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Pakistan Super League 2024

The victory for Islamabad United sets the stage for an exciting final against Mohammad Rizwan's Multan Sultans. The final is scheduled to take place in Karachi on Monday (March 18).&nbsp;

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PSL Eliminator 2: Babar Azam's Peshawar Zalmi choke in one-game elimination match against Shadab Khan's Islamabad United

Multan Sultans cruised into their fourth successive Pakistan Super League (PSL) final after thrashing Babar Azam's Peshawar Zalmi by seven wickets on March 15.

Multan Sultans' players celebrate the wicket of Peshawar Zalmi's Babar Azam during PSL match on March 14. (Getty)

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Mohammad Rizwan's Multan Sultans make 4th straight PSL final after Babar Azam's sluggish knock backfires Peshawar Zalmi

Mohammad Rizwan's Multan Sultans ended the league stage with the best record, occupying the top spot with seven victories in 10 matches played.

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PSL 2024: Babar Azam to face off against Mohammad Rizwan in Pakistan Premier League playoffs as league stage concludes

The match between Peshawar Zalmi and Karachi Kings on Monday turned out to be another thriller as the contest went down to the wire and was only decided on the last ball.

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PSL 2024: Run machine Babar Azam strokes another half-century, leads Peshawar Zalmi to top of points table with 2-run win over Karachi Kings

Peshawar Zalmi became the only team to have qualified for the playoffs in every one of the nine editions of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

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PSL 2024: Akeal Hosein's hat-trick in vain as Babar Azam smashes another half-century to lead Peshawar Zalmi into playoffs

Mohammad Amir has transitioned to playing for the Quetta Gladiators in this season's PSL after a long stint with the Karachi Kings since the league's inception in 2016.

Mohammad Amir has accused Multan's Deputy Commissioner of mistreating his family. 

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Babar Azam has been gifted an MG Essence car by Peshawar Zalmi chairman Javed Afridi for his masterful century against Islamabad United at the Gaddafi Stadium.

Peshawar Zalmi's captain Babar Azam has been gifted an MG Essence car by Peshawar Zalmi chairman Javed Afridi. (Photo Courtesy: Twitter)

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Babar Azam rewarded with MG car from Peshawar Zalmi owner Javed Afridi after his 11th T20 ton vs Islamabad United

At 29 years old, Babar Azam's T20 career boasts an impressive tally of 11 centuries, positioning him as the second-highest century-maker in the world of T20 cricket

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Luke Wood shone brilliantly with both bat and ball, earning him the Player of the Match title after Peshawar Zalmi defeated Multan Sultans by 5 runs.

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PSL: Mohammad Rizwan's Sultans choke miserably as Babar Azam's Peshawar register a nail-biting 5-run

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Peshawar Zalmi

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115 by Babar Azam v Quetta Gladiators on March 8, 2023 - w

Babar Azam

111* by Babar Azam v Islamabad United on February 26, 2024 - r

107* by Kamran Akmal v Lahore Qalandars on March 16, 2018 - w

Kamran Akmal

5/7 by Shahid Afridi v Quetta Gladiators on February 14, 2016 - w

Shahid Afridi

5/27 by Arif Yaqoob v Islamabad United on February 26, 2024 - r

4/15 by Hasan Ali v Lahore Qalandars on February 17, 2019 - w

Hasan Ali

115 by Babar Azam v Quetta Gladiators on March 8, 2023 - Quetta Gladiators beat Peshawar Zalmi by 8 wickets

5/7 by Shahid Afridi v Quetta Gladiators on February 14, 2016 - Peshawar Zalmi beat Quetta Gladiators by 8 wickets

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