Sports Desk, AnyTV, Lahore
Published by: Shaktiraj Singh
Updated Mon, 28 Feb 2022 03:06 PM IST
Summary
Shaheen Afridi, who made Lahore Qalandars champions for the first time, has become the youngest captain to win a T20 league. He has broken the records of Rohit Sharma of India and Steve Smith of Australia.
Shaheen Afridi, Rohit Sharma and Steve Smith
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Lahore Qalandars won the Pakistan Super League title for the first time by defeating Multan Sultans in the final match. Batting first, Lahore Qalandars scored 180 runs for the loss of five wickets. In reply, Multan Sultan’s team could score only 138 runs and lost the match by 42 runs. Mohammad Hafeez, who scored 69 runs for Lahore, was adjudged the player of the match. At the same time, Mohammad Rizwan, who batted brilliantly throughout the tournament, was adjudged the Player of the Tournament.
Shaheen Afridi, who made Lahore’s team champion for the first time, has made a special record in his name. He has become the youngest captain to win a major T20 league. Afridi has won the PSL title at the age of 21, while Steve Smith of Australia won the Big Bash title at 22 and Rohit at the age of 26.
Lahore made a big score due to Hafeez’s brilliant innings
Elected to bat after winning the toss, Lahore’s start was not special. The team’s first wicket fell on the score of 12 runs and three batsmen returned to the pavilion for 25 runs. After this Hafeez took over the innings and took the team’s score to 137. He scored 69 runs in 46 balls. His innings included nine fours and one six. After this, Harry Book made 41 in 22 balls and David Visa scored 28 runs in eight balls to reach 180 for his team.
For Multan, Asif Afridi took three, Willie and Dahani took one wicket each. On the other hand, Chahir bowled skimply and conceded 22 runs in four overs. On the other hand, Rumman Raees spent 35 runs in two overs.
Multan batsmen’s flop show
Chasing the target of 181 runs, Multan’s batting was a complete flop. Captain Mohammad Rizwan returned to the pavilion after scoring 14 runs. The team’s score at this time was 36 runs. After this, half the team had returned to the pavilion till 63 runs and the entire team was out after scoring 138 runs in 19.3 overs. Khushdil Shah scored 32 and Tim David scored 27 runs. Apart from these, none of the batsmen could do anything special.
For Lahore, captain Shaheen Afridi took three, Hafeez and Zaman Khan took two wickets each. Visa and Haris Rauf got a wicket each.
Shaheen breaks Smith’s record
Shaheen Afridi is the youngest captain to win any major T20 league. He has overtaken Steve Smith of Australia. Shaheen has led his team to the Pakistan Super League champion at the age of 21, while Smith led the Sydney Sixers to the Big Bash League win in 2012. At this time he was 22 years old. Rohit Sharma of India made Mumbai Indians the champion of IPL in the year 2013 at the age of 26.
Afridi changed the fate of Lahore
Before 2022, Lahore’s team could not even reach the playoffs five times in six seasons. At the same time, in 2020, this team was defeated in the final. Now Afridi has won the team the title under his leadership. After the match was over, he said that his team had been waiting for six years to win the book. He thanked Hafeez and said that he helped a lot in captaincy in pressure situations. Hafeez also scored a fine 69 in the final match and contributed significantly to making his team the champion.