Lahore Qalanders beat Islamabad United by 95 runs to achieve Sunday’s Pakistan Tremendous League ultimate.
Lahore Qalandars certified for his or her third Pakistan Tremendous League ultimate in 4 years after an emphatic 95-run win towards defending champion Islamabad United.
Captain Shaheen Shah Afridi grabbed two wickets for 3 runs in his three overs as Islamabad was routed for 107 in 15.1 overs in reply to Lahore’s imposing 202-8 on Friday.
Islamabad struggled to get going within the chase within the absence of star opener Alex Hales, who missed the essential eliminator to attend a buddy’s wedding ceremony in Spain.
Afridi bought a wicket together with his third ball when he uprooted the center stump of Mohammad Shahzad for a duck.
Lahore tempo bowler Salman Mirza (3-16) took all of his wickets contained in the powerplay as Islamabad by no means recovered after crumbling to 33-4. Mirza bowled league-leading run-getter Sahibzada Farhan for 3.
Pakistan Twenty20 captain Salman Ali Agha top-scored with 33 off 26 balls, and Islamabad skipper Shadab Khan made 26 off 14 balls. No one else reached double figures.
Bangladesh leg-spinner Rishad Hossain picked up 3-34 and Afridi bagged the final two wickets to seal the win.
Earlier, Lahore’s religion in rookie opener Mohammad Naeem paid off within the crunch recreation when he smashed 50 off 25 balls with seven fours and two sixes.
Sri Lankan left-hander Kusal Perera added 61 off 35, and countryman Bhanuka Rajapaksa made a beneficial 22. Asif Ali smashed two late sixes to make sure Lahore breached 200.
Lahore received the league in 2022 and 2023 and can meet 2019 winner Quetta Gladiators within the ultimate on Sunday at Lahore.