END OF OVER:20 | 20 Runs 1 Wkt | PZ: 170/9 | RR: 8.50
- Saqib Mahmood2 (3b)
- Haris Rauf4-0-48-2
- Shaheen Shah Afridi4-0-19-2
All eyes were on Faf du Plessis, but it was his brother-in-law Hardus Viljoen who stole the show with his powerful blows at the death. Here his journey: From rugby hopeful to T20 freelancer, via Kolpak
Mariam: "Nothing would make this pandemic year better than a Karachi vs Lahore final. Best of luck to Lahore. C'mon Lahore!! "
Naveed: "Going to be an exciting second innings, but I feel like I am looking more forward to Imam donning the keeping gloves!"
9.51pm So Peshawar Zalmi have managed a score they'll be very proud of, especially in an eliminator that puts scoreboard pressure on the chasing team. Imam and Faf were solid at the top, Shoaib Malik's 24-ball 39 oozed class and at the end Hardus Viljoen's massive hits bookended the first innings quite well. Lahore Qalandars have never made the finals, so this will be quite the task. Haris went for 12 per over, Wiese went for 10. Dew certainly in play. Won't be easy for the Zalmi bowlers either. A cracking chase coming up. Stick around.
David Wiese: "Wicket got better as the day went on. Viljoen was good but confident we can chase it down. Now it's game time, we need to push for qualifier two."
Zain Ul Abidin: "Brilliant frim viljoen. Could be a match winning knock this."
Msrk: "That catch drop of Viljoen by S.Akhtar proved costly"
GC Viljoen c Sohail Akhtar b Haris Rauf 37 (16b 3x4 3x6) SR: 231.25
34 runs in the last 15 balls
END OF OVER:19 | 7 Runs | PZ: 150/8 | RR: 7.89
- Saqib Mahmood2 (3b)
- Hardus Viljoen17 (10b)
- Shaheen Shah Afridi4-0-19-2
- Haris Rauf3-0-28-1
Shernawaz: "Too much tricky this wicket is, score more than 140 will be a tough task for chasing team."
Chief Selector: "Nice to see so many foreign players committing to PSL while most of Indian sub-continent is reeling with Corona. PCB being smart to select Karachi which is very near to Dubai/UAE and many foreign players as well officials have made it a success."
END OF OVER:18 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | PZ: 143/8 | RR: 7.94
- Hardus Viljoen13 (7b)
- Saqib Mahmood0 (0b)
- Haris Rauf3-0-28-1
- Shaheen Shah Afridi3-0-12-2
BeardGuy: "Sort of late to the match, so can someone tell me since when did Imam start moonlighting as a keeper?" -- Kamran Akmal is injured and not playing
Wahab Riaz c Sohail Akhtar b Haris Rauf 0 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
adeel: "Verns, bcz of REMEMBER THE NAME !!!!"
END OF OVER:17 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | PZ: 132/7 | RR: 7.76
- Wahab Riaz0 (2b)
- Hardus Viljoen2 (2b)
- Shaheen Shah Afridi3-0-12-2
- Dilbar Hussain4-0-33-3
Verns: "I am a West Indian but I can't fathom why T20 franchises would purchase Carlos. His form is terrible with bat and ball. There are much better players in the Caribbean than him tbh.
