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Match 22: Peshawar Zalmi beat Islamabad United by six wickets
Lahore (SBR): Skipper Babar Azam and HBL PSL debutant Maaz Sadaqat scored half-centuries as Peshawar Zalmi reaped a crucial six-wicket win over table toppers Islamabad United in the 22nd match here at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on Friday evening.Peshawar Zalmi, who kept themselves in the hunt for playoffs with the third win in seven matches, chased the 144-run target with 20 balls to spare and after slipping to 38-3 in 5.5 overs.Islamabad United struck thrice in the Powerplay as they eked out opening duo of Saim Ayub and Mitchell Owen for single digit scores, while Mohammad Haris stayed on the crease for just 12 balls scoring 13 with the help of a six and four.Left-handed batter Maaz joined forces with Babar to take Zalmi out of trouble as the duo batted for 10 overs stitching a valuable 102-run stand for the fourth wicket. Babar, who is also the leading run-scorer in HBL PSL history, registered his 34th half-century – an unbeaten 53 off 49 balls inclusive of four boundaries and a solitary six.Maaz impressed with a sublime 33-ball 55, which included four fours and three sixes before he fell caught behind to Naseem Shah in the 16th over. Max Bryant hit the winning runs for Zalmi.Kyle Mayers, Ben Dwarshuis and Riley Meredith picked up a wicket each.Earlier, Islamabad United opted to bat and got off to a decent start notching 49 off the first six overs before Zalmi bowlers put the brakes on the run flow and restricted them to 143-9 in the allotted 20 overs.Sahibzada Farhan (36, 35b, 4x4s, 1x6) and Kyle Mayers (18, 18b, 2x4s, 1x6) put on 58 runs before Ahmed Daniyal drew the first blood for Zalmi in ninth over. In the next 5.2 overs, United could only add 33 runs losing five more wickets with pacer Mohammad Ali accounting for three of them.Skipper Shadab fell for an eight-ball 15 hitting three fours, while Colin Munro returned for a 10-ball 11. Salman Ali Agha, Azam Khan and Saad Masood couldn’t get into double figures. No. 1o batter Dwarshuis struck three sixes and two fours in his unbeaten 17-ball 33 to help his team post a fighting total after they had slipped to 107-7 in 16.1 overs.Apart from Mohammad Ali, who returned figures of 4-0-26-3, all other Zalmi bowlers dismissed one batter each.Scores in briefIslamabad United 143-9, 20 overs (Sahibzada Farhan 36, Ben Dwarshuis 33 not out; Mohammad Ali 3-26)Peshawar Zalmi 147-4, 16.4 overs (Maaz Sadaqat 55, Babar Azam 53 not out; Ben Dwarshuis 1-23)Player of the match – Maaz Sadaqat (Peshawar Zalmi)Saturday’s fixture: Quetta Gladiators v Islamabad United at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore; 8pm PKT
Match 20: Karachi Kings beat Multan Sultans by 87 runs
Lahore (SBR): Karachi Kings beat Multan Sultans by 87 runs here at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore in first game of the double-header on Thursday afternoon. Karachi Kings now have four wins to their name, while Sultans lost their seventh game out of the eight they have played. Karachi were helped to the win by James Vince’s unbeaten half-century, all-round brilliance of Khushdil Shah and Mohammad Nabi’s economical three-for.Sultans were dismissed for 117 in 16.1 overs, chasing the mammoth 205-run target, with no one except Kamran Ghulam and Yasir Khan crossing the 20-run mark. For Kings Mohammad Nabi (3-14) and Khushdil (2-26) shared five wickets among them, while Mir Hamza (2-15) had the best figures among pacers.Aamir Jamal drew the first blood for Kings by dismissing Mohammad Rizwan in the second over, while Mir Hamza and Mohammad Abbas Afridi struck to dismiss Usman Khan and Yasir Khan (26, 17b, 1x4, 3x6s), respectively as Sultans were left reeling at 34-3 in 4.2 overs.Kings landed blow after blow as Nabi and Khushdil bowled in tandem to put pressure on Sultans’ batting line-up. Kamran Ghulam’s two fours and one six in his 25-ball 29 were not enough to put their innings on track as he ran out of partners on regular intervals.Sultans could only add 32 runs to their total for the last five wickets with Chris Jordan remaining unbeaten for a nine-ball 14 with the help of one four and one six.Earlier, Karachi Kings breached the 200-run mark only for the fourth time