Lahore Kalanders reached the Pakistan Super League final on Sunday, beating Islamabad United by 95 runs.
Lahore Kalanders made their third appearance in the Pakistan Super League final in four years after winning 95 runs against defending champion Islamabad United.
Captain Shaheen Shah Afridi grabbed two wickets with three runs in three overs as Islamabad was routed at 107 in 15.1 overs in response to Islamabad imposing 202-8 for Lahore on Friday.
Islamabad had a hard time chasing as he didn’t have star opener Alex Hales, who missed the important eliminator to attend a friend’s wedding in Spain.
Afridi got the wicket with his third ball when he uprooted the middle stump of Mohammad Shazad for the duck.
Lahore pace bowler Salman Mirza (3-16) took all the wickets in the power play as he did not recover after Islamabad collapsed to 33-4. Mirza Bowled League Leading Run-Getter Sahibzada Farhan is 3.
With a 26 off ball with Pakistan Twenty20 captain Salman Ariaga top score of 33, Islamabad skipper Shadav Khan made 26 off balls with 14 balls. No one else reached a double person.
Bangladeshi leg spinner Richard Hossain scored 3-34, with Afridi sealing the victory by bagging the last two wickets.
Previously, Lahore’s faith in rookie opener Mohammad Name was rewarded in the crunch game when he defeated 50 balls with seven four balls and two sixes.
Sri Lankan left-handed Kusar Perera added 35 to 61, while countryman Banuka Rajapaksa created a valuable 22.
Lahore will meet 2019 winner Quetta Gladiators, who won the league in 2022 and 2023 and in Sunday’s final in Lahore.
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