LAH VS PES MATCH 14

That's a wrap for this match! Peshawar Zalmi successfully chased down the target. Stay tuned for the next match between Quetta Gladiators vs Karachi Kings on April 25, 2025, at 3 pm GMT. We'll have pre-match coverage starting an hour earlier. Until next time, goodbye!

The skipper of Peshawar Zalmi, Babar Azam says that every game is important for them and there's no room for errors. Also says that their bowling unit did really well in the powerplay. Continues that they worked on the plan and he is happy as his team executed it well. While chasing he says that they lost a lot of wickets, but he knew if he stabilized the partnership with Hussain Talat it would be easy for them to chase.

Alzarri Joseph wins the Player of the Match. He says that he's experienced bowling in the league has been really good so far. Continues that it's always a challenge to bowl in different venues, as he has played in three venues until now and faced good challenges in all three. Ends up saying that the new ball was offering a bit of swing, and they capitalised on it to pick up early wickets.

Shaheen Afridi, the skipper of Lahore Qalandars starts off saying that they changed their batting line a bit. Asif Ali came first to bat as he opened a lot in domestic cricket, so they just wanted to try him as an opening batter, but things didn't work out well for him. He also reckons that the luck wasn't on their side tonight. Ends up saying that they will surely make a comeback in the next game.

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Lahore Qalandars have to thank Sikandar Raza for his massive contribution with the bat. Without his innings, Lahore would have probably ended under 100, but his excellent fifty under tremendous pressure helped them reach a decent total. Although it didn’t look enough, and needed something special from their bowlers. Shaheen struck in the very first over and his team did a good job of staying in the game. However, the loss was probably on the cards for them.

A total domination from Peshawar Zalmi! It was their bowlers who did most of the job. It was a good toss to win for the Zalmi’s. Opting to bowl first, their ace bowlers - Luke Wood and Alzarri Joseph made the most of the new ball and cracked Lahore into half. They took five wickets inside the Powerplay and put a lot of pressure on Lahore to score in front of their home fans. In reply, Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf also bowled brilliantly in the powerplay of overs to hunt three of their opposition's batters. But they just needed one partnership to blossom and chase the total down. Babar Azam picked up right from where he left off. Once again, his innings proved to be the difference. Azam’s fifty, along with contributions from Haris and Talat, chased it down without breaking a sweat.

FOUR! Talat has finished off in style by keeping the half-century for his own highlight! Full-length delivery, just outside off, around the sixth stump. Hussain Talat strides out and drives the delivery between the wide mid off and the extra cover fielder. Peshawar Zalmi wins the match by 7 wickets!

FOUR! Wonderfully done! Short, just outside off. Hussain Talat upper cuts the delivery a bit early to find the gap between deep cover and third man for boundary.

Another bouncer, on middle. Hussain Talat gets on his toes and looks to hook it but end up ducking under it.

Bangs a short one, around the shoulder of the batter. Hussain Talat pulls it down toward deep square leg for a couple.

Full-length delivery, on middle and leg. Hussain Talat knocks it toward long on for one.

Fuller on the stumps. Hussain Talat pushes it back to the bowler.

Fullish, on middle and leg. Babar Azam tucks it toward sqaure leg for one.

FOUR! This is an excellent cricket from Babar Azam! He certainly played the skipper's knock! Short, on middle, turning it down the leg. Babar Azam covers the stump and crouches to scoop it toward right of deep fine leg fence for a boundary.

Again fuller, on off. Babar Azam works it across the line toward short mid-wicket.

Fuller, just outside off. Babar Azam pushes it back to the bowler.