in HBL PSL history, two of which have come in 2025 against Sultans, as their batters went berserk.After opting to bat first, David Warner, who smashed a 13-ball 30 with the help of four fours and two sixes, and Tim Seifert (22, 11b, 3x4s, 1x6) laid the tone for the big score with a quickfire 53-run stand taking just 23 balls.Seifert and Warner fell to Ubaid Shah and David Willey, respectively in a space of three balls, while no.4 batter Omair Bin Yousuf returned for a five-ball solitary run as Kings finished the Powerplay with 60-3 on the board.Kings’ top-scorer and no. 3 batter Vince and Muhammad Irfan Khan joined forces for the next 56 balls to collect 78 runs. With 91 runs on the board at halfway mark, Irfan tonked Usama Mir for consecutive sixes to ransack 16 runs off the 11th over.Curtis Campher provided the Sultans with much-needed breakthrough removing Irfan (40, 33b, 2x4s, 3x6s) in the 15th over. Vince, who remained unbeaten for 65 off 45 balls clubbing five fours and two sixes, then got together with Khushdil to help Kings score 66 runs off the last five overs.Khushdil smoked three sixes and two fours in his unbeaten 33 off just 13 balls helping Karachi to a solid total of 204-4 in the allotted 20 overs.Scores in briefMatch 20: Karachi Kings beat Multan Sultans by 87 runs at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Karachi Kings 204-4, 20 overs (James Vince 65 not out, Muhammad Irfan Khan 40, Khushdil Shah 33 not out, David Warner 30, Tim Seifert 22; Ubaid Shah 2-49)Multan Sultans 117 all out, 16.1 overs (Kamran Ghulam 29, Yasir Khan 26; Mohammad Nabi 3-14, Mir Hamza 2-15, Khushdil Shah 2-15)Player of the match – James Vince (Karachi Kings)
Match 19: Lahore Qalandars beat Islamabad United by 88 runs
Lahore (SBR):Qalandars handed Islamabad United an 88-run defeat to register their fourth win in the HBL PSL X here at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Wednesday evening.Qalandars’ blazing performance was headlined by all-round prowess of Sikandar Raza (3-20 & 39) and Haris Rauf’s blistering four-for as they went to the second spot of the points table.Islamabad were bundled out for 121 in 16.5 overs as they lost nine wickets for a mere 41 runs in 44 balls. After Shaheen Shah Afridi removed Sahibzada Farhan in the third over – his 300th T20 scalp, USA batter Andries Gous (41, 27b, 2x4s, 3x6s) and Salman Ali Agha (36, 25b, 2x4s, 3x6s) gathered 69 runs for the second wicket.United’s batting collapse began with the fall of Salman as he was castled by Sikandar in the 10th over. Haider Ali fell to a spectacular catch by Tom Curran off the bowling of Asif Afridi in the 12th over.Haris, who also completed 300 wickets in T20s, pinned Azam Khan leg-before in the 11th over and then returned to deliver a double-wicket over dismissing Gous and Jason Holder to reduce United to 104-6.Player of the match Sikandar got rid of Ben Dwarshuis and skipper Shadab in the 16th over, while Haris removed Naseem to cap off a brilliant win for Qalandars.Earlier, Lahore Qalandars romped to their second highest total of the HBL PSL X posting 209-6 in 20 overs as all of their top six batters fired. Opening batters Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Naeem (25, 22b, 4x4s, 1x6) laid the tone for the big total with a 36-ball 50-run stand.Fakhar, who top-scored for his team with 44 off 30 balls inclusive of five fours and two sixes, stitched another valuable partnership of 47 runs with Abdullah Shafique (22, 17b, 3x4s) to take their team to 97-2 in 10.4 overs.Imad Wasim, who was the standout bowler for United with figures of 2-26, removed both Fakhar and Abdullah in 11th and 13th overs, respectively. Daryl Mitchell, batting at no.4, kept the run-flow intact as he smashed two fours and as many sixes in his 18-ball 28-run knock before falling to Dwarshuis in 17th over.With 145 runs on the board in 16.1 overs, Sikandar and Sam Billings went berserk ransacking 64 runs off the next 23 balls. Sikandar smashed 39 off 17 balls with the help of three fours and three maximums, while Billings remained unbeaten in breezy 38 off 17 balls hitting four sixes and one four. Apart from Imad, Jason Holder snapped two wickets. Lahore Qalandars will now face Quetta Gladiators in the evening fixture of tomorrow’s double-header at the Gaddafi Stadium.
