HARRY BROOK starred with a blistering 41 not out off 22 balls as Lahore Qalandars won their first Pakistan Super League title, beating defending champions Multan Sultans in the final.

Yorkshire’s loyalties were split.

The Qalandars are a team who the county are now linked with, alongside South African side the Titans, and include young batting tyro Brook and new overseas fast bowler Haris Rauf. But Multan fielded David Willey and also new coach Ottis Gibson as their bowling consultant.

Brook crashed three sixes in a late burst, helping the Qalandars recover from 25-3 to post 180-5 and delight a sold out home crowd at the Gaddafi Stadium.

In reply, the Sultans lost regular wickets and fell to 138 all out in the final over, losing by 42 runs.

Captain Shaheen Shah Afridi claimed three wickets and Rauf one.

Earlier, Willey finished with 1-42 from his four overs, though his figures were spoilt somewhat during Brook’s assault.

Both Brook and Willey had profitable tournaments.

Brook scored 264 runs in 10 appearances, including a best of 102 not out - his maiden career T20 century. He averaged 52.8.

Vikings T20 captain Willey claimed 13 wickets in eight games, including a best of 3-22.

Unfortunately it wasn’t to be double final Sunday success for our new partners, with the Titans losing to Boland in Cricket South Africa’s T20 Challenge showpiece.

A low-scoring affair saw the Titans, chasing 139, fall to 123-9 in Port Elizabeth.

Meanwhile, Yorkshire Under-15s batting star Shahzaib Sayeed has admitted his delight at becoming the first beneficiary of the county’s link-up with Lahore Qalandars, training in Pakistan over the last fortnight.

Sayeed, a product of Mount CC, now plays for New Rover in Leeds.

“I want to score plenty of runs for Yorkshire,” said the left-hander who made a Roses half-century on county debut for the U13s.

The 15-year-old combined a family trip to Lahore with a handful of training sessions at the Qalandars’ High Performance Centre.

“I had five sessions with them, and it was a really good experience,” he said in a social media video filmed by the Qalandars. “My game and my confidence has risen because of it.

“The facilities were beautiful, and all the coaches there and students were really helpful.”

Sayeed was given a leave of absence from school to travel out to Lahore to see his sick mother and, thanks to help from Lord Patel and Qalandars’ chief operating officer Sameen Rana, was able to incorporate some cricket into his trip.

“We have supported the Qalandars since the Pakistan Super League started,” revealed the Thornhill Community Academy student - a prefect and potential head boy.

“Our family links are to Lahore, and they are our side. We love to follow them.

“Unfortunately we didn’t have the time to go to a PSL game, as I wanted to spend time with my mum. But hopefully I can get to one in the future.”