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Peshawar Zalmi won the Pakistan Super League final, defeating Hyderabad Kingsmen by five wickets. Aaron Hardie starred with both bat and ball, scoring 56 not out and taking 4 wickets for 27 runs.
Since Peshawar Zalmi last won the title in 2017, the five other founder franchises have all won the Pakistan Super League [Getty Images]
Pakistan Super League final, Lahore
Hyderabad Kingsmen 129 all out (18 overs): Saim 54 (50); Hardie 4-27
Peshawar Zalmi 130-5 (15.2 overs): Hardie 56* (39), Samad 48 (34); Mohammad Ali 3-38
Peshawar Zalmi won by five wickets
Australia all-rounder Aaron Hardie starred with bat and ball as Peshawar Zalmi beat Hyderabad Kingsmen to win their second Pakistan Super League title.
Hardie took 4-27 as Kingsmen were bowled out for 129, then top-scored with an unbeaten 56 as Peshawar chased down 130 with 28 balls to spare.
Having topped the table in the group stage, Zalmi thrashed Islamabad United in the qualifier match before chasing a low total in the final to end their nine-year title drought.
Kingsmen, who reached the final in their first season of existence, were put into bat in Lahore and reached 71-2 shortly after the powerplay.
Their innings took a nosedive from that point, as they lost four wickets for three runs, with Michael Bracewell running out both Irfan Khan Niazi and Kusal Perera.
Saim Ayub offered some resistance, scoring a steady 54 from 50 balls and dragging his side's score into three figures.
He became Hardie's third victim, and the seamer - who had already dismissed opener Marnus Labuschagne and Hassan Khan - then removed Akif Javed five balls later to end the Kingsmen innings with two overs remaining.
While 130 looked a challenging total to defend, Kingsmen had their opponents reeling in the first over as seamer Mohammad Ali dismissed first Mohammad Haris (6) and then Peshawar captain Babar Azam for a golden duck.
Kusal Mendis (9) and Bracewell (4) also returned to the dugout as Peshawar slipped to 40-4.
However from that point Hardie and Abdul Samad (48) steered Peshawar out of trouble, putting on 85 for the fifth wicket.
Aaron Hardie scored 56 not out and took 4 wickets for 27 runs in the PSL final.
Peshawar Zalmi last won the Pakistan Super League title in 2017.
Peshawar Zalmi scored 130 runs for 5 wickets, chasing down Hyderabad Kingsmen's total of 129 all out.
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Ali had Samad caught with five runs required, finishing with figures of 3-38, but Pakistan Under-19 captain Farhan Yousuf finished the match with a four as Kingmen's low total proved too challenging to defend.