR Rossouw 41, Ex 5)
- Attendance: 24012
- Multan Sultans: 100 runs in 9.5 overs (59 balls), Extras 7
- RR Rossouw: 50 off 30 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Over 14.4: Review by Lahore Qalandars (Bowling), Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - TH David (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Multan Sultans - 141/3 in 15.0 overs (KA Pollard 15, TH David 13)
- Multan Sultans: 150 runs in 15.6 overs (96 balls), Extras 9
Match Coverage
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A chase of 201 went down to the wire as Multan Sultans fall one big hit short of victory