The 2021 Pakistan Super League (also known as PSL 6 or for sponsorship reasons HBL PSL 2021) was the sixth season of the Pakistan Super League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league established by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in 2015. It was initially scheduled to be the second season held entirely in Pakistan in February and March 2021, after the previous seasons were held elsewhere due to the security situation there.
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| Dates | 20 February – 24 June 2021 |
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| Administrator(s) | Pakistan Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) | |
| Champions | Multan Sultans (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Peshawar Zalmi |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 34 |
| Attendance | 143,854 (4,231 per match) |
| Player of the series | Sohaib Maqsood (MS) (428 runs) |
| Most runs | Babar Azam (KK) (554) |
| Most wickets | Shahnawaz Dahani (MS) (20) |
| Official website | psl-t20.com |
On 4 March 2021, the PCB suspended the tournament with 14 of the scheduled 30 group matches having been played after multiple cases of COVID-19 were recorded.[1] In March, the PCB proposed to reschedule the remaining fixtures for June 2021[2] with all matches to be held in Karachi, however, on 4 May, all the teams asked the PCB to move to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) because of a surge in COVID-19 cases in Pakistan.[3]
On 20 May 2021, approval was granted to play the remaining matches of the PSL 6 in Abu Dhabi and the tournament restarted on 9 June. On 24 June 2021, Multan Sultans beat Peshawar Zalmi in the final, by 47 runs to win their first title.[4]
Background
editThe PSL was set up in 2015 and began in 2016[5] — meaning this was the sixth edition of the tournament. This was the third year of Habib Bank Limited's (HBL) sponsorship deal with the tournament.[6] This was supposed to be the second season held entirely in Pakistan, owing to the security situation there in previous seasons which caused it to be held in the UAE.[7] After the previous edition was postponed because of COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was expected to be held behind closed doors. However, the Pakistani government gave approval to host the tournament at 20% capacity.[8] An extra 10% could also have been allowed in after the group stage, but was not when the tournament moved to the UAE.[9] Speaking about crowds, PCB chairman Ehsan Mani said that he hoped if they could maintain tight protocols during the tournament, they could increase capacity later in the year for future tours of Pakistan.[9] It was rumored that starting from this edition, the PSL would have a dedicated window in the ICC Future Tours Programme.[10]
Squads
edit| Islamabad United | Karachi Kings | Lahore Qalandars | Multan Sultans | Peshawar Zalmi | Quetta Gladiators |
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| Additional players selected for the remaining matches | |||||
| Note: Players that have been struck-through were unable to participate in the tournament. | |||||
On 9 January 2021, the PCB announced the retained players' list.[11] The players draft took place on 10 January in Lahore.[12][13] On 15 February, Mohammad Rizwan replaced Shan Masood as the captain of the Multan Sultans.[14]
Later, a replacement draft was held,[15] in which additional players were picked up to replace players unavailable due to COVID-19 pandemic, which also forced the rescheduling of the tournament.[16][17] On 27 April, Colin Munro rejoined Islamabad United for the remaining matches.[18] The final squads were confirmed by 22 May,[19] when the Lahore Qalandars re-signed Rashid Khan after his replacement Shakib Al Hasan pulled out of the PSL.[20]
Venues
editIn June 2020, the PCB announced they planned to add Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar, as a fifth venue in this edition of the PSL.[21][22] However, delays in the stadium's construction made it difficult to host the tournament's matches.[23] The PCB planned to hold a few matches in Faisalabad and Hyderabad, as well.[24] In addition, the Hayatabad Stadium was announced as a possible venue for some matches.[25] In September 2020, the PCB confirmed that both the Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar and Bugti Stadium in Quetta, could not host this season's matches.[26] However, it was later decided that the tournament would be held only at Karachi and Lahore.[27] After the tournament was moved to the UAE, the remaining matches took place at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium.[28]
| Pakistan | United Arab Emirates |
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| Karachi | Abu Dhabi |
| National Stadium | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium |
| Capacity: 32,000 | Capacity: 20,000 |
