The Qalandars chase a document goal of 202 towards the Gladiators as Raza returns from Check responsibility to hit the successful runs.
All-rounder Sikandar Raza has written his title in Pakistan cricket folklore after hitting the match-winning six because the Lahore Qalandars beat the Quetta Gladiators by six wickets to win the Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL) 2025 closing on the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
Raza, who was a part of Zimbabwe’s Check workforce till Saturday afternoon, joined the Qalandars’ taking part in XI 10 minutes previous to the toss for the ultimate on Sunday night in Pakistan’s jap metropolis.
The Pakistan-born off-break bowler and lower-middle-order batter took one wicket and scored 22 runs off seven balls as Lahore chased a goal of 202 with one ball to spare.
Lahore’s run chase was largely constructed round Kusal Perera’s 62 runs, with help from top-order batters Mohammad Naeem and Abdullah Shafique, nevertheless it was Raza’s whirlwind journey from the UK to Pakistan and his subsequent position in hitting the successful runs that stole the present and Lahori hearts.
The 39-year-old recounted his final 24 hours by saying he had “dinner in Birmingham, breakfast in Dubai, lunch in Abu Dhabi and flew straight to Lahore for the PSL closing”.
Raza bowled 25 overs within the Check on Friday and batted for 20-plus overs on Saturday earlier than leaving for Pakistan.
“To have a victory like this, I simply don’t have any phrases,” he mentioned after the match.
The hosts completed on 204-4 from 19.5 overs to elevate their third PSL trophy in 4 years, making Shaheen Shah Afridi the one captain to win three PSL titles.
Earlier, Quetta posted a formidable complete of 201-9 of their 20 overs as younger batter Hasan Nawaz scored 76 runs off 43 balls and Faheem Ashraf cracked three sixes and two fours in an innings of 28 off eight balls.
Afridi was the decide of the Lahore bowlers, taking 3-24 in his 4 overs.
Perera was named participant of the match for his instrumental innings that saved Lahore within the match till the final over.
In the meantime, Nawaz was named participant of the event for amassing 399 runs within the competitors.
