By defeating Multan Sultans in the final of the Pakistan Super League 2022 tournament on February 27 at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Qalandars won their first-ever cup. The Qalandars beat the high-flying Sultans in a thrilling chase of 181 thanks to Mohammad Hafeez’s all-round brilliance.

Qalandars scored 180/5 in 46 balls after electing to bat first thanks to Hafeez’s collection of nine fours and one six in his 46-ball 69. Along with Harry Brook and David Wiese’s quick-fire cameos (22 off 41 balls and 8 off 28 balls respectively), the bowlers completed the good show with their excellent work in Pakistan Super League 2022.

A nine-run deficit could not be overcome by the Sultans as they never kept the pace for enough time. The in-form Mohammad Rizwan and Aamer Azmat were sent back after Hafeez (2/23) struck twice inside the first seven overs. While Zaman Khan (2/26) capitalized on those early inroads by taking the wickets of Rilee Rossouw and Asif Afridi. 

After being reduced to 63/5 at half-time, the Sultans felt the pressure mounting with each delivery. Even though Tim David (27 off 17) and Khushdil Shah (32 off 23) briefly appeared capable of doing the unthinkable with a brisk 51-run alliance is merely 28 balls, the tall ask remained.

The double-strike by Shaheen Afridi in the 17th over, however, proved to be a game-changing blow that dismissed David and David Willey. Khushdil was dented by Haris Rauf in the subsequent over to put an end to any hopes of a late twist in the tale of Pakistan Super League 2022 finals as the Qalandars restricted those 42 runs short.

Pakistan Super League 2022: Who won what?

During the tournament, Lahore Qalandar’s Fakhar Zaman finished with 588 runs in 13 matches. At a strike rate and average of 45.23 and 152.72, including one century and seven half-centuries. Zaman was the top run-scorer in Pakistan Super League 2022.

Shadab Khan was named the bowler of the tournament after taking 19 wickets in just eight innings (average 10.89 and economy rate 6.46) to finish second in wicket-taking. Shaheen Afridi had 20 wickets in 13 innings, which was the highest on the chart.

Rizwan, the captain of the Multan Sultans, is named Player of the Tournament. Ranked second in the run-scoring list to Zaman with 546 runs in 12 innings at 68.25, including seven fifties. In addition to winning the Spirit of Cricket Award, he was also named the outstanding wicketkeeper.

Rizwan’s teammate Khushdil ended the tournament with 16 wickets and 153 runs under his name. Khushdil was awarded both the most outstanding all-rounder and the finest fielder. The Emerging Player award was given to Qalandars’ Zaman Khan, who picked up 18 wickets at 21.50 in 13 matches for the third most prolific wicket-taker in the league.

Pakistan Super League 2022 Awards & Prize Amount

At the end of the season, the player with the most runs will be awarded a Green cap and Hanif Mohammad is named for the Green cap Award. The player with the most wickets will be awarded a Maroon cap and Fazal Mahmood is named for the Maroon cap Award.