Hyderabad Kingsmen will face Peshawar Zalmi in the PSL 11 final on Sunday night at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Punjab, to close the 44-match season.
The Pakistan Super League final will feature Marnus Labuschagne’s debutant Kingsmen against Babar Azam’s Zalmi, who are seeking their second title after winning in 2017.
For the first time in PSL history, the winning franchise will receive $500,000, while the runners-up will get $300,000.
The franchise with the best player development efforts will receive $200,000, while the tournament-winning prize for players will comprise $500,000.
Zalmi reached the final after winning eight of 10 league-stage matches and beating Islamabad United by 70 runs in the Qualifier.
Babar leads Zalmi’s batting with 588 runs, while Kusal Mendis has scored 541 runs, and Sufyan Moqim has taken 21 wickets.
Fast bowler Nahid Rana has rejoined the Zalmi squad and will be available for selection after taking seven wickets in four league matches.
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Kingsmen lost their first four matches, including a last-ball defeat to Zalmi, before winning four straight games and reaching the playoffs.
They eliminated Multan Sultans in Eliminator 1 and beat Islamabad United by two runs in Eliminator 2.
Babar said Zalmi’s campaign had been a combined effort of local and overseas players, while Labuschagne said Kingsmen would focus on sticking to their processes in the final.