Match 18: Quetta Gladiators beat Multan Sultans by 10 wickets
LAHORE (SBR): Quetta Gladiators’ Khurram Shahzad ran through the Multan Sultans batting line-up as they bagged their third consecutive win here at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on Tuesday night. Gladiators now sit on the second spot on the points table with four wins in six games.Khurram, who bagged four wickets for 23 runs in his four overs, joined forces with fellow pacers Mohammad Wasim Jnr (2-18) and Faheem Ashraf (2-21) to hand Multan Sultans their lowest total in HBL PSL history as they folded for a mere 89 in 17 overs.Sultans lost wickets at regular intervals as Khurram eked out the first four wickets in the initial 11 balls of his spell with just 20 runs on the board. Faheem removed Iftikhar Ahmed and Michael Bracewell in his back-to-back overs as Sultans slipped to 43-6 in 9.2 overs.Skipper Mohammad Rizwan remained unbeaten for a run-a-ball 44 with the help of three fours and one six as no other batter entered double figures for Sultans except Usama Mir (11, 6b, 1x4, 1x6). Wasim Jnr accounted for David Willey and Ubaid Shah giving away 18 runs in his four overs.In turn, Finn Allen and Saud Shakeel took just 41 balls to vault the 90-run target as the duo hit nine sixes and five fours among them. Allen finished with a 21-ball 45 not out, while Saud hit a 20-ball 42 not out inclusive of three fours and four sixes.
Torsam Khan PSA Satellite Championship: Mohammad Ammad lifts title
Sports Bulletin ReportKARACHI: Mohammad Ammad of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has won the title of the 4th Image Torsam Khan PSA Satellite Squash Championship 2025 after beating Abdullah Nawaz of WAPDA in final here at Pakistan Navy Roshan Khan Jahangir Khan Squash Complex,Mohammad Ammad won by 11-7, 12-10, 11-5 and 11-0. In the women's category, Nimra Batool outclassed Sameer Shahid by 3-0. Nimra Batool's winning score was 11-7, 11-6 and 11-5. In the under-14 boys' final, Fazal Rehman defeated Tahoor Tahir by 3-0. Fazal Rehman won by 11-7, 11-9 and 11-8.The chief guest, former world champion Jahangir Khan, and Image Pakistan CEO Asad distributed prizes among the players. .
BASKETBALL - National 28 Apr, 2025
ISLAMABAD (PR ): The International Basketball Training and Coaching Camp, organized by the Federal Basketball Association (FBBA), successfully concluded in Islamabad.According to Federal Basketball Association General Secretary Ouj E Zahoor, young players participated enthusiastically in the camp, receiving modern training to enhance their skills and performance.Renowned coaches Luke Elie and Jacob Kim, affiliated with the American organization Coaches Team International (CTI) Sports, conducted various sessions at Bahria University. They provided players with expert guidance on fitness, skills development, technique, combination play, attacking strategies, and other key areas of the game.Ouj E Zahoor expressed deep gratitude to American coaches Luke Elie and Jacob Kim for sharing their valuable experience, knowledge, and passion with the young athletes. Both players and local coaches gained significant insights during the training sessions. He also thanked Bahria University for their outstanding support, which enabled the provision of international-standard facilities for the camp.On the final day of the camp, friendly matches were organized among the players, and certificates were distributed to all participants in recognition of their dedication and achievements.The Pakistan Basketball Federation (PBBF) has also welcomed the joint venture as part of its ongoing efforts to promote basketball nationwide. “This is yet another significant step toward elevating the standard of basketball in Pakistan,” a PBBF spokesperson noted. “International partnerships like these are vital for our players’ growth and the development of our coaching infrastructure.The CTI-FBBA training camp reflects the growing commitment of key stakeholders to foster a new generation of basketball talent and marks a promising new chapter in Pakistan’s sporting landscape.
