Lahore Qalandars locked horns with Peshawar Zalmi in match no. 15 of the Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL) 2023 at Gaddafi stadium on Sunday (February 26) and gained the competition by 40 runs.
Electing to bat first, Lahore posted a complete of mammoth 241/3 of their allotted 20 overs. Fakhar Zaman top-scored for his crew with 96 runs, whereas Abdullah Shafique additionally added 75 worthwhile runs to Lahore’s whole. Wahab Riaz was the decide of the bowlers for Peshawar as he scalped two wickets for the crew.
In reply, Peshawar didn’t begin properly and misplaced their opener Mohammad Harris with no run on the board. Nevertheless, Tom Kohler-Cadmore‘s fiery 55-run knock off 23 balls stored his crew alive within the sport. Cadmore was properly supported by Saim Ayub (51), however sadly, their efforts went in useless as Peshawar could manage to score just 201/9 in 20 overs and eventually lost the match by 40 runs.
However, Lahore’s skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi led his crew from the entrance and took a fifer within the conflict. Among the many 5 scalps Shaheen picked additionally included the wicket of Peshawar’s captain Babar Azam.
On the fourth ball of the third over, Babar hit Shaheen a straight drive for a boundary. Nevertheless, the 22-year-old pacer rapidly responded to the Pakistan skipper by cleansing up the latter on the very subsequent ball. After getting struck for a 4, Shaheen produced a straighter supply which the 28-year-old right-handed batter as soon as once more tried to ship over the ropes however failed and was ultimately clear bowled.
Right here’s the video:
Shaheen Afridi vs Babar Azam 👑
Shaheen had the final giggle 👏#LQvsPZpic.twitter.com/sbt5AbBLVV
— Cricket Pakistan (@cricketpakcompk) February 26, 2023
Zaman was adjudged ‘Participant of the Match’ for his distinctive knock. Talking in regards to the groups efficiency within the publish match presentation, Shaheen mentioned: “The general credit score goes to the batters as they have been assured about going out and batting first on this inexperienced wicket. We’ve depth and selection in our bowling assault. With the arrival of Billings, the center order has change into stronger.”
Notably, after this win, Lahore moved as much as the third place within the league’s factors desk, whereas Peshawar have slipped all the way down to the fifth spot within the factors tally.
