The all-important final of the HBL PSL 6 was played between the two best teams, Peshawar Zalmi vs Multan Sultans. Both the teams were in great form in their previous matches. Multan Sultan won only 1 match from their first 5 matches and then came back to smash all other teams to become the first finalist of the PSL 6.

On the other hand, Peshawar Zalmi defeated Karachi Kings in Eliminator 1 and the table topper Islamabad United in Eliminator 2. Hazratullah Zazai has been in phenomenal form during the playoffs of this year’s PSL. He replaced David Miller in their squad after Miller left PSL for national duty.
Toss
Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field first.
Playing XIs
Multan Sultans remained unchanged after defeating Islamabad United. Their complete playing XI was Muhammad Rizwan, Shan Masood, Sohaib Maqsood, Rilee Rossouw, Johnson Charles, Khushdil Shah, Sohail Tanveer, Blessing Muzarabani, Imran Tanvir, Imran Khan, and Shahnawaz Dahani.
Peshawar Zalmi made 1 change in their XI. Umaid Asif was left out after he didn’t follow the strict SOPs along with Haider Ali. Haider is no more a part of the Pakistan national team too as he is been replaced by Sohaib Maqsood.
Peshawar Zalmi’s complete XI was Wahab Riaz, Kamran Akmal, Hazratullah Zazai, Jonathan Wells, Shoaib Malik, Rovamn Powel, Sherfane Rutherford, Amad Butt, Muhammad Imran, Sameen Gul, and Muhammad Irfan.
Multan Sultans Won The Powerplay

Skipper Muhammad Rizwan opened the innings with Shan Masood after Wahab Riaz put them in front of his strong bowling. Shan faced the first over bowled by Sameen Gul. Gul bowled the wide ball straight away. Then he made came back and bowled 6 consecutive dots to Shan.
Muhammad Rizwan took the charge on the tall man Muhammad Irfan and smashed him for a four in his first over and a six in his second over. These boundaries kept the momentum with Multan Sultans. Sameen bowled another good over to Shan, who was been unable to play him.
In Sameen’s third over Shan Masood hit him for 3 boundaries and shifted back the pressure. Multan Sultans scored 43 runs in their powerplay without a loss of any wicket. Wahab bowled the next over after powerplay and was smashed for 10 runs by Muhammad Rizwan.
Rossouw And Sohaib On Charge

Shan spent a lot of time and crease and played the shots all around but a slow delivery from young Muhammad Imran got rid of him. Imran bowled a slower ball on the stumps, Shan tried to loft it but an inside edge got to ball to his stumps. In Imran’s second over he removed Muhammad Rizwan as well. Rizwan scored a total of 500 runs in this year’s PSL and he is second in the leading run-scorer list.
After 11 overs Multan Sultans were 83 for 2. Both the teams were in the best position right now. Wahab and Rizwan, both were almost happy with the situation. But Rossouw and Sohaib turned the table with their sensational partnership in no time.
In meantime, Rilee Rossouw took the responsibility and played a sensational inning for 50 runs in just 20 balls. Sohaib Maqsood completed his 50 in 25 balls. Rilee scored 13 runs against Muhammad Imran to get the rhythm but was removed by Sameen in his last over.
Good Finish For Multan Sultans

Multan Sultans were 180 for 2 after 18 overs. Both the set batsman was on the crease in form of Sohaib and Rossouw. Rossouw played a reverse swipe that went straight up to Muhammad Irfan and he lost his wicket. On the very next ball, Sameen bowled the yorker to new man Johnson Charles. Charles missed it completely and lost his wicket too.
Amad Butt came to bowl the last over and started with the no-ball. Khushdil smashed the free hit for a big six. This six was followed by another maximum. Rutherford tried his best to stop it but stepped on the boundary cushion. Multan Sultan finished at 206 for 4 in their 20 overs.
Muzarabani Got Rid Of Zazai Early

Peshawar Zalmi came with a strong mindset to chase the target. Kamran Akmal charged on the bowlers straight away. After 5 over Zalmi was 36 without loss of any wicket. All of that score was scored by Kamran Akmal. Till then Zazai had played 3 balls and only scoring 0 runs.
Muzarabani bowled the sixth over and Zazai founded an opportunity there. He smashed Muzarabani for a gigantic six on the leg-side to open his account. On the very next ball, Muzarabani made a comeback and bowled a slower ball. Everyone knows that Zazai is not that good at slow balls. The Plan worked and Multan got the big fish.
Wickets Kept Falling for Zalmi

After Zazai’s wicket, Imran Khan clean bowled Kamran Akmal as well who was looking so well. Imran bowled at a good length, the ball swang a bit inside and went straight into Kamran’s stumps. Zalmi becomes 42 for 2 in no time. Malik kept the scoreboard running by hitting a few boundaries.
The required run rate was almost 13 for Peshawar Zalmi. In this pressure situation Malik called for a double and a perfect through from Rilee Rossouw dismissed Jonathan Wells. Powel put some partnership with Malik but Muzarabani got rid of him as well. Zalmi became124 for 4 after 14 overs.
Multan Won By A Big Margin

70 runs were required in the last 5 overs. It was a doable job as Shoaib Malik was set on the crease with 48 runs in 27 balls along with Sherfane Rutherford, who is on the number 3rd Most six-hitting list of this year’s PSL. Sohail Tanveer came to ball the 16th over and the experience of Malik came on on one with Tanveer’s experience.
Tanveer won the battle and kept Sultans at the upper edge by dismissing Malik. Rutherford hit a couple of sixes but Imran Tahir removed 3 Zalmi batters in just 4 balls. Zalmi fell from 137 for 4 to 151 for 8 in just 12 balls. Zalmi managed to score only 159 runs and Multan Sultans became the CHAMPIONS OF THE HBL PSL 6.
HBL PSL 6 Awards Winners
Player of the tournament
Sohaib Maqsood won the Player of the Tournament award after playing plenty of match-winning knocks for his team throughout the event.
Best Batsman of the tournament
This award was won by Sohaib Maqsood too for his 428 runs in the tournament with a strike rate of 156. He also hit 22 sixes in this year’s PSL which was the second most after Asif Ali.

Best Bowler of the tournment
Shahnawaz Dahani, the Larkana sensation, won this award after taking 2 wickets in the tournament and became the leading wicket taker.

Best Wicketkeeper of the tournament
Without any doubt Muhammad Rizwan won the award for his 500 runs in the tournament along with 19 dismissals behind the stumps.

Best Fielder of the tournament
Iftikhar Ahmed was declared as the best fielder of the tournament as he took 9 catches in 12 games. His catch per match ratio was 0.750.
Match Summary
Multan Sultans | 206/4(20 Overs) | ||
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Sohaib Maqsood | 65(35)* | Sameen Gul | 26/2 (4 Overs) |
Rilee Rossouw | 50(21) | Muhammad Imran | 47/2 (4 Over) |
Peshawar Zalmi | 159/9(20 Overs) | ||
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Shoaib Malik | 48(28) | Imran Tahir | 33/3 (4 Overs) |
Kamran Akmal | 36(28) | Blessing Muzarabani | 26/1 (4 Over) |

Match Details | |
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Toss | Peshawar Won, Elected field |
MOM | Sohaib Maqsood |
Umpire | Aleem Dar Ahsan Raza |
3rd Umpire | Asif Yaqoob |
Match Refree | Muhammad Anees |