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Final (N), Lahore, February 27, 2022, Pakistan Super League
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(19.3/20 ov, T:181) 138

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On that note, we come to the conclusion of the tournament with befitting champions. Hope you enjoyed ESPNcricinfo's coverage. A big thank you to everyone who tuned in on behalf of all my fellow commentators, the scorers, and everyone who helped cover and present the tournament. Stay safe and take care.

Here is the updated list of all the PSL Winners

12:09 am: Rameez Raja thanks everyone and invites Shaheen and the team to go up and collect the trophy. Everyone is celebrating, Hafeez clicks a picture with his family. These are great pictures and you can expect the social media pages of the teams and players to be lit up with them soon.

Shaheen Afridi, Lahore Captain: PDP (player Development Board) has helped unearth many young players like Haris and Zaman. It was a difficult responsibility when I was appointed captain. But thanks to my family, Hafeez who supported throughout and everyone in the team.I want to give credit to everyone in the team as all of them put up their hands and contributed at different times.

Mohammad Rizwan, Multan Captain and The Player of the Tournament: Lahore, along with us, deserved to win. Others were great in parts but we were consistently and thought it was fair that they won. The difference between the two sides was that they played better in pressure situations. Like Hafeez did after losing early wickets but we couldn't do that. (On captaincy) I play with everyone and support teammates. We all make mistakes and I look at them as fallible humans and try to be accepting of them which has helped.

Fakhar Zaman is the Batter of the tournament for his 588 runs

Shadab Khan is the Bowler of the tournament for 19 wickets with two 4-wicket hauls and one 5-wicket haul

Zaman Khan is the Emerging Player of the Tournament

11:52 pm: Mohammad Hafeez is awarded the Player of the match for his 69(46) and 4-0-23-2: Thanks to everyone here and to the management, they have backed me and this was the right time to perform. It was important to absorb pressure, the partnership between me and Brook helped. David Wiese finished off really well. Lahore has struggles from 7 years, and the mindset and vision have helped win here. Shaheen is a champion, he can manage everything really well. He respected everyone and gave authority to everyone.

Hamid: "The best picks for me are: Skipper: Rizwan-Shaheen (tie), Opener: Fakhar Zaman, All-rounder: Shadab-Khushdil (tie), Bowler: Shaheen-Naseem, Youngster: Zaman-Haris"

Dipra: "Is the age of bowling captains upon us? Pat Cummins winning the Ashes, Shaheen Shah Afridi the PSL, Bumrah being the vice captain in the recent T20s and a potential leader.."

Prasham: "Man of the match : professor and man of the series : shadab khan"

Asif Khan: ""Man of the tournament should be Shadab Khan.""

Waheed: "My man of the series is Shaheen Afridi for his bowling and brilliant captaincy"

Shahbaz Ayyaz: "What about Shaheen Afridi as Player of the Series?? As you was talking about alternatives "

Irfan Riaz: "Shaheen Afridi can be the contestant for Man of the series along with Fakhar. Highest wicket taker vs. Highest runs scorer "

Nabeel Rasheed: "I am a LQ fan as well as an RCB fan. All I got was heartbreaks through all these years. Lahore finally crossed the line. Hoping to see RCB crossing the line as well in the next season. Peace."

Asad: "7 years of loyalty, 7 years of heartbreak, 7 years of trolling and memes. Never give up"

Salal SS: "For me, the finds of the PSL 07 are Shaheen and Rizwan in skipper role - really impressed."

Shahbaz Ayyaz: "Man of the Match: Professor Man of the Series: Fakhar Zaman. Ekanth your call?" That's mine too, send in alternatives if you have any

Asad khan: "Rizwan really impressed everyone, as at the end of the game hugs Shaheen and congratulates him, it shows that cricket won"

Hammad: "Where is Rashid Khan?He flew just to play Final but he was not in the team" He was requested by Lahore to come and play but stayed in Bangladesh for National duty but his contributions have been significant as well

M A Ali: "@Banpreet ...(refer to comment from over 18.2) Love to see that game of cricket is connecting us all beyond boundaries."

James: "Congrats to Lahore but feel sorry for the sultans"

Tousif Noor: "professor proved once again he is the player for big matches"

Amit (from India): "I never took interest in the PSL until Pakistan beat India at the T20 World Cup. Glad to have followed it this year. Congratulations to the champions. Well played Rizwan and team. "

Zaman Khan: The team supported me, especially Shaheen. He supported me like an elder brother, so I'm thankful. Haris, Shaheen, and Rashid have been extremely impressive and inspiring.

Samit Patel also has a chat, talks about Shaheen being fired up and being wonderful has captain. He talks about the crowd which have been amazing with their continued support and that they were close to winning a championship before, when they lost to Karachi having played well in the tournament, but are thrilled to have won. He also highlights Hafeez, his significant impact and its integral role in the team's cohesion.

David Wiese: The batters did well to set it up. I felt good and was lucky to get a few. The fact that we were the only team to have beat Multan gave us confidence. We knew that the final was one off and we knew we could win it. We enjoyed ourselves and are thrilled to have won.

They start of a lap of glory sees Shaheen wearing his new cap now that he's the leading wicket taker. The crowd is cheering the team on as they soak in the joy with dances and the company of their teammates.

Salal SS : "Sports teach us a great thing: the only thing that matters is the present. No matter what you have had in the past, if you keep your present good, everything will take care of itself. Multan almost had remained invincible but couldn't give their best today."

Ali: "Feeling bad for Rizwan but happy for Shaheen. Congratulations to Qalandars for The First Championship" Rizwan smiles, acknowledges the crowd with a thumbs up and a wave.

