2020 Pakistan Super League final

The final was played on 17 November between the Karachi Kings and Lahore Qalandars at Karachi's National Stadium. The clash was described as "undoubtedly the biggest match in the league's history, pitting Pakistan's two major cities against one another".[15][16] It was the first time for both teams to have qualified for the PSL final.[17] The occasion was particularly special for Karachi, as they paid tribute to their Australian coach Dean Jones who died in September.[15] Lahore's trajectory was compared by Sky Sports to that of Leicester City in the 2015–16 Premier League, having struggled and finished last in all previous PSL editions, only to become potential champions in the 2020 season.[18]

Lahore won the toss and elected to bat first.[4] Fakhar Zaman and Tamim Iqbal formed a slow but steady 68-run opening partnership off the first ten overs, until both Tamim and Fakhar were dismissed in the 11th over by Umaid Asif, holing out catches to Iftikhar Ahmed. Lahore's key middle order batsmen including Mohammad Hafeez, Ben Dunk, Samit Patel and skipper Sohail Akhtar failed to make an impact, as Lahore faced a batting collapse and lost seven wickets for only 50 runs. David Wiese and Shaheen Afridi finished the innings, taking the total to 135.[4]

Karachi had a stable start, until Sharjeel Khan was dismissed by Patel in the fourth over via a catch to Fakhar. Alex Hales was bowled by Dilbar Hussain in the seventh over, with the scoreboard reading 49 runs. Wicketkeeper-batsman Chadwick Walton formed a crucial 61-run partnership off 8.1 overs with opener and star performer Babar Azam, until he too was dismissed LBW by Dilbar in the 16th over.[4] Iftikhar and Sherfane Rutherford were caught and dismissed in consecutive deliveries at the start of the 18th over by Haris Rauf, with 124 runs added to the scoreboard and Karachi needing only 11 runs to win off 16 deliveries. Babar and captain Imad Wasim took Karachi over the line, with the latter hitting the winning stroke in the 19th over to take Karachi to a five-wicket victory with eight balls to spare, and the team's inaugural title.[4] Babar Azam was adjudged man of the match for his half century and standout performance, hitting 63 runs off 49 balls including seven boundaries, at a strike rate of 128.57.[4]