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Babar Azam stroked an entertaining half-century and Shaheen Shah Afridi produced a performance he is well-known for as Pakistan defeated New Zealand by nine runs in the fifth T20I to ensure the series ended in a two-all draw at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Saturday.

By PakPassion Staff (27th April 2024)

Mark Chapman's unbeaten half-century led New Zealand to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Pakistan in the third T20I here at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Sunday night. The win levels the five T20Is at 1-1, with the remaining two matches scheduled to take place in Lahore on 25 and 27 April, respectively.

Pakistan and New Zealand faced off in the second T20I at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday where the hosts' dominant performance backed by outstanding bowling from Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Amir led to a one-sided victory for Pakistan giving them a 1-0 lead in the series.

In the latest review By Saj, the focus is on Islamabad United's performance in the Pakistan Super League, highlighting their strengths, challenges faced during the group stage, and their ultimate success in winning the tournament.

Peshawar Zalmi once again had a really good PSL season towards the end of the tournament; however, they suffered failures on many fronts when it mattered most. In this video Saj discussed what went wrong with Peshawar Zalmi in PSL 9.

Imad Wasim's all-round exploits steered Islamabad United to their third Pakistan Super League title with a thrilling victory over Multan Sultans in the blockbuster PSL 9 final here at National Bank Stadium on Monday.

The 2019 PSL champions started the HBL PSL 9 with a bang. They were unstoppable in the first 6 games but later on bad form and some ordinary managerial decisions took their chance away of winning the PSL9. They did qualify for the playoffs after four long years, however they couldn't find their mojo towards the business end of the tournament. PakPassion Editor Saj Sadiq revisited Quetta Gladiators journey in PSL 9 and analyzed what went wrong for them towards the end of the tournament.

 Islamabad United qualified for the final of HBL PSL for the first time since 2018, on the back of a record seventh-wicket partnership between Imad Wasim and Haider Ali, as they beat Peshawar Zalmi by five wickets on Saturday night, at National Bank Stadium, Karachi in Eliminator Two. The final will be played on 18 March at the same venue.

In the first eliminator Martin Guptill's batting heroics along with a handy spell from Imad Wasim ensured a resounding victory for Islamabad despite a classy innings from Omair Yousuf which was not enough to save the Gladiators from elimination.