Hasan Ali, Umar Amin give Qalandars a hiding
Qalandars crashed to PSL's second-lowest total batting first. From there on, the final result was never in doubt
Qalandars crashed to PSL's second-lowest total batting first. From there on, the final result was never in doubt
An absolute hiding for Lahore Qalandars. They really need to find a quick fix to their batting. Theirs looks a side with one batsman short.
Hasan Ali is the Player of the Match. No surprises there.
Now for the story of the match:
Hasan Ali ripped through Lahore Qalandars much-vaunted top order, while fellow quick Wahab Riaz tore through the tail to dismiss the PSL's most beleaguered franchise for 78, setting up a straightforward win for Peshawar Zalmi. The total was the second lowest in the PSL's history. Lahore were also responsible for the lowest score - 59 - with that too coming against Peshawar in 2017.
In response, Umer Amin eased any nerves Peshawar might have had after Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf removed the openers in the first two overs. Timing the ball sweetly, six fours in 11 balls the space of two overs all but killed off the Lahore fightback, and for the few runs that remained, both sides were merely going through the motions. Just to please the crowd, Pollard finished the game with a monstrous six, the stamp of dominance symbolically appropriate on a day Lahore had been humbled.
Qalandars crashed to PSL's second-lowest total batting first. From there on, the final result was never in doubt