{"id":21914,"date":"2026-05-04T11:23:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T06:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=21914"},"modified":"2026-05-04T11:23:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T06:23:14","slug":"peshawar-zalmi-defeat-hyderabad-kingsmen-to-win-psl-11-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=21914","title":{"rendered":"Peshawar Zalmi Defeat Hyderabad Kingsmen to Win PSL 11 Title"},"content":{"rendered":"

Peshawar Zalmi delivered an impressive performance in the HBL PSL 11 final, defeating Hyderabad Kingsmen by 5 wickets to claim the PSL title for the second time.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the final played at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore, Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and opted to field first, a decision that later proved beneficial.<\/p>\n

Batting first, Hyderabad Kingsmen struggled against Zalmi\u2019s bowling attack and were bowled out for 129 runs in 18 overs.<\/p>\n

For Hyderabad Kingsmen, Saim Ayub was the top scorer with 54 runs, completing the first half-century of the event, while captain Marnus Labuschagne scored 20 runs. Other contributors included Moaz Sadaqat with 11, Hassan Khan with 12, and Hunain Shah with 9 runs, while Glenn Maxwell was dismissed for a duck.<\/p>\n

From Peshawar Zalmi, Aaron Hardie was the standout bowler, taking 4 wickets for 27 runs, while Nahid Rana claimed 2 wickets for 22 runs.<\/p>\n

Chasing a target of 130 runs, Peshawar Zalmi faced early setbacks as captain Babar Azam was dismissed for zero, while Haris scored 6, Kusal Mendis 9, and Bracewell 4 runs, with the fourth wicket falling at just 40 runs.<\/p>\n

In a difficult situation, Aaron Hardie and Abdul Samad stabilized the innings, with Hardie scoring an unbeaten 56 and Abdul Samad contributing 48 runs to guide their team to victory.<\/p>\n

Peshawar Zalmi successfully chased the 130-run target in the 16th over with the loss of 5 wickets.<\/p>\n

Aaron Hardie delivered an outstanding all-round performance, taking 4 wickets and scoring 56 not out, earning recognition as the standout player of the final.<\/p>\n

For Hyderabad Kingsmen, Mohammad Ali took 3 wickets.<\/p>\n

The final match saw a packed Gaddafi Stadium, while a vibrant closing ceremony before the toss featured performances by leading artists including Atif Aslam, Ali Azmat, Arif Lohar, Aima Baig, and the Sabri Sisters.<\/p>\n

A total of 32,461 spectators attended the PSL 11 final, marking the highest attendance for any match in PSL history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Peshawar Zalmi delivered an impressive performance in the HBL PSL 11 final, defeating Hyderabad Kingsmen by 5 wickets to claim the PSL title for the second time. In the final played at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore, Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and opted to field first, a decision that later proved beneficial. Batting first, Hyderabad Kingsmen […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21915,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAowgLK2DA:productID":"","_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":""},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,46,38],"tags":[12091,173,5296,12090,432,7396],"class_list":["post-21914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-important-news","category-latest","category-sports","tag-aaron-hardie","tag-babar-azam","tag-cricket-final","tag-hyderabad-kingsmen","tag-peshawar-zalmi","tag-psl-11"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21914"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21916,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21914\/revisions\/21916"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/21915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}