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The stadiums were initially allowed to hold only 20% capacity per match; 7,500 in Karachi and 5,500 in Lahore; in view of COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan.[29] Tickets were available only online via Pakistan's online ticketing platform Bookme.pk, from 11 February.[30]
Match officials
editUmpires
editReferees
edit- Iftikhar Ahmed
- Mohammed Anees
- Muhammad Javed
- Roshan Mahanama
- Ali Naqvi
Marketing
editAnthems
editThe league was promoted on social media with the hashtags #MatchDikhao, #HBLPSL6 and the hashtag of the official anthem #GrooveMera by Naseebo Lal, Aima Baig and Young Stunners.[32]
For the first time, five more tracks were released on the cricket album called HBL PSL Taranay.[33]
Opening ceremony
editThe ceremony was telecast as a virtual opening programme after being recorded in Istanbul, Turkey,[34] instead of having a live ceremony at the stadium because of the pandemic. The artists' line up included Atif Aslam and the performers of the official anthem.[35]
COVID-19 pandemic impact
editThe day before the tournament was due to start, Wahab Riaz and Daren Sammy, both of Peshawar Zalmi, were put in isolation after they met with team owner Javed Afridi, who was not part of the bubble.[36] However, after they both received results of a negative COVID test, they were allowed to rejoin the side.[37]
On 1 March, Fawad Ahmed of Islamabad United was reported to have tested positive for COVID-19, which led to the postponement of their match against Quetta Gladiators by one day.[38] On 4 March, it was reported that three more players had tested positive, including Tom Banton and a support staff member.[39] Later that day, it was announced that the tournament had been suspended after seven new cases were reported.[40][41] Dr Sohail Saleem, Head of the Medical Panel, submitted his resignation to chairman Ehsan Mani following increasing criticism over the abrupt postponement of the tournament.[42]
After the postponement, the PCB formed a two-member fact-finding committee to investigate the causes behind the bio-secure bubble breaches.[43]
The PCB announced on 11 March that they were looking to reschedule the remaining fixtures for June 2021. A week later, they proposed the tournament would either start on either 2 or 6 June, finishing on 20 June with all matches to take place in Karachi.[44]
On 11 April, the PCB announced the tournament's revised schedule with the competition due to restart on 1 June.[45] On 4 May 2021, all the teams asked the PCB to move the remaining matches to the UAE because of an increase of COVID-19 in Pakistan.[46][47]
The Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) gave green light to the Pakistan Cricket Board for holding the remaining matches of the PSL 2021 in Abu Dhabi on 18 May.[48][49][50] However, it was also reported that the Abu Dhabi government put forward a condition that all the participants needed to be vaccinated against COVID-19.[51] Following this, the PCB and the team owners held a virtual meeting on 19 May to review all potential scenarios and unanimously agreed to wait until the close of business on 20 May (UAE time) regarding clarifications on certain requested exemptions before a final decision on the hosting of the remaining matches was made.[52][53][54] In May 2021, the Pakistan Super League finally secured all exemptions and approvals required to conduct the remainder of the 2021 season in Abu Dhabi.[55]
Another bubble breach took place after the resumption of the tournament, this time the day before the final. Haider Ali and Umaid Asif, both of Peshawar Zalmi, admitted that they had met people from outside their bubble and were suspended from competing in the final.[56]
League stage
editFormat
edit
The PSL is played in a double round-robin format. Every team plays each other twice and the top four advance to the Playoffs. The playoffs use the Page playoff system, like the Indian Premier League.
The league follows the rules and regulations dictated by the International Cricket Council. However, it introduced DRS system in T20s which was later emulated by International Cricket Council as well. In the group stage, two points are awarded for a win, one for a no-result and none for a loss. In the event of tied scores after both teams have faced their quota of overs, a super over is used to determine the match winner. In the group stage teams are ranked on the following criteria:
- Higher number of points
- If equal, better run rate
- If equal, highest number of wins
- If equal, fewest losses
- If still equal, the results of head-to-head meeting
In any play-off match in which there is no result, a super over is used to determine the winner. If the super over is not possible or the result of the over is a tie, the team which finished in the highest league position at the end of the regular season is deemed the winner of the match.
