HBL PSL 8: Fakhar’s stormy innings, Shaheen’s devastating bowling, Qalandars outclass Zalmis
Fakhar Zaman's 96 on 45 balls and Abdullah Shafiq's 75 on 41 balls, Lahore set a target of 241 runs, Peshawar team was all out for 201 runs, Shaheen Shah Afridi's 5 wickets
In 15th match of the Pakistan Super League, Lahore Qalandar defeated Peshawar Zalmi by 40 runs thanks to Fakhar Zaman’s excellent batting and Shaheen Afridi’s devastating bowling.
In the match played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Shaheen Shah Afridi, the captain of Lahore Qalandars, won the toss and decided to bat first, which the batsmen proved correct and scored 241 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in the allotted 20 overs and Peshawar Zalmi. Given a target of 242 runs.
On behalf of Lahore Qalandars, Fakhar Zaman and Mirza Baig started the innings, but Mirza Baig got out on a total score of 7 runs. Later, Abdullah Shafiq and Fakhar Zaman, batting responsibly, pushed the score forward and established a partnership of 100 runs to stabilize the team’s position.
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Lahore’s second wicket fell on a total score of 127, Abdullah Shafiq scored 75 runs and was caught out by Wahab Riaz. Then Fakhar Zaman fell short of his century by just four runs and returned to the pavilion with a score of 96.
Starting from where they left off in Lahore! @lahoreqalandars record a resounding victory over @PeshawarZalmi despite a couple of fighting fifties in the chase.#HBLPSL8 | #SabSitarayHumaray | #LQvPZ pic.twitter.com/RQkideQ3Ur
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 26, 2023
Sam Billing played an innings of 47 runs off 23 balls while batting aggressively. Wahab Riaz of Peshawar Zalmi took two wickets while Roman Powell took one wicket.
Chasing a target of 242 runs, Peshawar Zalmi got off to a disappointing start when Shaheen Afridi clean bowled Mohammad Haris on the second ball of the first over and then sent Babar Azam to the pavilion on a total score of 28.
Lahore witnesses the @FakharZamanLive and @sambillings storm 🌪️#HBLPSL8 | #SabSitarayHumaray | #LQvPZ pic.twitter.com/O7DXoZ5biH
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 26, 2023
Then Saim Ayub and Tom Koehler Cadmore batted responsibly and improved the position of the team by establishing a partnership of 91 runs, but on a total score of 119, Tom Kohler was dismissed after scoring 55 runs, then Saim Ayub also scored an innings of 51 runs. After playing, he returned to the pavilion at 127.
Newcomers Ruman 20, Bhanuka 24, Wahab Riaz Safar, Shaan Masood 16, James Neesham 12 were out. In pursuit of the target of 242 runs, Peshawar Zalmi scored 201 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the allotted overs, so Lahore Qalandars won by 40 runs.
Peshawar Zalmi’s Tom Kidd and Saeem Ayub were the prominent batsmen with 55, while Lahore Qalandars captain Shaheen Afridi got five, Zaman Khan got two and Rashid Khan, Haris Rauf got one each. Fakhar Zaman, who missed the century by 4 runs, was declared Man of the Match.
