- BATSMENRB4s6sSR11.2 Cleaned him up! Sandshoe crusher yorker from Sams! Yorker delivery darted on middle-leg angling in, Fakhar creates room outside leg and tries to force it away to the on-side, does not connect and the bails are flying 139/73.4 Naeem has holed out! Back of a length ball on middle-leg, Naeem goes for the big heave shot to the on-side fences, this time miscued the stroke and finds the sweeper fielder near the ropes, no mistake from Abdul Samad at deep backward square leg 54/15.5 Catch it is the cry, and Samad gobbles it up! Full and overpitched ball on the stumps, Shafique leans forward and plays across the line, struck the on-drive shot, closes the face of the bat early and skies it high to extra cover area, two fielders converging and Samad calls for it, settles underneath the night sky and completes the catch! 80/28.5 Clever piece of bowling, change of pace on the stumps, wild swing of the bat and edged it to the slip area, Haris sprints in and has a go at the stumps, and hits the timber! Kusal Perera has already started to head back to the dressing room. Replay confirmed he is well short of his ground, finally some good fielding from the Zalmi players tonight! 107/39.4 This time he has nicked it straight to the keeper! Hard line and length ball outside the off stump, slight deviation after hitting the deck, Raza charges down the track and attempts to whack it over the long on area, finds the thick outside edge and an easy catch for Haris behind the stumps 115/410.5 Full-toss delivery and Asif mistimed it straight to long off! A brilliant cameo has finally come to an end. Missed the yorker length and bowled a juicy full-toss, Asif Ali shifted his weight onto the back foot early and plays a front-foot aerial drive, mistimed the stroke and finds the long off fielder near the ropes 134/511 Uprooted the middle stump! Slower delivery on the stumps, Shakib moves across early to ramp it over fine leg, makes a mess out of it, beaten by the lack of pace and drags it onto the stumps! This is some poor shot selection from the experienced all-rounder. Soft dismissal, departs for a golden duck. 135/613 Widish length ball outside off, tries to chase it with the extended arms, does not connect and sets off for a quick single, Haris missed his throw at the stumps, Wood collects the ball and has a go at the stumps, hits the timber, Rauf is short of his ground. 149/7Extras13 (b 4, lb 4, w 5)TOTAL149/8 (13 Overs, RR: 11.46)Fall of wickets: 1-54 (Mohammad Naeem, 3.4 ov), 2-80 (Abdullah Shafique, 5.5 ov), 3-107 (Kusal Perera, 8.5 ov), 4-115 (Sikandar Raza, 9.4 ov), 5-134 (Asif Ali, 10.5 ov), 6-135 (Shakib Al Hasan, 10.6 ov), 7-139 (Fakhar Zaman, 11.2 ov), 8-149 (Haris Rauf, 12.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB L Wood 3 0 35 0 11.66 1 0 Mohammad Ali 1 0 21 0 21 1 0 DR Sams 3 0 28 2 9.33 0 0 Saim Ayub 1 0 9 0 9 0 0 Ali Raza 2 0 26 2 13 0 0 Ahmed Daniyal 3 0 22 2 7.33 3 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR2 Oh dear! Saim Ayub has uprooted the stumps with his back foot! Back of a length ball on the off stump line, Saim premeditates the ramp shot but adjusted the stance at the very last moment, goes deep inside the crease and dabs it gently to the covers. Saim shifted his weight onto the back foot and his boot hit the leg stump on the way. 20/13.5 Shaky stance and chops on! Length ball on middle-leg, Haris moves away from the wicket early, tries to play it through the covers away from the body, outside edged and crashed onto the stumps. Haris has always struggled with his awkward stance in this edition of PSL, and tonight makes no difference. 35/25.3 Catching practice for the fielder, Babar has to depart! Short of a length ball pitching wide outside off, Babar moves away from the wicket early to make room, attempted to hit it over the covers, closes the face of the bat early and only managed to clip it straight to the hands of the long off fielder. 42/44 Gone through the gates! Peach of a delivery from Salman! Short of a good length ball with slight deviation away from the batter, pitching around middle-leg and angling in, Max Bryant beaten all ends up! Moves onto the back foot and plays it across the line, goes through bat-pad and breaks the stumps! 35/37 Hard line and length ball on the stumps, Sadaqat attempts to break the shackles and bites the dust! Mistimed the big heave stroke and connects the inner part of the bat, whips it straight to deep mid wicket near the ropes 53/57.4 Dragged onto the stumps! Hard line and length ball wide outside off, clears the front leg and goes for the big heave over the mid wicket area, missed the length of the ball and inside edged onto the stumps, ricochet onto the pads and clips the side of the off stump, the bails are flying! 63/68 Another one bites the dust! Excellent line and length from Shaheen Shah Afridi. Hard line and length ball angling in back at the stumps, Luke Wood charges down the track and attempts to swing it away, missed the line and length with the angle, uprooted the leg stump 63/710.4 Clean bowled! Salman picks up his fourth of the night! Brilliant stump-to-stump bowling from Salman. Fuller length ball angling in back at the stumps, Daniyal goes down on one knee and tries to play the slog sweep over the on-side, beaten by the pace and missed the line of the ball, breaks the off stump 91/8Extras16 (b 1, lb 7, nb 1, w 7)TOTAL123/8 (13 Overs, RR: 9.46)Did not bat: Ali RazaFall of wickets: 1-20 (Saim Ayub, 1.6 ov), 2-35 (Mohammad Haris, 3.5 ov), 3-35 (Max Bryant, 3.6 ov), 4-42 (Babar Azam, 5.3 ov), 5-53 (Maaz Sadaqat, 6.6 ov), 6-63 (Abdul Samad, 7.4 ov), 7-63 (Luke Wood, 7.6 ov), 8-91 (Ahmed Daniyal, 10.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Shaheen Shah Afridi 2 0 19 2 9.5 0 0 Salman Mirza 3 0 31 4 10.33 2 1 Zaman Khan 2 0 6 0 3 0 0 Shakib Al Hasan 2 0 18 0 9 0 0 Sikandar Raza 1 0 7 1 7 1 0 Haris Rauf 3 0 34 1 11.33 0 0
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
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