Points table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Islamabad United (3rd) | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0.859 |
| 2 | Multan Sultans (C) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1.050 |
| 3 | Peshawar Zalmi (R) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0.586 |
| 4 | Karachi Kings (4th) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | −0.115 |
| 5 | Lahore Qalandars | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | −0.589 |
| 6 | Quetta Gladiators | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | −1.786 |
- The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs
- advanced to Qualifier
- advanced to Eliminator 1
Summary
edit| Visitor team → | IU | KK | LQ | MS | PZ | QG |
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| Home team ↓ | ||||||
| Islamabad United | Islamabad 8 wickets | Islamabad 28 runs | Islamabad 3 wickets | Islamabad 15 runs | Islamabad 6 wickets | |
| Karachi Kings | Islamabad 5 wickets | Lahore 6 wickets | Karachi 7 wickets | Karachi 6 wickets | Karachi 7 wickets | |
| Lahore Qalandars | Lahore 5 wickets | Karachi 7 runs | Multan 7 wickets | Lahore 4 wickets | Lahore 9 wickets | |
| Multan Sultans | Islamabad 4 wickets | Multan 12 runs | Multan 80 runs | Multan 8 wickets | Multan 110 runs | |
| Peshawar Zalmi | Peshawar 6 wickets | Peshawar 6 wickets | Lahore 10 runs | Peshawar 6 wickets | Peshawar 3 wickets | |
| Quetta Gladiators | Islamabad 10 wickets | Karachi 14 runs | Quetta 18 runs | Quetta 22 runs | Peshawar 61 runs |
| Home team won | Visitor team won |
- Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
- Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
League progression
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| Team | Group matches | Playoffs | |||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | E1/Q | E2 | F | |
| Islamabad United | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | L | L | |
| Karachi Kings | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | L | ||
| Lahore Qalandars | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||
| Multan Sultans | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | W | W | |
| Peshawar Zalmi | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | W | W | L |
| Quetta Gladiators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.
Fixtures
editThe PCB confirmed the fixtures for the tournament on 8 January 2021. The tournament was initially scheduled to take place in February and March.[57]
A warm-up match was played between Lahore Qalandars and Peshawar Zalmi on 16 February 2021 in which Lahore Qalandars defeated Peshawar Zalmi by 6 wickets.[58]
Pakistan
editQuetta Gladiators
121 (18.2 overs) |
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Karachi Kings (H)
126/3 (13.5 overs) |
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Peshawar Zalmi
140/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Lahore Qalandars
143/6 (18.3 overs) |
- Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
Multan Sultans
150/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Islamabad United
151/7 (19 overs) |
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
Quetta Gladiators
178/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Lahore Qalandars
179/1 (18.2 overs) |
- Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
Multan Sultans
193/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Peshawar Zalmi
197/4 (19 overs) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Karachi Kings
196/3 (20 overs) |
v
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Islamabad United
197/5 (19.1 overs) |
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
Lahore Qalandars
157/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Multan Sultans
159/3 (16.2 overs) |
- Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
Quetta Gladiators
198/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Peshawar Zalmi
202/7 (19.3 overs) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
Multan Sultans
195/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Karachi Kings (H)
198/3 (18.5 overs) |
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Islamabad United
118 (17.1 overs) |
v
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Peshawar Zalmi
122/4 (17.1 overs) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Karachi Kings
186/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Lahore Qalandars
189/4 (19.2 overs) |
- Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
Quetta Gladiators
156/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Islamabad United
157/4 (17 overs) |
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was postponed for one day due to Fawad Ahmed testing Positive for COVID-19.[38]
Peshawar Zalmi
188/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Karachi Kings (H)
191/4 (19.3 overs) |
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Quetta Gladiators
176/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Multan Sultans
154 (19.4 overs) |
- Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
United Arab Emirates
editIslamabad United
143/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Lahore Qalandars
144/5 (20 overs) |
- Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
Multan Sultans
176/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Karachi Kings
164/7 (20 overs) |
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Lahore Qalandars
170/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Peshawar Zalmi
160/8 (20 overs) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
Quetta Gladiators
133 (20 overs) |
v
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Islamabad United
137/0 (10 overs) |
Colin Munro 90* (36)
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- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
- Naseem Shah replaced Andre Russell as a concussion substitute for Quetta Gladiators.
Peshawar Zalmi
197/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Quetta Gladiators
136/9 (20 overs) |
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
- Saim Ayub replaced Faf du Plessis as a concussion substitute for Quetta Gladiators.
Islamabad United
152/7 (20 overs) |
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Lahore Qalandars
124 (18.2 overs) |
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to bat.
