Lahore Qalandars create history after winning PSL 10
Lahore Qalandars create history after winning PSL 10, 2025. Lahore Qalandars played their final against Quetta Gladiators at the Qaddafi Stadium, Lahore on Sunday, 25,05,2025. This was the 3rd trophy for Qalandars in 4 years, and this made Lahore Qalandars’ PSL 10 win a historic moment. Shaheen Afridi’s PSL 10 performance was also amazing, and he is the only captain in PSL history who lifted three PSL trophies. After Lahore Qalandars created history in PSL 10 as they have bagged 3 PSL titles, Lahore Qalandars were now the top-performing team in 10 seasons of PSL alongside Islamabad United.
Pakistan Super League season 10 was contested in Pakistan in April and May 2025. Quetta Gladiators won seven matches from their 10 and were the most successful team of the tournament. Lahore Qalandars finished in PSL 10 at number 4 on the points table. PSL 10 final match 2025 was contested between Quetta Gladiators and Lahore Qalandars at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Lahore Qalandars ‘ match-winning performance due to Sikandar Raza in the final made them the Champions of the PSL 10.
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Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators final 2025 started at 7: 30 pm at Gaddafi Stadium. Quetta Gladiators were set to bat first after winning the toss of the final match of PSL 10. Quetta made 201 runs with the loss of 9 wickets and in this way they set a huge target for Lahore in the final under the leadership of Saud Shakeel, while batting first. Lahore Qalandars put pressure early on Gladiators by taking two early wickets in the first six overs.
The star batter of PSL 10, Hassan Nawaz, and experienced Rilee Rossouw played their supportive role and put pressure back on Qalandars by playing some fantastic and destructive strokes. They played bravely and helped Gladiators to set a huge and challenging target for Qalandars. Rilee Rossouw made 22 runs in 11 balls and smashed 4 fours and one six. Hassan Nawaz’s innings in the final of PSL 10 was one of the memorable innings in the finals of PSL. He made 76 runs while playing just 43 balls and maturing his inning with 8 fours and 4 sixes with a strike rate of 176.74. Then he was hunted by Shaheen Afridi in the 18th over of the second last ball of the over while Gladiators were at 172. Gladiators’ Faheem Ashraf peppered the inning with 2 fours and 3 sixes as he made 28 in just 8 balls and proved an explosive all-rounder in the final moments of the inning. Gladiators finished their opening inning at 201 in 20 overs, and Shaheen Afridi proved himself as the most destructive bowler for Gladiators by taking 3 wickets in 4 overs while giving just 24 runs.
While chasing this huge target of 202, Lahore Qalandars put pressure from the start of the inning and fought bravely. Fakhar Zaman and Muhammad Naeem opened the innings in the final for Qalandars. Lahore Qalandars put pressure on Gladiators from the start because of Naeem’s performance. Naeem made 46 runs in just 27 balls and smashed an unforgettable six sixes for Qalandars, and these were the best moments from the PSL 10 final. He was knocked out by Faheem Ashraf in the 9th over while LQ were at 85. Then the show of Abdullah Shafique came into play side by side with Naeem. He played a fantastic knock of 41 in 28 balls with a strike rate of 146.43, having 4 fours and one six in his innings.
The legendary performance of the experienced batsman, Kusal Perera, was the most memorable knock in the final of PSL 10. He smashed 5 fours and 4 sixes and scored 62 runs in just 31 balls with a strike rate of 200. But the best moments from the PSL 10 final came and remembered in the history of PSL finals due to an unmatchable performance by Sikandar Raza. He captured the trophy for Qalandars by smashing 2 sixes and 2 fours in just 7 balls during the key moments of the PSL 10 final match 2025.
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Lahore Qalandars chased the target of 202 in 19.5 overs with the loss of just 4 wickets. Lahore Qalandars create history after winning PSL 10 because this was their third PSL final triumph. Abrar Ahmad was the most successful bowler for Gladiators because he gave just 27 runs and took one wicket in 4 overs. The call-back decision of Sikandar Raza from the England tour by Qalandars was productive because he assisted Qalandars a lot to lift the trophy of PSL 10 as he arrived at Lahore just before the first ball of the PSL 10 final.