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Lahore: Pakistan Super League (PSL) finalists Peshawar Zalmi will miss the services of flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi, who on Saturday ruled himself out with a finger injury for Sunday’s final against Quetta Gladiators at the Gaddafi Stadium here.<\/p>\n
Afridi had on Friday left the field in the 11th over after splitting the webbing on his right hand while attempting an improbable catch from West Indian big-hitter Keiron Pollard, during the third playoff against Karachi Kings at the Dubai International Stadium. Peshawar, however, won the match by 24 runs to reach the final.<\/p>\n
The cut required stitches and the 37-year-old has been advised 10 days of rest.<\/p>\n
“After (the 2016) World T20, it was a big challenge for me to perform for my fans. They couldn’t see me performing (to the level) which they were expecting. So I hope you have enjoyed whatever I gave in PSL, because whatever the cricket left in me is for you only,” Afridi said in a video message.<\/p>\n
“My wish was to play the PSL final in Lahore but sorry, I wont be able to play because doctor gave me a 10-day rest order. It was my big wish that I could play in front of my own people in Lahore but sorry, not possible because of his this,” he added.<\/p>\n
The swashbuckling right-hander had also announced his retirement from international cricket during the tournament.<\/p>\n
In 10 matches of this edition of the PSL, Afridi had scored 177 runs and taken two wickets with an economy rate of 6.75.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Afridi had on Friday left the field in the 11th over after splitting the webbing on his right hand while attempting an improbable catch from West Indian big-hitter Keiron Pollard, during the third playoff against Karachi Kings at the Dubai International Stadium. Peshawar, however, won the match by 24 runs to reach the final.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33511,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[4744,21703,466,21324,21701,20924,21702,866],"class_list":["post-33819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world-cricket-news","tag-cricket-news","tag-gaddafi-stadium","tag-indian-sports-news","tag-pakistan-super-league","tag-peshawar-zalmi","tag-psl","tag-quetta-gladiators","tag-shahid-afridi"],"yoast_head":"\n