Faheem shines with a five-for as Gladiators continue winning momentum
Lahore (SBR):Faheem Ashraf (5-33) spearheaded Quetta Gladiators’ massive 64-run win over Peshawar Zalmi with a brilliant five-wicket haul here at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on Sunday night. It him took just 20 balls to bag his second T20 five-for.Saud Shakeel-led Gladiators are now placed third on the points table with three wins in five games, including back-to-back triumphs at their home in Lahore. Quetta’s pace attack registered a clinical performance returning collective figures of 9-81 in 12.2 over as they defended the 178-run total after Zalmi chose to bowl first.Faheem, who also holds the record for the second-best bowling figures (6-19) in HBL PSL, drew the first blood for Gladiators as he removed Saim Ayub in the second over of the innings. His double strike in the eighth over to remove Mohammad Haris and Abdul Samad was vital in breaking the back of Zalmi batting line-up as they slipped to 50-5.Zalmi skipper Babar Azam fell for a seven-ball 12 including a six and a four as Mohammad Amir pinned him leg-before in the third over. Mohammad Wasim Jnr castled Tom Kohler-Cadmore in the fifth over to add to Zalmi’s woes.No.5 batter Hussain Talat showed some resistance by hitting two sixes and four boundaries in his 34-ball 39-run outing but in vain as no other batter in his team batter crossed 20-run mark. Khurram Shahzad, who returned figures of 3-1-9-2, dismissed Mitchell Owen and Alzarri Joseph as Zalmi further slipped to 81-7.The last three wickets managed to add 29 runs to Zalmi’s 114-run total before player of the match Faheem capped off the innings by dismissing Luke Wood and Sufyan Moqim in 12th and 16th overs, respectively. Abrar Ahmed snared a solitary wicket in his three overs.Earlier, Quetta’s all top-five batters entered double figures and struck valuable thirties except no.3 Rilee Rossouw, who contributed with an 18-ball 27 including five fours. Openers Saud Shakeel (32, 26b, 5x4s) and Finn Allen (31, 16b, 4x4s, 2x6s) stitched a 46-run stand off 27 balls with the latter being the chief aggressor.Saud and Rossouw shared a 45-run stand to take their team to 91-2 in 9.3 overs. No.4 batter Kusal Mendis (32, 27b, 5x4s) and Mark Chapman (33, 26b, 3x4s) steadied the innings with a 34-ball 29-run stand for the fourth wicket before the former fell with scorecard reading 144-4 in 17 overs.Quetta added 34 runs in the last three overs to post a competitive total of 178-7 in 20 overs. Alzarri Jospeh was the pick of Zalmi bowlers as he dismissed three batters for 33 runs in four overs. Saim Ayub returned figures of 4-0-24-2 with the ball.Peshawar Zalmi are now placed fifth on the table with only two wins from six games. Monday, 28 April will be a rest day in HBL PSL X.Scores in briefMatch 17: Quetta Gladiators beat Peshawar Zalmi by 64 runs at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Quetta Gladiators 178-7, 20 overs (Mark Chapman 33, Saud Shakeel 32, Kusal Mendis 32, Finn Allen 31, Rilee Rossouw 27; Alzarri Joseph 3-33, Saim Ayub 2-24)Peshawar Zalmi 114 all out, 15.2 overs (Hussain Talat 39; Faheem Ashraf 5-33, Khurram Shahzad 2-9)Player of the match – Faheem Ashraf (Quetta Gladiators)Tuesday’s fixture: Quetta Gladiators v Multan Sultans at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore; 8pm PKT
