Lahore routs defending champion Islamabad by 95 runs to reach PSL final

LAHORE Pakistan AP Lahore Qalandars qualified for their third Pakistan Super League final in four years after an emphatic -run win against defending champion Islamabad United on Friday Captain Shaheen Shah Afridi grabbed two wickets for three runs in his three overs as Islamabad was routed for in overs in reply to Lahore s imposing - Islamabad struggled to get going in the chase in the absence of star opener Alex Hales who missed the crucial eliminator to attend a friend s wedding in Spain Afridi got a wicket with his third ball when he uprooted the middle stump of Mohammad Shahzad for a duck Lahore pace bowler Salman Mirza - took all of his wickets inside the powerplay as Islamabad never recovered after crumbling to - Mirza bowled league leading run-getter Sahibzada Farhan for Pakistan Twenty captain Salman Ali Agha top-scored with off balls and Islamabad skipper Shadab Khan made off balls Nobody else reached double figures Bangladesh leg-spinner Rishad Hossain picked up - and Afridi bagged the last two wickets to seal the win Earlier Lahore s faith on rookie opener Mohammad Naeem paid off in the crunch event when he smashed off balls with seven fours and two sixes Sri Lankan left-hander Kusal Perera added off and countryman Bhanuka Rajapaksa made a valuable Asif Ali smashed two late sixes to ensure Lahore breached Lahore won the league in and and will meet winner Quetta Gladiators in the final on Sunday at Lahore AP cricket https apnews com hub cricket Source