3 LQ Batters Who Could Bring Down QG in the PSL 2025 Final

The scene has been set, the floodlights are about to flicker into life, and Lahore is taking a breath. The PSL 2025 final is coming home — the electric Gaddafi Stadium — with the Lahore Qalandars poised to make another run at glory. After a wild ride of brilliance and grit, the Qalandars have scratched and crawled their way into the final. With their explosive batting unit firing at the right time, the team is set up for a high-scoring chase. They will have to contend with a well-drilled side in pursuit of silverware. What’s on the line? Everything. Pride, a trophy, and bragging rights for the city.

Sikandar Raza 

This season, Sikandar Raza has been the Mr. Dependable for Lahore Qalandars, tying together important knocks with unflappable and attacking intent. With 232 runs from 9 innings and a scorching strike rate of 162.23, Raza has consistently put the pressure on during the middle overs.

What makes Raza particularly dangerous is his awareness of the game. Whatever the team needed – an anchor or some quick boundaries – he has delivered brilliantly. Raza’s ability to find gaps will be useful on the rapid, batter friendly Gaddafi Stadium pitch as it gets quicker and provides carry. With his experience in all formats of the game and his fearless approach to batting, Raza will be one of the Qalandars’ most dangerous weapons.

Kusal Perera 

Kusal Perera might be new to the Qalandars’ camp, but he has already made a bombastic impression in his brief time with the franchise. In just 3 innings, he has made 108 runs at a strike rate of 161.19 – and with a top score of 61 that drew everyone out of their seats. His instinctive talent and wristy aggression fit Lahore’s aggressive mould like a glove.

Perera is someone who can explode early, making him the perfect choice to target the powerplay. If he gets the engine going, as a bowler, it is never a fun day with scoreboard pressure building at a rate any bowling attack would not want to have in a final. Whether beckoned to open or as a floating batter, Perera has all the necessary tools to be the X-factor in this championship contest.

Fakhar Zaman 

It can hardly be said you can discuss Lahore Qalandars’ batting unit without mentioning Fakhar Zaman — he is the spine of their top order and a genuine match-winner. He has amassed a colossal 428 runs from 12 innings with a strike rate of 154.51, and while that number is impressive, it is frustrating for the bowling unit that he isn’t a more regular match winner for them.

What’s most impressive, however, is his ability to prepare for the big stage. The final will certainly be his playground, and, with the wicket offering plenty of bounce and pace, he will be itching for anything short or wide to hammer it beyond the boundary. If he gets into his rhythm early, there is no limit to the chaos that he can create. And when Fakhar gets going, bowlers don’t just go for runs, but they disappear entirely.

With the final of the PSL 2025 returning to Lahore, the Qalandars could have written a better script with a home crowd, a flat deck, and their best batters in form. If they tick, the Qalandars will not merely chase the trophy – they will chase the trophy like a wedge-buster with the rocket-up-a-derrier attitude.

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