Lahore Qalandars beat Multan Sultans by 5 wickets in PSL mstch
Lahore (SzBR): Lahore Qalandars registered their third win of the tournament as they got the better of Multan Sultans by five wickets here at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on Saturday night. They are now placed second on the points table behind table-toppers Islamabad United.Qalandars handed Sultans their fifth loss in HBL PSL X by chasing the 186-run target in 19 overs with the help of a fiery 41-ball 89-run fifth-wicket stand between Daryl Mitchell and Sikandar Raza.In pursuit of the target, Qalandars lost opening batter Mohammad Naeem in the second over as Josh Little drew first blood for the Sultans. Fakhar Zaman struck three fours and two sixes in his 22-ball 28 before falling to Mohammad Hasnain with 45 runs on the board in 6.1 overs.Abdullah Shafique and Daryl Mitchell steered the chase with a steady 49-run stand off 31 balls before the former was undone by Ubaid Shah for 34 off 25 balls inclusive of two fours and as many sixes.Ubaid removed Sam Billings for a three-ball duck in the same over with Qalandars 95-4 in 11.5 overs as Sikandar joined Mitchell in the middle. With the required rate mounting, the duo kept their team in the hunt as they ransacked 14, 11 and 18 runs off the 13th, 14th and 15th overs, respectively.Mitchell, who brought up his second HBL PSL half-century off 32 balls, smashed four boundaries and as many sixes in his stellar 64-run knock. Raza, who hit the winning run for his team, struck a belligerent 21-ball 40 not out with the help of two fours and four sixes.For Sultans Ubaid dismissed two batters, while Little, Hasnain and Akif Javed had one wicket each to their name.Earlier, Multan Sultans were helped to a healthy total with the help of unbeaten half-centuries by skipper Mohammad Rizwan and no.5 batter Kamran Ghulam. After Sultans were asked to bat, their opening batters stitched a 30-run opening stand before Yasir Khan (24, 18b, 3x4s, 1x6) fell prey to Haris Rauf in the fifth over. Usman Khan (18, 14b, 2x4s, 1x6) and Shai Hope (9, 9b, 1x4) departed in 8th and 11th overs, respectively.With 70 runs on the board in 10.1 overs, Kamran and Rizwan went berserk as they notched 115 runs in the next 59 balls.Rizwan, who leads the batting charts in HBL PSL X with 302 runs currently, struck unbeaten 76 off 48 balls hitting six fours and three sixes, while Kamran was the chief aggressor as he hit four sixes and two fours in his 31-ball 52 not out outing.For Lahore, Tom Curran, Haris Rauf and Mitchell dismissed one batter each.
