LAHORE: Lahore Qalandars imprinted their name into Twenty20 cricket history on Sunday by positively dragging off the highest-ever run chase in any T20 final, as they intensely protected the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10 title, chasing down 202 runs against Quetta Gladiators with just one ball to replacement.
This exciting victory marks the first time a team has ever successfully dashed a target beyond 200 runs in a T20 final match. The preceding record for the highest successful hunt in a T20 final was 200 runs, attained by Kolkata Knight Riders against Kings XI Punjab in the 2014 Indian Premier League (IPL) final.
In a distinguished rotation of destiny, Quetta Gladiators became the first team to lose a T20 final after situation a score of 200 or more at the Gaddafi Stadium Lahore.
Shaheen becomes most successful captain
Addition to the Qalandars’ historic triumph, Captain Shaheen Afridi paved his legacy as the most successful captain in PSL history. By foremost his team to their third PSL title, the 25-year-old left-arm pacer became the first captain to settle three championships.
Afridi had formerly directed the Qalandars to back-to-back titles in 2022 and 2023, location a new standard far fast of all other PSL trophy winning captains, who hold no more than one title.
- Shaheen Afridi (Lahore Qalandars) โ 3
- Misbah-ul-Haq (Islamabad United) โ 1
- Darren Sammy (Peshawar Zalmi) โ 1
- JP Duminy (Islamabad United) โ 1
- Sarfaraz Ahmed (Quetta Gladiators) โ 1
- Imad Wasim (Karachi Kings) โ 1
- Mohammad Rizwan (Multan Sultans) โ 1
- Shadab Khan (Islamabad United) โ 1
Epic showdown
Sikandar Raza hit the delightful runs to end the Pakistan Super League title for Lahore Qalandars on Sunday, overwhelming landowning just 10 minutes before the toss after an annoyed sprint from England.
The 39-year-old was accepted off the field on the shoulders of his rejoicing co-players after having hopped on a flat to Pakistan straight after Zimbabwe’s innings coup in the Nottingham Test on Saturday.
Raza hit 22 not out with two sixes and two fours to give the home team an exciting six-wicket triumph over Quetta Gladiators with one ball to replacement.
Demanding 13 off the last over to complete a 202-run chase, Raza hit a six and a four to help closure the title.
Sri Lankan Kusal Perera led the hunt with an undefeated 31-ball 62 dotted with five boundaries and four sixes, adding 59 runs during the unbroken fifth-wicket stand.
Opener Mohammad Naeem scored 46, with half a dozen sixes and one boundary, and Abdullah Shafique hit 41 to set Lahore on sequence to make the highest successful chase in a PSL final.
Lahore wrapped their third title following triumphs in 2022 and 2023.
Hasan Nawaz scored a brilliant 76 to lift Quetta to 201-9 after they won the toss and batted.
Coming in at 21-2, Nawaz added 67 for the fourth wicket with Avishka Fernando (29) and 46 with Dinesh Chandimal (22).
Skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi was the pick of Lahore’s bowlers with 3-24.
It was Faheem Ashraf (28) who raised Quetta past 200, taking 23 off the last over from Salman Mirza.