Bilal: "Multan bowled out for the first time in this tournament at a time when it mattered the most"

Kiran: "Great.. every team won atleast one title. "

11:15 pm: The PSL has a new champion! The fireworks and the crowds bear witness to a team in ecstacy.

Lahore were the underdogs in the beginning of this game, they started poorly but Hafeez took over. He did so with the ball too, taking Rizwan which was massive. The regular wickets and dry overs meant the target of 181 made its weight felt. Zaman bowled beautifully and Shaheen took out the lower middle order. Haris got one and Wiese finished it off after going for a few earlier. That does not matter, all that matters now is that all six of the PSL teams now have a championship under their belt and Lahore is the latest entry.

19.3
W
Wiese to Tahir, OUT

Taken at deep square leg and the celebrations begin! It was full on the stumps, the slog goes off the top edge into the fielder who took it comfortably

Imran Tahir c Haris Rauf b Wiese 10 (7b 2x4 0x6) SR: 142.85

Mehtab : "Highest wicket taker Shaheen and Highest scorer Zaman LQ champion team for a reason.. "

19.2
Wiese to Tahir, no run

Another yorker, jammed to long on. Run rejected again

19.1
Wiese to Tahir, no run

Yorker on the stumps, squirted to long on

Over the wicket

end of over 196 runs • 1 wicket
MS: 138/9CRR: 7.26 RRR: 43.00 • Need 43 runs from 6b
Shahnawaz Dahani0 (1b)
Imran Tahir10 (4b 2x4)
Shaheen Shah Afridi 4-0-30-3
Haris Rauf 4-0-34-1

Everyone is in cheers as Shaheen's spell comes to an end. He's also the leading wicket taker

18.6
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Dahani, no run

Full outside off, slashes to the offside.

Lahore's support staff is in arms at the dugout

18.5
W
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Raees, OUT

He's hitting the blockhole for fun now! It came in with the angle from the southpaw coming around the wicket. The batter made room but was beaten for pace

Rumman Raees b Shaheen Shah Afridi 6 (7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 85.71
18.4
4
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Raees, FOUR runs

Full outside off, didn't miss the yorker by much. Batter makes room and slashes it over wide mid off

Bilal: "@MalikMurad: Nope brother, the ball of the tournament was Salman Irshad's to Alex Hales in the Eliminator"

18.3
1
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Tahir, 1 run

Full outside off, driven to deep cover

18.2
1
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Raees, 1 run

Goes across, comes back and slashes at a full one outside off. It came off the splice but cleared point

Banpreet: "Lahore make some noise so that we can hear it in Amritsar as well"

18.1
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Raees, no run

Full outside off, swing and a miss

Around the wicket

end of over 1812 runs • 1 wicket
MS: 132/8CRR: 7.33 RRR: 24.50 • Need 49 runs from 12b
Imran Tahir9 (3b 2x4)
Rumman Raees1 (3b)
Haris Rauf 4-0-34-1
Shaheen Shah Afridi 3-0-24-2

Shaheen will be looking to finish the game in this over. A miracle seems impractical and the people in the stadium know it. The Lahore dugout is in smiles

17.6
4
Haris Rauf to Tahir, FOUR runs

Full outside off, makes room and lofts it over cover with a horizontal bat

17.5
4
Haris Rauf to Tahir, FOUR runs

Back of a length outside off, swings hard with a flashy drive off the backfoot. Goes behind point

17.4
1
Haris Rauf to Raees, 1 run

Full on the stumps, bottom edge off the swinging bat. Goes to short fine. There was a slight mix up but the fielder didn't pick it up

17.3
1
Haris Rauf to Tahir, 1 run

Low full toss outside off, driven to cover point

Over the wicket

Shahzaib Vohra: "Haris Rauf! You beauty"

17.2
W
Haris Rauf to Khushdil, OUT

Bowled him! Went across and tried to ramp a back of a length ball at 143 kmph. The batter misses and the bowler hits. The bowler goes into a frenzy and so does the crowd

Khushdil Shah b Haris Rauf 32 (23b 4x4 1x6) SR: 139.13
17.1
2
Haris Rauf to Khushdil, 2 runs

Blockhole yorker is dug out to deep mid wicket, they scamper for two

Around the wicket

end of over 176 runs • 2 wickets
MS: 120/7CRR: 7.05 RRR: 20.33 • Need 61 runs from 18b
Rumman Raees0 (2b)
Khushdil Shah30 (21b 4x4 1x6)
Shaheen Shah Afridi 3-0-24-2
Haris Rauf 3-0-22-0

Malik Murad: "For me this yorker ball by Afridi to Willey is the ball of the tournament. "

16.6
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Raees, no run

Full outside off, squirted to point

16.5
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Raees, no run

Another yorker, this around fourth stump, beats the bat

The bowler and the crowd know this is all but done

16.4
W
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Willey, OUT

Another blockhole yorker, this time it beats the bat and clatters the stumps

David Willey b Shaheen Shah Afridi 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0
16.3
1
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Khushdil, 1 run

Blockhole yorker is dug out to long on

16.2
4
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Khushdil, FOUR runs

Short and wide, cut over third man

16.2
1w
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Khushdil, 1 wide

Full but way down leg

The celebrations are back with raised arms

16.1
W
Shaheen Shah Afridi to David, OUT

Flicked straight to deep mid wicket It was full around the legs, Tim tried to get under it and smack it over the fence but found Fakhar in the outfield

Tim David c Fakhar Zaman b Shaheen Shah Afridi 27 (17b 2x4 1x6) SR: 158.82

67 needed off four. Shaheen to begin his penultimate over from over the wicket

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Over 20 • MS 138/10

Imran Tahir c Haris Rauf b Wiese 10 (7b 2x4 0x6) SR: 142.85
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