Dhaka, May 27 -- Lahore Qalandars clinched their third Pakistan Super League (PSL) title on Sunday in dramatic fashion, thanks to a stunning late assault by Sikandar Raza and Kusal Perera. Needing 71 off the final 30 balls, the duo launched a calculated counterattack.

While Mohammad Amir troubled them in the 18th over, Raza smashed a four and a six off his last two balls to reclaim momentum. Perera followed up with a 16-run over off Khurram Shahzad, reducing the equation to 31 off 12 balls.

Perera struck Amir for three boundaries in the penultimate over, yielding 18 runs and leaving just 13 required from the final six deliveries. Although Faheem Ashraf kept things tight initially, Raza hammered a six and a four off the last two balls to...