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| Event | 2020 Pakistan Super League | ||||||||
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| Karachi Kings won by 5 wickets | |||||||||
| Date | 17 November 2020 | ||||||||
| Venue | National Stadium,Karachi | ||||||||
| Player of the match | Babar Azam (Karachi Kings) | ||||||||
| Umpires | Aleem Dar[1] Michael Gough | ||||||||
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The2020 Pakistan Super League Final was aTwenty20 cricket match played on 17 November 2020 at theNational Stadium inKarachi, Pakistan, betweenKarachi Kings andLahore Qalandars to determine the winner of the2020Pakistan Super League (PSL).[2][3] Karachi Kings defeated Lahore Qalandars by five wickets to win their maiden PSL title.[4]
The match was originally planned to be played on 22 March 2020 at theGaddafi Stadium inLahore, Pakistan.[5][6] Due to the2020 coronavirus outbreak in Pakistan, the final was rescheduled from 22 March to 18 March.[7][8]
In mid-March, thePakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had indefinitely suspended the four remaining games of the 2020 PSL season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In September, the PCB announced new dates for the remaining fixtures, with the final to be held on 17 November 2020 at the same venue.[2] In late October, it was announced that the venue had been shifted from Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore to the National Stadium in Karachi, due topoor air quality amidsmog in Lahore at that time of the year.[9]
During the group stage of the2020 Pakistan Super League each team played ten matches, two against each of the other sides contesting the competition. All matches were played in Pakistan.[10] The top four teams progressed to the playoff stage.Karachi Kings finished the group stage in second position with 11 points by winning five of their matches, losing four and one ending in a no result.[10]Lahore Qalandars finished the group stage in third position with 10 points by winning and losing five matches each.[10]
Karachi Kings reached the finals for the first time in PSL history after defeatingMultan Sultans in the qualifier match that went into aSuper Over.[11][12]
In Eliminator 1, Lahore Qalandars chased down 171 and winning the match by five wickets to knock outPeshawar Zalmi.[13] In Eliminator 2, Lahore Qalandars defeated Multan Sultans by 25 runs to progress to the final.[14]
Lahore Qalandars reached the playoffs[10] and the final for the first time in their history.[14]
The final was played on 17 November between the Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars at Karachi's National Stadium. The clash was described as "undoubtedly the biggest match in the league's history, pitting Pakistan's two major cities against one another".[15][16] It was the first time for both teams to have qualified for the PSL final.[17] The occasion was particularly special for Karachi, as they paid tribute to their Australian coachDean Jones who died in September.[15] Lahore's trajectory was compared bySky Sports to that ofLeicester City in the2015–16 Premier League, having struggled and finished last in all previous PSL editions, only to become potential champions in the 2020 season.[18]
Lahore won the toss and elected to bat first.[4]Fakhar Zaman andTamim Iqbal formed a slow but steady 68-run opening partnership off the first ten overs, until both Tamim and Fakhar were dismissed in the 11th over byUmaid Asif, holing out catches toIftikhar Ahmed. Lahore's key middle order batsmen includingMohammad Hafeez,Ben Dunk,Samit Patel and skipperSohail Akhtar failed to make an impact, as Lahore faced abatting collapse and lost seven wickets for only 50 runs.David Wiese andShaheen Afridi finished the innings, taking the total to 135.[4]
Karachi had a stable start, untilSharjeel Khan was dismissed by Patel in the fourth over via a catch to Fakhar.Alex Hales wasbowled byDilbar Hussain in the seventh over, with the scoreboard reading 49 runs. Wicketkeeper-batsmanChadwick Walton formed a crucial 61-run partnership off 8.1 overs with opener and star performerBabar Azam, until he too was dismissed LBW by Dilbar in the 16th over.[4] Iftikhar andSherfane Rutherford were caught and dismissed in consecutive deliveries at the start of the 18th over byHaris Rauf, with 124 runs added to the scoreboard and Karachi needing only 11 runs to win off 16 deliveries. Babar and captainImad Wasim took Karachi over the line, with the latter hitting the winning stroke in the 19th over to take Karachi to a five-wicket victory with eight balls to spare, and the team's inaugural title.[4] Babar Azam was adjudged man of the match for hishalf century and standout performance, hitting 63 runs off 49 balls including seven boundaries, at a strike rate of 128.57.[4]