Peshawar Zalmi
166/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Multan Sultans
167/2 (16.3 overs) |
- Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
Karachi Kings
190/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Islamabad United
191/2 (18.4 overs) |
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
Quetta Gladiators
158/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Lahore Qalandars
140 (18 overs) |
- Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
Karachi Kings
108/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Peshawar Zalmi
109/4 (11 overs) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
Multan Sultans
183/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Quetta Gladiators
73 (12.1 overs) |
- Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
- As a result of this match, Quetta Gladiators were eliminated from the tournament.[59]
Islamabad United
247/2 (20 overs) |
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Peshawar Zalmi
232/6 (20 overs) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
Karachi Kings
176/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Lahore Qalandars
169/7 (20 overs) |
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Multan Sultans
169/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Lahore Qalandars
89 (15.1 overs) |
- Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
Karachi Kings
176/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Quetta Gladiators
162/6 (20 overs) |
- Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Multan Sultans
149 (20 overs) |
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Islamabad United
150/6 (19.4 overs) |
- Islamabad United won the toss and elected to field.
Summary
editWeek 1
editIn the opening game of PSL 2021, the Karachi Kings beat the Quetta Gladiators by 7 wickets. For Karachi, Joe Clarke scored 46 off 23 to help register their first win of the season.[60] While in game two, Rashid Khan made his debut for the Lahore Qalandars, helping them to a 4 wicket win over Peshawar Zalmi.[61] In game three, Lewis Gregory proved his worth to Islamabad United against the Multan Sultans. He scored 49 runs off 31 balls to give his team a 3 wicket win.[62] The next day, Lahore were looking to continue their winning start against Quetta. They did this with half centuries from Mohammad Hafeez and Fakhar Zaman propelling them to a 9 wicket win.[63] Tom Kohler-Cadmore helped himself to 53 to register Peshawar's first win of the season against Multan. James Vince earlier scored 84 to propel Multan to 194, but Cadmore and Imam-ul-Haq, who scored 48, gave Zalmi a 6 wicket win.[64] In game six, Sharjeel Khan's 105 was not enough as Islamabad successfully chased down 197 to beat Karachi by 5 wickets.[65] The next day, Multan got their first win of the season. Their captain Mohammad Rizwan led from the front scoring 76 to give Multan a 7 wicket win.[66] On the same day, Peshawar chased down over 190 for the second time in a row to beat Quetta by 3 wickets.[67]
Week 2
edit
Babar Azam excelled in game nine, leading Karachi to a 7 wicket win over Multan.[69] On the same day, Wahab Riaz took 4/17 to lead Peshawar to a 6 wicket win over Islamabad.[68] In game 11, Lahore beat Karachi by 6 wickets despite Sharjeel Khan scoring 64.[70] Islamabad United chased down 156 with 3 overs to spare in game twelve. This was largely down to Paul Stirling, who scored a half-century in the 6 wicket win.[71] Babar Azam's 77 helped Karachi to a 6 wicket win over Peshawar in game 13. He was helped by Mohammad Nabi, who also scored a half-century to take them back to the top of the table.[72] The last game before the tournament was suspended featured Quetta getting their first win of the season against Multan by 22 runs. This was the first time in the competition the team batting first won.[73]
Week 3
editThe first game after the tournament resumed was between Islamabad and Lahore. James Faulkner took 3/32 on his debut to help Lahore to a 5 wicket win.[74] Babar Azam's unbeaten 85 was in vain in game 16, as Multan beat Karachi by 12 runs.[75] On the same day, Rashid Khan took 5 wickets in the match, as Lahore beat Peshawar by 10 runs.[76] Islamabad's openers recorded the highest ever powerplay score in the PSL in game 18, they scored 97/0 as they helped United to a 10 wicket win over Quetta.[77] David Miller kept Peshawar in contention for a playoff place in game 19. He scored 73 as Peshawar defeated Quetta by 61 runs.[78] In game 20, Asif Ali counterattacked Lahore, giving Islamabad a 28 run win. Islamabad were 20–5 before Ali's innings of 75, which allowed them to post 152.[79] Mohammad Rizwan led from the front in game 21, he scored an unbeaten 82 as Multan beat Peshawar by 8 wickets.[80] In game 22, Colin Munro scored 88 to help Islamabad to an 8 wicket win over Karachi.[81]
