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Lahore Qalandars, 2020 runners-up, got off to a winning start with a four-wicket victory against Peshawar Zalmi in the second match of HBL PSL 6 at Karachi’s National Stadium on Sunday. Qalandars, who had never won their opening match in any of the five previous editions, made history in the 19th over.
Qalandars chased down the 141-run target for the loss of six wickets with nine balls to spare. Mohammad Hafeez anchored the Qalandars innings with an unbeaten 33 off 26 balls, hitting five fours.
Rashid Khan, Qalandars’ platinum pick, blasted his way to 27 off 15 balls as he smashed three fours and a six, which sealed the match.
Qalandars were provided an excellent start by Shaheen Shah Afridi. The left-arm quick induced a leading edge off Imam-ul-Haq on the first ball of the match with a delivery that shaped away from the left-handed batsman to provide the first breakthrough.
Shaheen bowled impeccable lengths, denying the opposition batsman any opportunities to score against him, and finished with three for 14 in four overs, which bagged him the player-of-the-match award.
Peshawar were reeling at four for 46 in the eighth over, before Ravi Bopara and Sherfane Rutherford got together and stitched a valuable 64 runs for the fifth-wicket. Bopara top-scored with a 44-ball 50. His innings included six boundaries.
Scores: Peshawar Zalmi 140-6 (Ravi Bopara 50, Shoaib Malik 26, Sherfane Rutherford 26; Shaheen Afridi 3-14) lost to Lahore Qalandars 143-6, 18.3 overs (Mohd Hafeez 33 not out, Rashid Khan 27 not out; Saqib Mahmood 2-22, Wahab Riaz 2-30) by four wickets. MOM: Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Karachi
Lahore Qalandars, 2020 runners-up, got off to a winning start with a four-wicket victory against Peshawar Zalmi in the second match of HBL PSL 6 at Karachi’s National Stadium on Sunday. Qalandars, who had never won their opening match in any of the five previous editions, made history in the 19th over.
Qalandars chased down the 141-run target for the loss of six wickets with nine balls to spare. Mohammad Hafeez anchored the Qalandars innings with an unbeaten 33 off 26 balls, hitting five fours.
Rashid Khan, Qalandars’ platinum pick, blasted his way to 27 off 15 balls as he smashed three fours and a six, which sealed the match.
Qalandars were provided an excellent start by Shaheen Shah Afridi. The left-arm quick induced a leading edge off Imam-ul-Haq on the first ball of the match with a delivery that shaped away from the left-handed batsman to provide the first breakthrough.
Shaheen bowled impeccable lengths, denying the opposition batsman any opportunities to score against him, and finished with three for 14 in four overs, which bagged him the player-of-the-match award.
Peshawar were reeling at four for 46 in the eighth over, before Ravi Bopara and Sherfane Rutherford got together and stitched a valuable 64 runs for the fifth-wicket. Bopara top-scored with a 44-ball 50. His innings included six boundaries.
Scores: Peshawar Zalmi 140-6 (Ravi Bopara 50, Shoaib Malik 26, Sherfane Rutherford 26; Shaheen Afridi 3-14) lost to Lahore Qalandars 143-6, 18.3 overs (Mohd Hafeez 33 not out, Rashid Khan 27 not out; Saqib Mahmood 2-22, Wahab Riaz 2-30) by four wickets. MOM: Shaheen Shah Afridi.
