Imad Wasim, Sohail Akhtar upbeat ahead of PSL final
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\nISLAMABAD Karachi Kings\u2019 captain Imad Wasim and Lahore Qalandars\u2019 skipper Sohail Akhtar, while talking to the media through a virtual press conference on Monday, appeared upbeat about their chances going into the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season five final between the two sides that is scheduled to be played on Tuesday at the National Stadium in Karachi. Imad stated that his side would enter the ground on Tuesday looking for a victory in the final of the PSL 5. \u201cWe will go out on the field to win the PSL 5 final against Lahore Qalandars. The team that plays well will win. In sports, you should be looking to compete. I hope that no untoward issues will be faced during the final. Win or lose, we will look to give it our best. We did some mistakes in our qualifying encounter against Multan Sultans. The match should not have gone to a super over. We will not disappoint our fans,\u201d Imad said. \u201cWe consider all players in the Lahore Qalandars side as dangerous. We will not take anyone lightly. We have prepared a game-plan for each player. I try to fulfill my responsibilities as a player and captain by playing selfless cricket. The spirits of the Lahore Qalandars\u2019 side are high but the final will be very different. Any player from either side can turn the tide of the match. We have a lot of expectations from fast-bowler Mohammad Amir. Babar Azam and I will also try to step up for our side,\u201d he added. Meanwhile, Akhtar believed that all players in the Lahore Qalandars side were performing well and that was the reason why the side had made it to the final of the tournament. \u201cOne or two players performing well is sometimes enough in T20\u2019s. All our players have been performing and that is why we are in the final of the PSL 5. Lahore Qalandars have done a great deal of work in finding new talent over the course of five years and this is the result of that effort,\u201d Akhtar said. \u201cThe PCB has kept two trophies, one for the winner and the second for the runner-up. The team that is destined to win the cup will win it. Whoever picks up the trophy, we <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Imad Wasim, Sohail Akhtar upbeat ahead of PSL final NEWS DESK ISLAMABAD Karachi Kings\u2019 captain Imad Wasim and Lahore Qalandars\u2019 skipper Sohail Akhtar, while talking to the media through a virtual press conference on Monday, appeared upbeat about their chances going into the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season five final between the two sides that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":156747,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-156718","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n