Kent captain Sam Billings helped Lahore Qalandars retain their Pakistan Super League title in thrilling fashion on Saturday.

Billings, 31, wore the gloves as they beat Multan Sultans by just one run in the Final.

Speaking after the victory, he said: “That’s what T20 cricket is about - [it was] a good pitch.

“What a game of cricket. What an advert for the game. It was great to be part of and, obviously, to be on the winning side.

“This was my first experience of cricket in Pakistan and it certainly didn’t disappoint. The noise was something I haven’t experienced in a long time.

“It’s been an honour to play over here. You can feel the passion for cricket here, can't you?

“There were two of the best teams in the competition, rightly, in the Final and what a game of cricket.”

The Pembury-born man contributed nine runs after Qalandars captain Shaheen Shah Afridi won the toss and elected to bat first.

They set Multan Sultans 201 to win thanks to big-hitting from Abdullah Shafique, with 65 from 40 balls, and Afridi’s 15-ball 44.

Sultans required 13 to win from the last six balls, having been put in that position by Rilee Rossouw’s 52 from 32 balls and skipper Mohammad Rizwan blasting 34 from 23 balls.

But clever bowling from right-arm paceman Zaman Khan ensured the Qalandars retained their title - despite Sultans nearly running a three to take the game to a tie-breaker.

During their Eliminator, Billings had contributed 28 runs from 21 balls in the Qalandars’ middle-order to help them towards their successful run-chase.

He had been Lahore's first-choice wicketkeeper throughout the competition.

Overall, he contributed 235 runs at an average of 26.11 in his 10 matches, with a top score of 54.

Kent team-mate Jordan Cox was also part of the Qalandars squad, although he didn’t play a game in the tournament.