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Peshawar snatches 4-run victory over table-topper Multan in PSL

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Iftikhar Ahmed’s blistering 60 off 27 balls went in vain as Peshawar Zalmi snatched a four-run victory over table-topper Multan Sultans in the Pakistan Super League on Tuesday. Left-handed batter Saim Ayub made 46 off 22 balls in Peshawar’s strong total of 204-5 as both batters put on season’s highest total of 71 runs in the power …

Karachi Kings president Wasim Akram was frustrated and vented his rage after his side suffered their fourth defeat in another last-over thriller in the Pakistan Super League 2023 on Wednesday. Multan Sultans won their fourth straight Pakistan Super League home game with a three-run victory over Karachi Kings on Wednesday. James Vince nearly overtook Rizwan by plundering six sixes and …

Babar Azam's Peshawar Zalmi secured a thrilling two-run victory over Karachi Kings in the second match of the Pakistan Super League 2023 on Tuesday. Babar, who squared off against the Kings for the first time after leaving the side last year, scored a valiant 68 off 40 deliveries while Tom Kohler-Cadmore smashed a brilliant 92 off just 50 balls, as …

PSL 2022: Shoaib Malik leads Peshawar Zalmi to victory over Quetta Gladiators in high-scoring match

Malik led Peshawar from the front with an unbeaten 48 off 32 balls to lead a strong run-chase of 191-5 in 19.4 overs. Experienced Shoaib Malik anchored Peshawar Zalmi to a five-wicket victory over Quetta Gladiators in a high-scoring opening game to the Pakistan Super League for both teams on Friday. Malik led Peshawar from the front with an unbeaten …

In-form Afghanistan opener Hazratullah Zazai and Jonathan Wells propelled Peshawar Zalmi to its fourth Pakistan Super League final with a thumping eight-wicket victory over Islamabad United in the playoffs on Tuesday. Left-handed Zazai, smashed 66 off 44 balls and Wells, playing his first PSL game, made an unbeaten 55 as Peshawar romped to 177-2 with more than three overs to …

Rashid Khan continues to improve as T20 cricketer, steers Lahore Qalandars to victory in PSL 2021

Karachi: Quetta Gladiators finally notched their first win in the Pakistan Super League by beating Multan Sultans by 22 runs on Wednesday. In the early game, Babar Azam and Mohammad Nabi’s century stand lifted defending champion Karachi Kings to a six-wicket victory over Peshawar Zalmi. Earlier, Babar made an unbeaten 77 and Nabi scored 67 off 35 balls as they …

All-rounder Faheem Ashraf and Paul Stirling starred in Islamabad United’s emphatic six-wicket victory over winless Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League on Tuesday. Fast bowler Ashraf’s 3 for 11 limited Quetta to 156 for 7 and then Stirling smashed 56 off 33 balls as Islamabad eased to 157 for 4 with three balls to spare. But Islamabad always looked …

PSL: Afridi, Wiese lead Lahore to victory over Karachi

David Wiese's brilliant all-round performance lifted Lahore Qalandars into its first Pakistan Super League final with a 25-run victory over Multan Sultans in Sunday's eliminator. "The PSL playoffs had to be rescheduled with no fans after being postponed in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.Lahore, which finished last in the previous four editions of PSL, knocked out 2017 champion Peshawar …

Fast bowler Mohammad Amir lifted Karachi Kings into their first Pakistan Super League final with a victory in the super over against table-topper Multan Sultans on Saturday. West Indies’ Sherfane Rutherford had smashed Sohail Tanvir for a six and a four which had eventually guided Karachi to 13-2 in the super over. Karachi captain Imad Wasim’s unbeaten 27 had pushed …

Fast bowler Mohammad Amir lifted Karachi Kings into its first Pakistan Super League final with a victory in the Super Over against table-topper Multan Sultans on Saturday. West Indies’ Sherfane Rutherford had smashed Sohail Tanvir for a six and a four which had eventually guided Karachi to 13 for 2 in the Super Over. Karachi captain Imad Wasim’s unbeaten 27 …