A fantastic opening partnership of Lahore Qalandars between Fakhar Zaman and Chris Lynn made sure their team was always ahead in the chase. Fakhar fell after scoring 57 from 35 deliveries.
But it was Chir Lynn who played a masterclass of an innings to take his team Lahore to the semi-finals for the first time ever in PSL history of 5 years. Chris remained unbeaten at 113 from 55 balls including 8 sixes.
In the end, it was a very comfortable victory for the home side.
1st Semi-Final
- Date: 17 March 2020
- Time: 14:00
- Match: Multan Sultans v Peshawar Zalmi
- Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
2nd Semi-Final
- Date: 17 March 2020
- Time: 19:00 (D/N)
- Match: Karachi Kings v Lahore Qalandars
- Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Final
- Date: 18 March 2020
- Time: 19:00 (D/N)
- Match: Winner of Semifinal 1 v Winner of Semifinal 2
- Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Highest Run Scorer of PSL 2020 Semi-Finalist:
- Babar Azam (Karachi Kings): 384 runs
- Chris Lynn (Lahore Qalandars): 284 runs
- Ben Dunk (Lahore Qalandars): 266 runs
Highest Wicket Takers of PSL 2020 Semi-Finalist:
- Shaheen Afridi (Lahore Qalandars): 13 @ 7.02
- Wahab Riaz (Peshawar Zalmi): 11 @ 8.06
- Sohail Tanvir (Multan Sultans): 10 @ 6.80
- Imran Tahir (Multan Sultans): 10 @ 7.75
So, all the matches will take place in Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Take a look at the stadium performance.
Stadium Prediction:
Almost every PSL 2K20 games in Lahore are high-scoring ones with the past matches at the venue seeing LQ chase down 187 against PZ. there's little to no turn for the spinners with the ball skidding on nicely for the batsmen. Ben Dunk and Chris Lynn had every good season at this venue. So don't forget to keep them in your team.
While the swingers should get some help early, a change of pace would be the go-to option towards the top of the innings. With this being a day game, both teams would be looking to bat first with the pitch expected to urge slightly slower because the game progresses. Keeping in your mind the first batting side in Day and Night matches will have an edge.
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PREDICTION OF SEMI-FINALS:
- Semi-Final 1 Winner: Multan Sultans
- Semi-Final 2 Winner: Lahore Qalandars
So, I predicted the final is going to happen between Multan and Lahore. The final is unpredictable but Multan have no great batsman this season. But I will go for Multan if their pacers deliver some magical spells. Lahore has a great batsman who can score tons of run.
Semi-Final 1 Fantasy Team (Multan Sultans v Peshawar Zalmi): Kamran Akmal, Shan Masood, Khushdil Shah, Haider Ali, Moeen Ali, Shoaib Malik, Ravi Bopara, Sohail Tanvir, Imran Tahir, Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali.
Captain: Kamran Akmal, Vice-captain: Imran Tahir
Semi-Final 2 Fantasy Team (Karachi Kings v Lahore Qalandars): Ben Dunk, Babar Azam, Chris Lynn, Sharjeel Khan, Sohail Akthar, David Wiese, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Chris Jordan, and Maaz Khan.
Captain: Babar Azam, Chris Lynn, Vice-Captain: Ben Dunk
Best Wishes To Your Upcoming Matches of HBL PSL5. Final Prediction will be updated soon. Keep Faith in your instinct.