The final match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2021 was played on June 24 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The title match was played between Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi, which was easily won by Multan Sultans by 47 runs.
Batting first, Multan Sultans scored 206 for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs. In reply, Peshawar Zalmi could only manage 159 for 9 in 20 overs. Shoaib Maqsood and Riley Rossouw hit fifty for Multan Sultans, while Imran Tahir took three wickets.
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Shan Masood and skipper Mohammad Rizwan gave Multan Sultans a slow but solid start. Both added 68 runs for the first wicket. After the dismissal of these two, Maqsood and Rosu together faced the Peshawar Zalmi bowlers fiercely.
Maqsood scored 65 not out off 35 balls, while Rossouw was dismissed for 50 off 21 balls. Khushdil Shah scored unbeaten 15 off 5 balls. In this way, Multan Sultans put Peshawar Zalmi under pressure by giving a target of more than 200 runs.
For Peshawar Zalmi, Shoaib Malik scored 48 runs off 28 balls, but none of the batsmen could play a solid innings except him. Imran Tahir showed the way back to the pavilion to the three batsmen of Peshawar Zalmi while bowling superbly. Maqsood was adjudged Player of the Match and Player of the Tournament.
MS playing XI: Shan Masood, Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Sohaib Maqsood, Rilee Rossouw, Johnson Charles, Khushdil Shah, Sohail Tanvir, Imran Tahir, Blessing Muzarabani, Imran Khan, Shahnawaz Dhani
PSZ playing XI: Hazratullah Zazai, Kamran Akmal (wk), Jonathan Wells, Shoaib Malik, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Amad Butt, Wahab Riaz (c), Sameen Gul, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Imran