PSL7 Final: Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Afridi wins fans’ hearts
February 28, 2022 |
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PSL7 ended with victory of Lahore Qalandars: Mohammad Rizwan |
Lahore Qalandars Win PSL7 Final Title but Mohammad Rizwan
and Shaheen Afridi wins fans’ hearts
T(caps)his is the first time that Lahore Qalandars team won the
PSL title but what won the hearts of the people was to embrace the captains of
both the teams Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Rizwan.
The embrace of the two at the end of the final proved to
everyone why people were so emotionally attached to this tournament.
February 27 proved to be a memorable day for Lahore fans as
Qalandars clinched the title for the first time by defeating favorite Multan
Sultans by 42 runs.
After the victory, Lahore captain Shaheen Shah Afridi
expressed his gratitude for winning the cup for the first time in seven years
but at the same time expressed his appreciation for his opponents by showing
real sportsmanship.
The wait of 7 long years has finally ended. We are PSL champions, Alhumdulillah 🏆
Grateful to every single player, coaches, owners, staff and super fans for your belief. You made it possible. @iMRizwanPak bhai & @MultanSultans, you fought like champions#MeHoonQalandar #DilSe pic.twitter.com/saT6G7YeOD
— Shaheen Shah Afridi (@iShaheenAfridi) February 28, 2022
Mohammad Rizwan wrote that Multan Sultans will play like
champions and will rise again only after fall. Thanks to all fans, staff,
players, coaches and owner, I am very happy for Lahore Qalandars, Shaheen Shah
Afridi’s victory is my victory.
Girte hain Sheh’sawaar hi maidaane Jang me!@MultanSultans played like champions & champs get up after being knocked out. Yaqeen rakhna hai. Thanks to all the fans, staff, players, coaches & owner.
Really happy for LQ. Or @iShaheenAfridi ki jeet, meri jeet hai. #Pakistan #PSL7 pic.twitter.com/KKDaBxR9p3
— Muhammad Rizwan (@iMRizwanPak) February 27, 2022
Shahid Afridi, Wasim Akram and Sarfaraz Ahmed also
congratulated the Lahore team on Twitter:
Congratulating his son-in-law in a tweet, Shahid Afridi
wrote, “The whole squad of Lahore Qalandars but the whole of Lahore
deserved this victory.”
Wasim Akram wrote that the great performance of Lahore
Qalandars, congratulations.
Sarfraz Ahmed wrote that the credit for winning PSL 7 goes
to the entire team management and players while Shaheen Shah Afridi provided
the best leadership.
Mohammad Rizwan declared the best batsman and wicket-keeper
of HBLPSL-7
Multan Sultans captain and wicket-keeper Better Mohammad
Rizwan has been declared the best batsman and wicket-keeper of HBLPSL-7.
Following the PSL 7 final, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)
announced the awards for the players, including the most valuable cricketer and
ICCT Twenty Cricketer of the Year winner Mohammad Rizwan. He was declared
Player of the Tournament for scoring 546 runs in 13 matches of the tournament.
During PSL 7, he scored 7 half centuries, including 47 fours
and 9 sixes. During this time he also took 9 wickets behind the wickets.