Lahore: In the second edition of HBL PSL, Peshawar Zalmi Mela was able to return, while Quetta Gladiators were defeated by 58 runs in the one-sided final played in Lahore.
All the matches of HBL PSL 2 were played in UAE, only the final was held in Lahore, Peshawar Zalmi topped the points table thanks to 4 victories and one drawless match, Quetta Gladiators also. There were only 9 points, but due to low net run rate, they remained second.
Karachi Kings (8) were third and Islamabad United (8) were in fourth place, Lahore Qalandars were out of the play-off stage with 6 points, Quetta Gladiators beat Peshawar Zalmi by one run in the qualifier match and directly entered the final. made
Karachi Kings beat Islamabad United by 44 runs in Eliminator One, but in the second Eliminator, Peshawar Zalmi defeated Quetta Gladiators by 24 runs and showed the way back home. Jamalia won the title by 58 runs, the winning team scored 148 runs for 6 wickets, Kamran Akmal’s 40 runs were included.
Riyad Emert made 3 catches, Quetta Gladiators were bundled out for only 90, Mohammad Asghar took 3 wickets, Kamran Akmal (353), the top scorer of the event including a century, was also declared the best player, he also made 12 catches behind the wickets, Sohail Khan was the most. Got 16 wickets, Spirit of the Cricket Award was given to Quetta Gladiators.
Darren Sammy, the captain of Peshawar Zalmi, who scored an unbeaten 28 runs in the final, remained the star of the audience. The successful holding of the match in Lahore paved the way for the arrival of foreign cricketers and then teams to Pakistan.
