Peshawar Zalmi pulled off a convincing heist at the Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday, April 24, securing an emphatic 7-wicket win over Lahore Qalandars in Match 14 of the Pakistan Super League 2025.
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After winning the toss, skipper Babar Azam라이브 바카라 decision to bowl first proved spot-on. The Zalmi pace attack, led by Alzarri Joseph (3/15), Luke Wood (2/25), and Hussain Talat (2/18), delivered a clinical bowling display to bundle out Lahore for just 129 in 19.2 overs.
The Shaheen Shah Afridi-led side never found momentum with the bat. Aside from a gritty half-century from Sikandar Raza (50 off 37 balls, 5 fours, 3 sixes), none of the batters crossed 15, leaving them with a below par team total.
Nevertheless, the chase didn’t begin smoothly for Zalmi, who lost Saim Ayub for 2 and Tom Kohler-Cadmore for a duck early on. But skipper Babar Azam steadied the ship with a resilient, unbeaten 56 off 42 deliveries, anchoring the innings.
At the other end, Hussain Talat played the aggressor, hammering a fluent 51 off 37 balls as the pair guided Zalmi to 133/3 in just 16.4 overs--sealing the win with ease and no late hiccups.
With this result, Peshawar Zalmi claim their second win of the season and climb to fourth place on the points table with 4 points from 5 matches. Meanwhile, Lahore Qalandars remain third--also with 4 points from 5 games--but hold the edge due to a superior net run rate.
Next in their PSL campaign, the Peshawar Zalmi will take on Quetta Gladiators on April 27, while the Lahore Qalandars will face Multan Sultans on April 26.
Lahore Qalandars Vs Peshawar Zalmi Playing XIs:
Lahore Qalandars:
Fakhar Zaman, Asif Ali, Abdullah Shafique, Daryl Mitchell, Sam Billings, Rishad Hossain, Sikandar Raza, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Asif Afridi, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Azab
Peshawar Zalmi:, Babar Azam, Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Mohammad Haris, Hussain Talat, Mitchell Owen, Abdul Samad, Alzarri Joseph, Luke Wood, Arif Yaqoob, Ali Raza
The live streaming of the PSL matches have been halted by the FanCode app in India following the Pahalgam terror strike. However, live telecast can be done on the Sony Sports Network as no official announcement has been done yet by the channel.
