Watch: Pakistan uses military helicopter to dry wet pitch at Gaddafi Stadium
Follow UsTwo army helicopters were employed on Wednesday to dry out the rain-hit wet pitch and outfield before the second eliminator to be played between Karachi Kings and Peshawar Zalmi at Lahore's Gaddafi Cricket Stadium.
In the match, Kamran Akmal knocked a quickfire half-century to take defending champions Peshawar Zalmi into the Pakistan Super League final with a 13-run victory.
The 36-year-old scored a 27-ball 77 studded with eight well-timed sixes and five boundaries to lift his team to 170-7 in a 16-over-a-side game following a rain delay.
Peshawar Zalmi will now meet former champions Islamabad United in the final in Karachi on Sunday.
Second helicopter makes its way to GSL to help dry the wet outfield. #DilSeJaanLagaDe #KKVPZ pic.twitter.com/UZh6RgC9x0
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) March 21, 2018
Watch the video here:
Reporting for duty...pakha kidder lana?#psl #helicopter #livefromGaddafi pic.twitter.com/y4abbWGeMY
— Abdul Ahad (@Abdul88Ahad) March 21, 2018
Helicopter being used to Dry the Gaddafi Stadium Lahore - Eliminator 2 Match - PSL 3 pic.twitter.com/ZFb4dMOHlF
— ???????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????? (@MaimoonaSherazi) March 21, 2018
Helicopter being used to dry Qaddafi stadium for today's match after heavy rain!
— Haris (@Harisali303) March 21, 2018
Edit: To those criticizing, PSL is a business, it'll be a bigger loss not having a match. Kitnay liter petrol laga hoga? pic.twitter.com/QR5v0gcujv
Level of PSL.
— خرم سلیم (@KhuramKTS) March 21, 2018
Helicopter used to dry the Rain Water from Qaddafi Stadium Lahore before 2nd Eliminator Match of HBL PSL 3#KKvPZ #QaddafiStadium #HBLPSL3 #PCB #preperations #KarachiKings #PeshawarZalmi pic.twitter.com/Q1gRyWnYvx