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Lahore Qalandars (149/8) thrash Peshawar Zalmi (123/8) by 26 runs to secure their spot in the playoffs of PSL X

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Peshawar Zalmi has an opportunity to immediately recover as they take on Lahore Qalandars in a decisive battle for a top-four finish. Both teams are directly competing for a spot in the play-offs, making this a high-stakes encounter.

The winner secures qualification, while the loser will be knocked out of the tournament, bringing their campaign to an end.

Squads:
Peshawar Zalmi:
Babar Azam, Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Haris, Abdul Samad, Hussain Talat, Nahid Rana, Arif Yaqoob, Najeebullah Zadran, Max Bryant, Mehran Mumtaz, Sufyan Moqim, Ali Raza, Maaz Sadaqat, Ahmed Daniyal.

Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Kusal Perera, Sikandar Raza, Abdullah Shafique, Jahandad Khan, Zaman Khan, Asif Afridi, Asif Ali, David Wiese, Muhammad Akhlaq, Rishad Hossain, Mohammad Azab, Momin Qamar, Mohammad Naeem, Sam Billings, Salman Ali Mirza, Tom Curran.

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There is currently lightning and thunder all around, as well as a strong breeze. Rain is falling down heavily. Expect a delay in toss
 
Essentially, Babar’s dumb decision to bowl first yesterday and his bizarre captaincy becomes the reason….

They would have been through tonight if they had won yesterday
 
Essentially, Babar’s dumb decision to bowl first yesterday and his bizarre captaincy becomes the reason….

They would have been through tonight if they had won yesterday
First IU against QG and then PZ against KK. I cannot fathom why any team wouldn't want to bat first on this pitch. Every match this season except 2 has been won by the team batting first. And every match except 2 has seen 200 breached in the first innings.
 
I cannot fathom why any team wouldn't want to bat first on this pitch
It gives guys who don’t want to take the charge the opportunity to see what’s the required rr.

A person like Babar can manage 160-170 to chase. If he is to set the score, he is clueless. It will be a Road and he will just decide to bat through instead of maximising.

Teams or guys who have no doubt in their batting approach will bat first and go hard all the way.
 
Well, I would have had PZ winning comfortably today against LQ, but the rain will mean LQ qualify

LQ are going to lose Sikander as well because of the Eng vs Zim series

Easy knockout game for whoever gets them in the qualifiers
 
Well, I would have had PZ winning comfortably today against LQ, but the rain will mean LQ qualify

LQ are going to lose Sikander as well because of the Eng vs Zim series

Easy knockout game for whoever gets them in the qualifiers
That's why they got Shakib. Can he still bowl?
 
Abdullah v Babar in a 13 over shootout

Who’s going to mess it up for their team?
 
Revised playing conditions: 13-over match. Three bowlers can bowl a maximum of three overs. Two bowlers can bowl a maximum of two overs.
 
The point of picking Shakib as a batsman?

Could have picked Rajapaksa or Akhlaq
 
Fakhar Zaman, Muhammad Naeem, Abdullah Shafique, Kusal Perera (wk), Sikandar Raza, Shakib Al Hasan, Asif Ali, Shaheen Afridi (cap), Salman Mirza, Zaman Khan, Haris Rauf
 
Peshawar Zalmi XI: Mohammad Haris (wk), Saim Ayub, Babar Azam (cap), Max Bryant, Maaz Sadaqat, Abdul Samad, Daniel Sams, Luke Wood, Mohammad Ali, Ahmed Daniyal, Ali Raza
 
Naeem has been quite a find for the Qalanders. Meanwhile, Pakistan domestic system remains asleep at the wheel to the point where he couldn't even find a spot with a whopping 18 teams.
looks like player with an actual technique unlike Hassan Nawaz
 
Harris is a decent bat, but a really poor keeper. It's not just this PSL, he has always looked shaky behind the stumps. If he is going to be Pak's premier keeper, he really needs to up his keeping skills
 
a bit daft to send technique at #3 with 10 overs to go

should have sent Perera in at 3
I think it’s fair because Technique has been playing regularly and Perera sitting out throughout

But yeah you are right in a way too
 
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