Week 4
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Quetta Gladiators got a rare win in game 23, as Khurram Shazad took 3 wickets in an 18 run victory against Lahore.[83] Hazratullah Zazai scored the joint fastest half-century in game 24, after Peshawar's bowlers restricted Karachi to 108 before Zalmi chased it down with 6 wickets to spare.[84] Quetta were eliminated in game 25 at the hands of Multan. Quetta were bowled out for 73 which gave the Sultans a 110 run win.[85] Records were broken in game 26, as an Usman Khawaja century propelled Islamabad to 247, the highest ever PSL score. In response, Peshawar scored 236 in the highest scoring PSL game ever.[82] On the same day, in the second Karachi-Lahore derby of the season, the Kings beat the Qalandars by 7 runs to keep their playoff hopes alive.[86] Lahore were in action the next day in game 28 losing by 80 runs to Multan, who, as a result, qualified for the playoffs; this was largely down to Shahnawaz Dahani, who took 4/5.[87] Karachi needed a win in game 29 to qualify for the playoffs and knock out Lahore. They did this as a result of Danish Aziz's innings of 45 off 13, which enabled them to beat Quetta by 14 runs.[88] Both teams were through in the last game of the group stage as Islamabad beat Multan by 4 wickets.[89]
Playoffs
edit| Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | |||||||||||
| 21 June — Abu Dhabi | 24 June — Abu Dhabi | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Islamabad United | 149 (19 Overs) | 2 | Multan Sultans | 206/4 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Multan Sultans | 180/5 (20 overs) | 22 June — Abu Dhabi | 3 | Peshawar Zalmi | 159/9 (20 overs) | |||||||
| 1 | Islamabad United | 174/9 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
| 21 June — Abu Dhabi | 3 | Peshawar Zalmi | 177/2 (16.5 overs) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Peshawar Zalmi | 176/5 (19.5 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Karachi Kings | 175/7 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
Qualifier
editMultan Sultans
180/5 (20 overs) |
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Islamabad United
149 (19 Overs) |
- Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to bat.
Multan won the toss in the Qualifier and chose to bat. Sohaib Maqsood top scored for the Sultans, making 59 from 41; Maqsood was well-supported by Johnson Charles, who made 41. Khushdil Shah also supported Maqsood with an unbeaten 42, as Multan finished on 180/5. The pick of the bowlers for Islamabad was Shadab Khan, who took 2/5 from 4 overs.[90] In response for Islamabad, Usman Khawaja scored 70 off 40 as no other United batsman got past 30. Islamabad were all out for 149, giving Multan a 31 run win. For Multan, the pick of the bowlers was Sohail Tanvir, who took 3 wickets to send Multan into their first ever PSL final.[91][92]
Eliminator
editEliminator 1
editKarachi Kings
175/7 (20 overs) |
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Peshawar Zalmi
176/5 (19.5 overs) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
Peshawar won the toss in Eliminator 1 and chose to field. Karachi got off to a good start with Babar Azam making 53 before being dismissed. In the middle order Danish Aziz, Chadwick Walton and Imad Wasim came and went for Karachi, with none of them scoring more than 20. One player who did get going in the middle order was Thisara Perera; he scored 37 off 18 to take the Kings to 175/7 from their 20 overs.[93] The pick of the bowlers for Peshawar was Mohammad Irfan, who took 2/21 from his 4 overs. In response for the Zalmi, Hazratullah Zazai, scored 77 off 38 to anchor Peshawar's chase. While at 4 was Shoaib Malik, who scored 30 to further reduce the target for Peshawar. In the end, after a final over, which contained two dropped catches, Sherfane Rutherford's 17 helped to give Peshawar a 5 wicket win. For Karachi, the pick of the bowlers was Thisara Perera, who took 2/10 from his 2 overs.[94] The result meant Peshawar were through to the second Eliminator, where they would face Islamabad United.[95][96]
Eliminator 2
editIslamabad United
174/9 (20 overs) |
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Peshawar Zalmi
177/2 (16.5 overs) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
