Lahore’s side clinches PSL title for third time, bags prize money worth millions of rupees.

Lahore Qalandars defeated Quetta Gladiators in the final of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 10, winning the title for the third time along with bagging prize money worth millions of rupees.

After Islamabad United, Qalandars are the only other team to achieve this milestone. In the final PSL match, which was played in Lahore, Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat against Qalandars.

Choosing to bat first, Gladiators scored 201 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

Notably, the Quetta side suffered an early setback as captain Saud Shakeel was dismissed by Qalandars’ skipper and left-arm pacer Shaheen Afridi for just four runs off six balls, leaving the Gladiators at 17–1 in 2.4 overs.

However, on the fifth ball of the final over, the Lahore team reached its target of 202 runs and won the title for the third time. In a thrilling chase of 202 runs, they began aggressively with Mohammad Naeem and Fakhar Zaman laying a strong foundation.

In addition to winning the title and hearts of their fans, Qalandars also received the PSL 10 prize money of $500,000, which is approximately over Rs 140 million.

The second-place Gladiators, on the other hand, received $200,000, or more than Rs56 million.