LIVE: Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators – Pakistan Super League final
Lahore Qalandars host Quetta Gladiators in the final of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2025.Action at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan, gets under way at 7:30pm (14:30 GMT).Quetta Gladiators topped the league table at the end of the round-robin stage and won their qualifier against Islamabad United to enter the final.Lahore Qalandars finished fourth on the table but qualified for the final after beating Islamabad United and Karachi Kings in their two knockout games.The Qalandars won back-to-back PSL titles in 2022 and 2023.The solitary title win for the Gladiators came in the 2019 season.
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Content: Hello, welcome and thanks for joining our live coverage of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) final.
Lahore Qalandars host Quetta Gladiators as the 10th edition of Pakistan's premier T20 cricket league comes to its conclusion at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
Action is set to get under way at 7:30pm (14:30 GMT) with a closing ceremony preceding the first ball.
A packed house is expected as the home team looks for its third title, but the visitors can expect to find some support as well.
I'm Hafsa Adil, bringing you all the pre-match talking points, stats and build-up before Rohan Sharma joins us for the live text commentary of the action as it unfolds in Lahore.
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