Lahore Qalanders captain Shaheen Shah Afridi was named the man of the match after he smashed five sixes and two boundaries for an unbeaten 44 off just 15 balls with the bat before claiming four wickets in the final overs to help his team to a memorable one-run win. over the Sultans of Multan.
With Multan needing four runs off the last ball - bowled by Zaman Khan - Khusdil Shah was run out attempting a third run that would have leveled Lahore's total at 200-6.
Instead, Multan finished 199-8 and saw them lose to Lahore again in a repeat of last year's final. The Qalanders are the first team in PSL history to have managed to retain the title.
Captain Shaheen Shah Afridi was impressive throughout and won Player of the Year honors after smashing five sixes and two boundaries with a belligerent 44 not out that stole just 15 balls in Lahore's final innings. won the honors of the competition. He finished with 4 wickets in the final over
Shaheen's first effort with the bat helped Lahore reach the match-winning score. After taking 4 wickets for 17 runs in the space of 3 overs, Qalanders were reeling at 111 for 4.
But Shaheen and Abdullah Shafiq scored 65 off 40 balls and scored 85 in the final five overs to make Lahore 200.
In reply, Riley Russo (52 off 32 balls) scored an impressive 50 to put Multan above the required number of runs. 20 balls from 16 balls) showed. At times the constant flow of wickets made things difficult for Sultan and Afghan leg-spinner Rashid Khan chipped in with 2-26.
That was until Khushdil (25 off 12) and Abbas Afridi (17 not out 6) skimmed fast bowler Haris Rauf for 22 runs in the penultimate over, leaving 13 needed off the last six balls.
But Zaman and Lahore eventually held their nerve in front of 25,000 fans to secure victory for the home team.
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