Quetta Gladiators beat Karachi Kings by 5 runs in PSL
Lahore (SBR): Quetta Gladiators registeredtheir second win in HBL PSL X as they beat Karachi Kings by a close margin of five runs in their first home game here at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on Friday night.Saud Shakeel-led outfit defended their 142-run total with an all-round bowling performance spearheaded by pace trio of Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Mohammad Amir and Khurram Shahzad, who bagged a combined haul of six scalps for 79 runs in 12 overs.Player of the match Abrar Ahmed gave away just 15 runs in his four overs snapping the important wicket of Khushdil Shah, who returned for a four-ball duck.Karachi Kings were jolted early on in the chase by Amir, who struck to remove David Warner for a run-a-ball four. Tim Seifert (48, 27b, 5x4s, 2x6s) and James Vince (29, 28b, 3x4s, 1x6) then stitched a solid 73-run stand off 49 balls before Saud outfoxed Vince in the ninth over.Three overs later Wasim Jnr got rid of Seifert inflicting a batting collapse as Kings slipped from 77-2 in 8.4 overs to 115-8 in 17.3 overs. Hasan Ali’s late charge including three fours and one six in an unbeaten 13-ball 24 didn’t prove enough as his team managed 137-8 in the allotted 20 overs. Earlier, Quetta got off to a rusty start as they lost three wickets for just 20 runs in 3.3 overs after being invited to bat first. Hasan Ali, who snapped all three wickets, struck twice in his first over removing Saud Shakeel and Finn Allen in a space of four balls before castling Rilee Rossouw in the fourth over.Kusal Mendis (36, 22b, 5x4s) and HBL PSL debutant Mark Chapman tried to reignite the Gladiators’ innings by stitching a rapid 14-ball 24-run stand before the latter was bowled by Mohammad Nabi, while the former fell prey to Mohammad Abbas Afridi.No.7 batter Faheem Ashraf got together with Hasan Nawaz in ninth over as the duo brought their team’s innings back on track by launching a flurry of boundaries. Faheem top-scored with a belligerent 43 off 27 balls hitting four fours and three sixes, while Hasan struck two fours in his 34-ball 35.The 59-run sixth-wicket stand, which took Quetta from 69-5 to 128-6 was broken by 20-year-old Fawad Ali. Gladiators then lost the last four wickets for a mere 14 runs as they were bundled for 142 in 19.3 overs.Hasan was the pick of the bowlers for Kings as the returned figures of 3.3-0-33-3, while Mir Hamza and Abbas picked up two wickets each.Scores in briefQuetta Gladiators 142 all out, 20 overs (Faheem Ashraf 43, Kusal Mendis 36, Hasan Nawaz 35; Hasan Ali 3-33, Mir Hamza 2-24, Mohammad Abbas Afridi 2-31)Karachi Kings 137-8, 20 overs (Tim Seifert 48, James Vince 29, Hasan Ali 24 not out; Mohammad Wasim Jnr 2-22, Mohammad Amir 2-26, Khurram Shahzad 2-31)Player of the match – Abrar Ahmed (Quetta Gladiators)Saturday’s fixture: Lahore Qalandars v Multan Sultans at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore; 8pm PKT
National Hockey training camp concludes in Wah Cantt
Sports Bulletin ReportWAH CANTT: A 10-day long training camp for the Pakistan National Hockey Team led by head Coach Olympian Tahir Zaman and Coach Olympian Mohammad Usman concluded here at the state-of-the-art POF Sports Complex on Thursday.The officials of Pakistan hockey federation (PHF) told newsmen that camp was organized in connection to preparations of the Pakistani team for the upcoming FIH Men’s Nations Cup. The prestigious international tournament will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from June 15 to June 21, 2025. “The PHF is optimistic that the junior team will deliver strong performances in Malaysia and make a mark on the international stage”, officials said. Officials; Olympians: Head Coach Tahir Zaman (National Bank), Assistant Coach Muhammad Usman (PIA), and Assistant Coach Zeeshan Ashraf (National Bank).Names of participants:Abdullah Ishtiaq Khan (Mari Energy), Waqar (WAPDA), Umair Ali (WAPDA), Owais Rashid (Customs); Mohammad Sufyan Khan, Mohammad Abdullah, Arshad Liaquat (Mari Energy); Hammaduddin Anjum, Mohammad Sameen, Tanzeem ul Hassan (WAPDA); Abdul Manan, Usama Bashir, and Rizwan Ali (Pakistan Air Force) Imad Shakeel Butt, Faizan, Faisal Qadir from National Bank, Izhar (Punjab); Moin Shakeel, Mohib Ullah (WAPDA), Zakaria Hayat (Navy), Ghazanfar Ali Rana Sohail Riaz (Customs), Arslan (Army), Umar Mustafa (Mari Energy), Mubashir Amin (POF), Haseem (Punjab), Farhan Tariq (Rangers) Abdul Rehman and Mohsin Khan (Air Force); Salman Razzaq, Ejaz Ahmed, Owais Arshad, and Abdul Hannan Shahid (WAPDA); Afraz (Mari Energy), Rana Waleed (Navy); Nowhaiz Zahid Malik (National Bank), Mohammad Younis (Quetta).
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