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Toss: Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.[19]
Result:Karachi Kings won by 5 wickets
| Lahore Qalandars innings | |||||||
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| Player | Status | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Strike rate | |
| Tamim Iqbal | c Iftikhar Ahmed b Umaid Asif | 35 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 92.10 | |
| Fakhar Zaman | c Iftikhar Ahmed b Umaid Asif | 27 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 112.50 | |
| Mohammed Hafeez | c Babar Azam b Imad Wasim | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Ben Dunk | c Babar Azam b Arshad Iqbal | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 78.57 | |
| Samit Patel | c Waqas Maqsood b Arshad Iqbal | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 | |
| Sohail Akhtar† | c Rutherford b Waqas Maqsood | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| David Wiese | * | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Muhammad Faizan | c Iftikhar Ahmed b Waqas Maqsood | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Shaheen Afridi | * | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 300.00 | |
| Haris Rauf | did not bat | ||||||
| Dilbar Hussain | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras 14 (lb 9, nb 1, wd 4) Total 134/7 (20 overs) | 12 | 2 | 6.7 RR | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-68 (Tamim Iqbal, 10.1 overs), 2-69 (Fakhar Zaman, 10.4 overs), 3-70 (Mohammad Hafeez, 11.1 overs), 4-81 (Samit Patel, 13.3 overs), 5-97 (Ben Dunk, 15.4 overs), 6-110 (Sohail Akhtar, 18.1 overs), 7-118 (Muhammad Faizan, 18.5 overs),
| Karachi Kings bowling | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Econ | Wides | NBs |
| Imad Wasim | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Amir | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.50 | 2 | 0 |
| Waqas Maqsood | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 |
| Arshad Iqbal | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.50 | 1 | 0 |
| Umaid Asif | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.50 | 0 | 0 |
Target: 135 runs from 20 overs at 6.75RR
| Karachi Kings innings | |||||||
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| Player | Status | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Strike rate | |
| Sharjeel Khan | c Fakhar Zaman b Samit Patel | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 108.33 | |
| Babar Azam | * | 63 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 128.57 | |
| Alex Hales | b Dilbar Hussain | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Chadwick Walton | lbw b Dilbar Hussain | 22 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 81.48 | |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | c Wiese b Haris Rauf | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| Sherfane Rutherford | c Sohail Akhtar b Haris Rauf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Imad Wasim† | * | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 142.86 | |
| Umaid Asif | did not bat | ||||||
| Mohammad Amir | did not bat | ||||||
| Waqas Maqsood | did not bat | ||||||
| Arshad Iqbal | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras 12 (lb3, wd8, nb1) Total 135/5 (18.4 overs) | 13 | 0 | 7.23RR | ||||
Fall of wickets:1-23 (Sharjeel Khan, 3.1 overs), 2-49 (Alex Hales, 6.5 overs), 3-110 (Chadwick Walton, 15.1 overs), 4-124 (Iftikhar Ahmed, 17.1 overs), 5-124 (Sherfane Rutherford, 17.2 overs)
| Lahore Qalandars bowling | |||||||
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| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Econ | Wides | NBs |
| Shaheen Afridi | 3.4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 8.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Haris Rauf | 4 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 7.50 | 1 | 0 |
| Samit Patel | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.50 | 1 | 0 |
| Dilbar Hussain | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7.00 | 1 | 1 |
| David Wiese | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Role | Name |
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| On field Umpire |  Aleem Dar |
| On field Umpire |  Michael Gough |
| TV Umpire | Ahsan Raza |
| Reserve Umpire | Rashid Riaz |
| Match Referee | Mohammed Anees |
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