- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.2 Shadab finds the breakthrough! A similar line and length ball around off and Haris looked to go inside-out again. However, he failed to find the gap this time, lofting it toward widish long off. Chapman covered a tremendous amount of ground, pouching the catch while running to his left and maintaining his balance perfectly. 72/118.2 Babar Azam bites the dust! That marks the end of a magnificent innings. The crowd is in disbelief, many with hands over their heads in disappointment, while the United players offer fist bumps and handshakes in respect. It was a length ball aimed at the leg stump; he looked to flick it away, but his right hand came off the handle, causing the bat face to rotate and sending a flat catch toward the fielder at deep midwicket. 200/514.5 Miscues the pull shot and Mendis bites the dust! Banged in short pitched ball and plays the swivel pull shot, connecting the leading edge and mistiming the stroke towards the midwicket area. Sameer rushes in and completes the catch, making no mistake and holds on to it. 156/215.4 Caught at long off! Floated wrong'un ball turning away outside off, sits down on the track and extends his arms to loft it over long off, doesn't get quite hold of it and picks out Green near the ropes there. 164/315.5 Samad has holed out at long off! Flighted length ball around off and Samad looked to send it downtown immediately. He followed the line but miscued the stroke, sending a flat hit toward widish long off. Faheem Ashraf charged in, sprinting hard before diving to get both hands underneath the trajectory for a clean, sharp catch! Golden duck for Samad, and Zalmi are in trouble now. 164/419.3 Slower delivery does the trick! Bowls a floated, pace off delivery that shapes back in through the air. Hardie drops to one knee to execute the slog sweep but is undone by the lack of pace and the movement, as the ball thuds into his inner thigh pad. Hardie calls for the review, but Ultra Edge confirms there is no bat involved. It's three reds on the replay, with the ball crashing into the base of the leg stump! 214/619.5 Gleeson strikes! Pace off delivery in the slot, Yousaf whacks it through the line of the ball and mistimes the stroke towards the long off fielder, sending in a regulation catch to Faheem Ashraf. 217/7Extras13 (lb 5, nb 1, w 7)TOTAL221/7 (20 Overs, RR: 11.05)Fall of wickets: 1-72 (Mohammad Haris, 6.2 ov), 2-156 (Kusal Mendis, 14.5 ov), 3-164 (Michael Bracewell, 15.4 ov), 4-164 (Abdul Samad, 15.5 ov), 5-200 (Babar Azam, 18.2 ov), 6-214 (Aaron Hardie, 19.3 ov), 7-217 (Farhan Yousaf, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB RJ Gleeson 4 0 45 2 11.25 9 6 2 0 1 Imad Wasim 4 0 38 0 9.5 9 5 1 1 0 Salman Mirza 3 0 35 1 11.66 5 4 2 0 0 Shadab Khan 4 0 42 3 10.5 8 3 2 6 0 Faheem Ashraf 3 0 36 1 12 2 6 0 0 0 CJ Green 2 0 20 0 10 4 1 1 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.6 Soft dismissal and Bracewell strikes! Generously flighted length ball on the stumps and turning away, Conway plays the slog stroke across the line and mishits it as the bat face rotates after striking the ball, clips it in the air for a regulation catch to Samad inside the circle at cover. 58/18.1 And Hardie strikes straightaway! The man in form has been sent back to the hut! It was a back of a length delivery that kicked up with extra bounce, getting big on Sameer as he attempted the swivel pull. He mistimed the stroke, chipping it straight to Babar at mid-off for a regulation catch. 81/211.2 Samad takes a stunner! Floated length ball around off, shimmies down the track and whacks it towards long off, doesn't get enough elevation or power to clear the ropes, hits it flat and hard. Samad sprints forward and puts in a full-length dive to pouch the ball cleanly. 100/410.3 Scoops it straight to the short fine leg fielder! A tad fuller length ball on the off stump line, premeditates the lap scoop and connects the inside part of the bat, sending a straightforward catch to Basit at the edge of the circle. Poor shot from Shadab and he has to depart. 