By Ehsan Qureshi
(Pakistan News & Features Services)
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has fulfilled its promise of allowing the spectators to witness all the four playoff matches of the 11th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
The entire league stage the PSL-11 was played behind closed doors in line with the government’s fuel conservation measures due to the West Asia crisis. It was also decided to limit the event only to Karachi and Lahore, whereas six cities were chosen to host it originally.
The Qualifier between Peshawar Zalmi and Islamabad United at the National Stadium, Karachi, on April 28 witnessed the return of the crowd and they brightened the proceedings with their active engagement in a game where they got to see a masterclass from Babar Azam.
It was it the fitness of things that Babar, easily the greatest batsman of the country of his generation, produced one of his best innings to power his team Peshawar Zalmi into the final, with Islamabad now relegated to play one of the Eliminators.
The action has now moved to Lahore where Multan Sultans and Hyderabad Kingsmen will be the two combatants in the Eliminator 1 on April 29 while their winners will be entitled to play Islamabad in the Eliminator 2 on May 1.
The curtain will fall to the PSL-11 with the final at the Qaddafi Stadium, Lahore, on May 3. Peshawar Zalmi has already qualified for the title-clash while the winners of the Eliminator 2 will be the other finalists.
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