Lahore Qalandars booked their place in the PSL 2025 playoffs with a dominant 26-run win over Peshawar Zalmi in a rain-shortened, 13-over-a-side knockout clash in Rawalpindi, which also takes them to third in the points table.
Sent in to bat in tricky conditions, Lahore rode on a scintillating 60 from Fakhar Zaman and a late burst from Asif Ali to post 149/8, a total that proved well beyond Zalmi’s reach. Salman Mirza was the hero with the ball, returning figures of 3-0-31-4, including the crucial scalps of Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris, and Max Bryant in a high-pressure spell.
Zalmi’s chase never really got going from the start. Babar Azam looked fluent in patches, but once he fell to Sikandar Raza, the innings unraveled. Daniel Sams (26* off 14) and Ahmed Daniyal (24 off 14) showed late resistance, but the damage had been done early.
With this win, Lahore finish the league stage on 11 points (W: 5, L: 4, NR: 1), leapfrogging Islamabad United into the final playoff spot. Peshawar, on the other hand, bow out with 8 points from 10 games—a disappointing end to a campaign that promised more.
Latest PSL 2025 Points Table:
| Position | Team | M | W | L | N/R | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quetta Gladiators | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1.393 | Qualified (Q) |
| 2 | Karachi Kings | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0.514 | Qualified (Q) |
| 3 | Lahore Qalandars | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1.036 | Qualified (Q) |
| 4 | Islamabad United | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 | -0.044 | Qualified (Q) |
| 5 | Peshawar Zalmi | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | -0.293 | — |
| 6 | Multan Sultans | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | -2.449 | — |
The playoff race is set—Lahore survive, Zalmi stumble, and PSL X moves into its decisive phase.
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