The Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2023 final is history. In the summit match at the Gaddafi Stadium, the Lahore Qalandars, the champions again, defeated the Multan Sultans by one run to keep their title.
In their 20 overs, Lahore Qalandars scored 200/6 on the board. The wicket was ideal for batting, and the Multan Sultans almost reached their 201-run goal. In 20 overs, they scored 199/8, losing the final by one run.
Shaheen Shah Afridi’s batting performance was one of the main differences between the two teams’ innings. The Lahore Qalandars skipper, who is known to be an expert quick bowler, advanced himself up the request and scored an unbeaten 44 runs off only 15 conveyances.
Two fours and five sixes dominated Afridi’s frantic innings. The captain of the Lahore Qalandars batted at number seven and contributed to his team’s achievement of the 200-run target by maintaining a strike rate of 293.33. Lahore were 112/5 after 14.1 overs when Afridi started to bat, but his big shots got them to 200/6.
A bowler had previously scored significant runs in a significant T20 tournament final. Here is a rundown of three such cases from an earlier time.
#1 Piyush Chawla – 13*(5) vs Punjab Kings, IPL 2014 Final
Piyush Chawla has become famous for his leg-turn bowling abilities. With his excellent bowling, he has helped his teams win multiple T20 cricket matches.
Chawla, on the other hand, played a match-winning cameo in the final match of the 2014 Indian Premier League (IPL) season, scoring 13 runs off just five balls. While batting at number eight for the Kolkata Knight Riders against the Punjab Kings, the leg spinner hit a four and a six.
When Mitchell Johnson bowled the 19th over, KKR needed 15 runs from 12 balls. Chawla hit him for a six on the last bundle of the over. Chawla then hit Parvinder Awana for a boundary in the 20th over, guiding KKR to their second trophy.
#2 Lasith Malinga – 16 (11), Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Champions League T20 2011 Final
Mumbai Indians vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore, Champions League T20 2011 Final At Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium, Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga scored 16 runs in 11 balls on a bowler-friendly surface.
After being down to 105/7 at one point, Malinga hit two sixes to help MI put 139 runs on the board. The RCB team was all out for 108 and lost the game by 31 runs as a result of those extra runs.
#3 Shane Warne and Sohail Tanvir scored 9 runs against Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2008 final
During the inaugural season, Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings advanced to the summit match. After 17.4 overs, the two teams played a thrilling match in which RR were 143/7 and still required 21 runs from 14 balls.
As it appeared that CSK would be able to successfully defend the 164-run target, the specialist batsmen and all-rounders of the team were back in the hut. The Rajasthan Royals made history that evening in Mumbai thanks to their cameos.