Multan face off against Peshawar in PSL final in Abu Dhabi

ISLAMABAD: First time finalists Multan Sultans took on experienced Peshawar Zalmi in the final game of the sixth edition of the Pakistan Super League Twenty20 series in Abu Dhabi today, Thursday.
This is Peshawar Zalmi’s fourth PSL final. It won the PSL champions title in 2017 and was the runner-up in the 2018 and 2019 editions.
Peshawar Zalmi selected Arab News Pakistan as its international media partner in 2020 and extended this partnership to the 2021 edition. The series, being held in Pakistan, was suspended halfway due to the spread of COVID-19 in March but resumed this month in Abu Dhabi.
The Pakistan Cricket Board said on Wednesday the winning team would receive Rs75 million and the HBL PSL 6 trophy while the runner-up would take home Rs 30 million.
“In the final, we would want to keep our game plan simple, and I am very hopeful that we would play with the same spirit,” Multan captain Mohammad Rizwan said. “That is all that I will ask of my players, results are in the hands of the Almighty and we will only care about giving our absolute best.”
Wahab Riaz, Peshawar Zalmi captain, said since the beginning of the HBL Pakistan Super League, “the Peshawar Zalmi side has played like a family.”
“We play an aggressive brand of cricket and believe in taking the game to the opposition,” He said. “We will play the final with the same frame of mind. Playing the fourth final for Zalmi and first as a captain is a huge honour for me and I would like to lead the team to glory tomorrow night against a formidable opponent. It should be a great occasion.”