LAHORE: Lahore Qalandars’ flamboyant batter Fakhar Zaman has missed out on a major opportunity to create the record of becoming the first cricketer to reach the 600-run mark in a single edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Before the final Fakhar stood with 585 runs in 12 games and just required 15 more runs in the final to reach the 600-run landmark and become the first-ever batter in PSL history to achieve the milestone.
The batter has not been up to the mark in the last two matches and he failed to deliver in the crucial final of the PSL 7, as Lahore Qalandars seek to claim their maiden title.
Zaman was dismissed for three runs by Asif Afridi in the initial stage of the match and he was able to reach 588 runs — just 12 runs shy of achieving the 600-run mark.
The aggressive left-hander Zaman has been in a rollicking form in this year’s event as he is the leading run-scorer, and he also holds the record for most runs scored in a single PSL edition after he surpassed Babar Azam’s record in the league stages.
The hi-octane final of PSL’s seventh edition is underway and the Lahore Qalandars have had the worst possible start as their top-order batters — Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Zeeshan Ashraf — were dismissed in the powerplay.
