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Lahore Qalandars defeat Peshawar Zalmi by 5 wickets in 24th match of PSL 5

Who is this guy! Retain this for the next season man.

For sure. Weise, Weise, Weise!
 
Lol! Some posters kept on asking why is Weise retained... :riaz
 
Hafeez's interview going to be like: "First of all I would like to thank Kamran Akmal"
 
LQ are getting into form at just the right time...
 
A very, very good match. Congratulations to Lahore. They're on a role here. Very happy for them.

Peshawar`s defence of 188 was going really well and right on track till they gave the ball to a nobody called Gregory who, from what I see, has never had anything to do with the world of bowling.

However, the match was again completely under control going into the last two overs. Lahore batsmen were suddenly under a lot of pressure. Rahat Ali bowled a couple of very good yorkers which almost went for nothing, but each time he got bored and mixed it up with the useless adventure of going for the slower ball, and was put in his place right away.

Kudos to Brathwaite though for some seriously good bowling at the death.
 
When will teams learn that useless bowlers like Rahat need to be dumped.... season after season he is picked.
 
I am glad we lost. Sarfraz and Shadab’s teams are almost out of the door now.
 
bizenjo said:
5 years of Lahore losing against Peshawar have been laid to rest.
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Seems LQ were preparing for Pakistan pitches since last 5 years.... traditionally strong teams like IU, QG and PZ are flopping while LQ are on the up :))
 
Mamoon said:
I am glad we lost. Sarfraz and Shadab’s teams are almost out of the door now.
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Zalmi will lose against MS and United will win against KK. Because United has better NRR, they will qualify while Zalmi will be eliminated along with QG.....at least that's what I'm hoping for.
 
pakistani pride said:
You do know FZ was man of the match today?
Perhaps you also missed LQ captain knock vs KK
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Wouldn't have won without dunk, lynn, and wiese. Its my opinion only, I am saying this for the betterment of Lahore in the future. With better local players, they will do even better.
 
Fakhar Zaman and Chris Lynn struck form at the right time when they stroked sparkling half-centuries as Lahore Qalandars defeated Peshawar Zalmi by five wickets on the penultimate ball of the 24th match of the HBL Pakistan Super League 2020 in front of a packed-to-capacity Gaddafi Stadium on Tuesday.

Fakhar belted four fours and three sixes in a 46-ball 63, while Lynn clubbed six fours and three sixes in a 32-ball 59 as the two batsmen added 116 runs for the second wicket to help Lahore Qalandars overhaul the 188-run target with one ball to spare.

Their stand came after captain Sohail Akhtar (21) had combined with Fakhar, later declared player of the match for his match-winning innings, to provide a 50-run start, before a mix-up ended the former’s innings following a flat and accurate throw by Haider Ali from deep mid-wicket at the striker’s end.

There were late jitters in Qalandars’ run-chase following the dismissals of Lynn, Fakhar, Mohammad Hafeez and Ben Dunk, who departed in a space of 12 balls for 14 runs.

Nevertheless, David Wiese (17 not out) and Samit Patel (11 not out) kept cool heads on their shoulders to help the home side record their fourth win in eight matches.

Qalandars had required 32 off 18 balls, 24 off 12 balls and eight off the last over. After three singles of the first four balls, Wiese’s straight six off Carlos Braithwaite led to tremendous celebrations as another full-house saw a remarkable Qalandars’ run-chase two days after they had chased down 188 to beat Karachi Kings by eight wickets.

Qalandars’ victory has opened up the tournament with second-placed Peshawar Zalmi separated by sixth-placed Quetta Gladiators by three points. Multan Sultans are already assured of a place in the playoffs, as they sit pretty on 11 points from seven matches.

Karachi Kings are fifth with seven points, but have three matches in hand. However, the sides in bother are former champions Islamabad United (seven points from nine matches) and defending champions Quetta Gladiators (six points from eight matches).

Gladiators will meet Multan Sultans at the Gaddafi Stadium in a must-win match on Wednesday, with the game starting at 7pm.

Earlier, Haider Ali and Shoaib Malik put on 116 runs for the fourth wicket to lift Peshawar Zalmi to 187 for seven after they had slipped to 24 for three in 3.2 overs after being sent into bat.

Haider scored a 43-ball 69, his highest score of the tournament to date, with four fours and four sixes, while Shoaib continued his fine form with the bat with an equally impressive 62 from 43 balls with seven fours and two sixes.