Peshawar won the toss and chose to field in Eliminator 2. Opening for United was Colin Munro, who made 44. With Islamabad 110-8 it looked like they would be all out, however a cameo from Hasan Ali who scored 45 off 16 propelled them to 174. He was well supported by Mohammad Wasim who made an unbeaten 17. For much of Islamabad's innings, Peshawar were fielding with 10 fielders after Mohammad Irfan went off injured and was not allowed a replacement.[97] The pick of the bowlers for the Zalmi was Wahab Riaz, who took 2/35.[98] In Peshawar's response, Hazratullah Zazai, who scored 66 off 44, and Jonathan Wells, who scored 55 off 43, anchored Peshawar's innings bringing them closer to the target. Shoaib Malik applied the finishing touches for the Zalmi, scoring 32 off 10 as Peshawar wrapped up an 8 wicket win. For Islamabad the pick of the bowlers was Mohammad Wasim, who took 1/32 from his 3 overs.[99] The result meant Peshawar were through to the final, their fourth overall.[100][101]
Final
editMultan Sultans
206/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Peshawar Zalmi
159/9 (20 overs) |
- Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.[102]
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Peshawar won the toss and chose to bowl in the final. Shan Masood and Mohammad Rizwan opened the innings for the Sultans. Shan was dismissed first for 37 by Mohammad Imran. At the other end, Multan's captain, Mohammad Rizwan, was caught behind for 30 as Mohammad Imran claimed a second wicket. Afterwards, came Sohaib Maqsood, who made an unbeaten 65. This later won Maqsood the player of the match award. Rilee Rossouw followed Maqsood and made 50 in 20 balls, before he top edged a ramp to Mohammad Irfan as Sameen Gul claimed his first wicket of the match. The third wicket partnership between Maqsood and Rossouw was worth 98. Things got better for Sameen as he got out Johnson Charles Leg before wicket (LBW) for a golden duck. While at six was Khushdil Shah, who scored an unbeaten 15 off 5 balls to increase Multan's score. In the end, Multan finished on 206/4; the pick of the bowlers for Peshawar was Sameen Gul, who finished with figures of 2/26.[103] In response, Hazratullah Zazai was first to score 6 for Peshawar before being caught at point by Shan Masood. Zazai was soon followed by Kamran Akmal, as he was bowled by Imran Khan for 36. Jonathan Wells was next, and he was run out for 6. Some stability was provided by Shoaib Malik and Rovman Powell, when Powell was caught behind for 23, Peshawar were 124/4. Malik was then caught out for 48 off 28 by Imran Tahir. Tahir then took a wicket himself as Sherfane Rutherford was dismissed for 18. Afterwards, Tahir claimed two more wickets as both Wahab Riaz and Mohammed Imran were bowled by him for golden ducks. Next to go was Amad Butt, as he was caught by Mohammad Rizwan for 7. In the end, Peshawar finished on 159/9, which resulted in a 47 run victory for Multan, making them the champions of PSL 6.[104][105]
Awards and statistics
editThe player of the tournament was Sohaib Maqsood of Multan Sultans.[106] His captain, Mohammad Rizwan, won the Imtiaz Ahmed award for the best wicket-keeper, while Iftikhar Ahmed won the award for the best fielder.[107] Shahnawaz Dahani of Multan took 20 wickets at an average of 17.00 to be the leading wicket-taker ahead of Wahab Riaz of Peshawar Zalmi with 18 wickets and win the Fazal Mahmood award.[107] The winner of the Hanif Mohammad award for the leading run scorer was Babar Azam who scored 554 runs.[107]
Most runs
edit| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babar Azam | Karachi Kings | 11 | 11 | 554 | 90* | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mohammad Rizwan | Multan Sultans | 12 | 12 | 500 | 82* | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sohaib Maqsood | Multan Sultans | 12 | 12 | 428 | 65* | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoaib Malik | Peshawar Zalmi | 13 | 13 | 354 | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sharjeel Khan | Karachi Kings | 11 | 11 | 338 | 105 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 24 June 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Babar Azam of Karachi Kings received the Green Cap.
Most wickets
edit| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shahnawaz Dahani | Multan Sultans | 11 | 11 | 20 | 4/5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wahab Riaz | Peshawar Zalmi | 12 | 12 | 18 | 4/17 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shaheen Afridi | Lahore Qalandars | 10 | 10 | 16 | 3/14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| James Faulkner | Lahore Qalandars | 6 | 6 | 13 | 3/19 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Imran Tahir | Multan Sultans | 7 | 7 | 13 | 3/7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 24 June 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Shahnawaz Dahani of Multan Sultans received the Maroon Cap.
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