Qalandars book playoff spot as Zalmi collapse in virtual knockout
Fakhar Zaman's 60 and Salman Mirza's four-wicket haul set up the win for Lahore Qalandars in the rain-interrupted game
18/05Result
29th Match (N), Pakistan Super League at Rawalpindi, May 18 2025
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![Lahore Qalandars]( "Lahore Qalandars")
149/8 (13/13 ov) -
![Peshawar Zalmi]( "Peshawar Zalmi")
123/8 (13 ov, target 150)
Player of the Match
18/05Result
29th Match (N), Pakistan Super League at Rawalpindi, May 18 2025
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![Lahore Qalandars]( "Lahore Qalandars")
149/8 (13/13 ov) -
![Peshawar Zalmi]( "Peshawar Zalmi")
123/8 (13 ov, target 150)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
Peshawar Zalmi , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.30, Interval 21.30-21.50, Second Session 21.50-23.20
Match days
18 May 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Lahore Qalandars 2, Peshawar Zalmi 0
Scorecard Summary
LAHORE QALANDARS 149/8 (13 OVERS)
- Fakhar Zaman60 (36)
- Mohammad Naeem22 (10)
- Ahmed Daniyal2/22 (3)
- Ali Raza2/26 (2)
PESHAWAR ZALMI 123/8 (13 OVERS)
- Daniel Sams*26 (14)
- Ahmed Daniyal24 (14)
- Shaheen Shah Afridi2/19 (2)
- Salman Mirza4/31 (3)
Commentator: Rashad Mahbub
END OF OVER:13 | 22 Runs | PZ: 123/8 (27 runs required, RR: 9.46)
- Daniel Sams26 (14b)
- Mohammad Ali4 (3b)
- Haris Rauf3-0-34-1
- Zaman Khan2-0-6-0
This concludes our coverage of PSL activity for today. Thank you for tuning in. Please join us again tomorrow for the last group stage match of the PSL Season 10. Until then, I'll sign off on behalf of myself, Shakeel, and the rest of the ESPNcricinfo staff. Goodbye.
Salman Mirza gets the Player of the Match award for his outstanding performance with the ball, taking four wickets in his maiden PSL 2025 game.
12:35 am Well, folks, history has been made tonight, and not in the way Peshawar Zalmi fans would have hoped! For the very first time in PSL history, Peshawar Zalmi have missed out on a playoff spot! There are so many ifs and buts, lost catches, and squandered opportunities for the Zalmi squad. After a significant delay of concert and ceremony, we finally got back to the action, but it seemed that the break completely stifled Zalmi's momentum. They lost wickets far too frequently in the Powerplay and simply couldn't find a way to accelerate their innings. Salman Mirza was the chief destroyer, wreaking havoc with three crucial wickets, including two stunning consecutive deliveries that cleaned up the stumps. Due to their batting lineup's constant wicket losses during their innings, Zalmi was never really in this match. Their batting unit just lacked focus; too many careless, irresponsible strokes were made, virtually handing them wickets. The Qalandars, on the other hand, bowled brilliantly; they were really precise with their line and length, maintaining things tight and drying up the boundaries. Salman Mirza was, without a doubt, the best of the bowlers, taking four wickets. Shaheen Afridi took two wickets, with Raza and Rauf sharing the rest.
Hamza: "@Haroon as much as I love Haris, unfortunately he's been like this for some time now. But with Saim, everyone was expecting a return to the player we saw before the CT. It looks like bowlers have figured out how to get Haris out and he hasn't been able to adjust."
Lahore Qalandars won by 26 runs
12.6
6
Haris Rauf to Sams, SIX, Fuller length in the slot, Sams picked up the length early and clobbers it high in the air, straight over the bowler's head and cleared the long off fences for a maximum! But all too late, it doesn't matter anymore now. Lahore Qalandars have qualified for the playoffs, while Peshawar Zalmi have been eliminated from the tournament.
12.5
4
Haris Rauf to Sams, FOUR, Slammed over extra cover! Widish short of a length ball outside off, inside the hitting arc of Sams, slashes it hard over the covers and finds the boundary
12.4
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Haris Rauf to Sams, no run, Full and overpitched ball on the pads, tucked away to the on-side
12.3
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Haris Rauf to Sams, 2 runs, Back of a length ball around the seventh stump line, moves back and swings it away, finds the leading edge and falls safe over the extra cover fielder
12.2
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Haris Rauf to Sams, SIX, He has hit it flat, hard, and through the hands of Naeem near the ropes! Short of a length ball wide outside off, moves back and pounces at it, full swing of the bat and slashes it straight to deep backward point, Naeem misjudged the flight of the ball and failed to hold on to it
12.1
4
Haris Rauf to Sams, FOUR, Starts the over with a length ball around the sixth stump channel, wild swing of the bat from Sams, managed to find the thick outside edge and flies past the wicketkeeper through the vacant slip cordon
Rauf to bowl the last over
Match Coverage
All Match NewsQalandars book playoff spot as Zalmi collapse in virtual knockout
Fakhar Zaman's 60 and Salman Mirza's four-wicket haul set up the win for Lahore Qalandars in the rain-interrupted game