The two batsmen matched stroke by stroke as they hit attractive shots to all parts of the field. It was their crafty batting that kept Zalmi in the hunt for a decent score as they collected 97 runs in nine overs after the Powerplay overs had yielded 42 runs for the loss of three wickets.

Although the third wicket partnership had laid the foundation for the final assault, Zalmi could manage only 39 runs in the final five overs.

During their innings, both the batsmen also entered the 200-run mark – Haider Ali 238 runs and Shoaib Malik 209 runs – with the 10-batsman list still headed by Islamabad United’s Luke Ronchi (266 runs).

Their partnership ended in the 16th over when Shoaib holed out to Fakhar Zaman at mid-on off David Wiese, while Haider departed 13 balls later when he was caught by Ben Dunk at short fine-leg off Dilbar Hussain.

Qalandars’ decision to bowl first was justified by Shaheen Shah Afridi when he sent back Tom Banton on the second ball, before Samit Patel sent Liam Livingstone back in the hut seven balls later. And when Shaheen Afridi struck again in his second over by dismissing an inform Kamran Akmal, Zalmi were looking down the barrel at 24 for three before they were rescued by the Haider Ali and Shoaib Malik partnership.

Shaheen Shah Afridi finished with impressive figures of 4-0-28-3, which lifted him to second on the bowlers list with 11 wickets, while Samit Patel ended up with two for 37.

Scores in brief

Match 24 - Peshawar Zalmi lost to Lahore Qalandars by five wickets

Peshawar Zalmi 187-7, 20 overs (Haider Ali 69, Shoaib Malik 62; Shaheen Shah Afridi 3-28, Samit Patel 2-37)

Lahore Qalandars 189-5, 19.5 overs (Fakhar Zaman 63, Chris Lynn 59, Sohail Akhtar 21; Carlos Braithwaite 3-28)

Player of the match – Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars)

Remaining matches

11 Mar – Quetta Gladiators v Multan Sultans, Gaddafi Stadium (7pm-10.15pm)
12 Mar – Karachi Kings v Lahore Qalandars, National Stadium (7pm-10.15pm)
13 Mar – Peshawar Zalmi v Multan Sultans, National Stadium (8pm-11.15pm)
14 Mar – Karachi Kings v Islamabad United, National Stadium (7pm-5.15pm)
15 Mar – Multan Sultans v Lahore Qalandars, Gaddafi Stadium (2pm-5.15pm); Quetta Gladiators v Karachi Kings, National Stadium (7pm-10.15pm)
 
Shaheen,Haris and Dilbar were carrying injuries.LQ need to take care of them and not play them if The are injured.Shaheen has hairline fracture in his thumb.Haris was not bowling at full pace.He has not recovered fully.
 
Wiese saved them from choking another game. That's why they have kept Wiese in the team. He is a lethal finisher, one of the best in the PSL. Some guy questioned his selection without having seen the previous PSL season. Wiese has twice now finished an innings for them.

Good win for Lahore. Already their best season.
 
Artaxerxes said:
Shaheen,Haris and Dilbar were carrying injuries.LQ need to take care of them and not play them if The are injured.Shaheen has hairline fracture in his thumb.Haris was not bowling at full pace.He has not recovered fully.
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Need much better application from haris, not happy at all with his PSL performance. I would like to put this down to injury but yea maybe a rest is required for some of the guys, bad luck thing is that lahore need to win another game or both their games to qualify.
 
Syed1 said:
When will teams learn that useless bowlers like Rahat need to be dumped.... season after season he is picked.
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He is Jaydev Unadkat of Pakistan. Unadkat gets picked up by an IPL team for almost a million dollars every season. For no reason at all.

And why does QG pick Anwar Ali every season. Literally can't get a wicket through his own skill.
 
LQ may just make it to playoff this year. Looking better.

Shaheen has changed things for LQ.
 
blackanhyellow said:
A bit too many plays and misses. Once he sorts out what type of balls are in his zone, he will then be ready for international cricket.
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maybe excitement of playing at such a big stage at home...

wont have played in front of this much energised crowd, the adreline would be pumping too high

although i have no liking for malik these days but he was an ideal partner for HAider yesterday ....

Need him playing with like of Babar and Harris asap ... they boy needs guidance ...
 
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