98/313.1 Chapman departs this time! Bowls a quicker short of a length ball around off, goes for the big heave across the line and gets the leading edge, chips an easy catch to the ring fielder at short thirdman. 111/612.2 Hardie gets his third scalp! Bowls slight fuller outside off, Haider extends his arms and slices this one high in the air; it's got enough elevation but not the power to clear the cover fences, picks out Muqeem there. 109/513.5 Wrong'un ball and plays the slog sweep, inside edges onto the pad and scurries across for a single. Haris rushes to his left and collects the ball, has a go at the bowler's end and breaks the stumps with a bullet throw. Faheem is well short of his crease, and United lose their 7th wicket! 113/715.1 Chips it to mid-off! A touch short of a length ball on the stumps line, tries to whip it away across the line, connects the sticker part of the bat and lofts it to mid-off inside the circle. 126/818.2 Banged in short pitched ball and Imad loses his sight and shape while playing the pull shot, throws his bat at it and mistimes the stroke in the air. Basit moves to his left side and gobbles it up. 150/918.4 Returning to the final after nearly five years, they have marched into the grand finale like the favorites they have been all season. Meet the first finalists of PSL Season 11: Babar Azam's Peshawar Zalmi! Basit bangs in a short pitched delivery that climbs on Mirza, who tries to take it on with a swivel pull. He only manages a thick leading edge that loops toward the fine leg region. Haris calls for it immediately, covering a significant amount of ground before safely gobbling it up in his gloves. 151/10Extras7 (w 7)TOTAL151 all out (18.4 Overs, RR: 8.08)Fall of wickets: 1-58 (Devon Conway, 4.6 ov), 2-81 (Sameer Minhas, 8.1 ov), 3-98 (Shadab Khan, 10.3 ov), 4-100 (Mohsin Riaz, 11.2 ov), 5-109 (Haider Ali, 12.2 ov), 6-111 (Mark Chapman, 13.1 ov), 7-113 (Faheem Ashraf, 13.5 ov), 8-126 (Chris Green, 15.1 ov), 9-150 (Imad Wasim, 18.2 ov), 10-151 (Salman Mirza, 18.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Iftikhar Ahmed 2 0 25 0 12.5 3 3 1 2 0 Khurram Shahzad 3 0 38 1 12.66 5 7 0 2 0 Mohammad Basit 3.4 0 19 2 5.18 14 2 1 0 0 MG Bracewell 2 0 20 1 10 5 0 2 0 0 Sufyan Moqim 4 0 25 2 6.25 9 1 1 1 0 AM Hardie 4 0 24 3 6 10 2 0 2 0
Match Details
Toss
Islamabad United , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Peshawar Zalmi advanced
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20
Match days
28 April 2026 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 68 runs, 0 wicket)
- Peshawar Zalmi: 50 runs in 4.3 overs (27 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (Mohammad Haris 27, Babar Azam 25, Ex 0)
- Over 8.5: Review by Islamabad United (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - Babar Azam (Struck down)
- Peshawar Zalmi: 100 runs in 10.6 overs (66 balls), Extras 0
- Babar Azam: 50 off 38 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 40 balls (Babar Azam 23, BKG Mendis 31, Ex 1)
- Strategic Timeout: Peshawar Zalmi - 146/1 in 14.0 overs (Babar Azam 73, BKG Mendis 32)
- Peshawar Zalmi: 150 runs in 14.1 overs (85 balls), Extras 6
- Babar Azam: 100 off 57 balls (12 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Peshawar Zalmi: 200 runs in 18.1 overs (109 balls), Extras 11
- Over 19.3: Review by Peshawar Zalmi (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - AM Hardie (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Peshawar Zalmi - 221/7 in 20.0 overs (Iftikhar Ahmed 3, Khurram Shahzad 4)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 64 runs, 1 wicket)
- Islamabad United: 50 runs in 3.5 overs (23 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 23 balls (DP Conway 20, Sameer Minhas 29, Ex 2)
- Islamabad United: 100 runs in 11.1 overs (67 balls), Extras 3
- Over 12.5: Review by Peshawar Zalmi (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - MS Chapman (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Islamabad United - 126/7 in 15.0 overs (CJ Green 8, Imad Wasim 5)
- Islamabad United: 150 runs in 17.5 overs (107 balls), Extras 7
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