Lahore Qalandars beat Multan Sultans in the opening match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2023 at the Multan Cricket Stadium.
Khushdil Shah put a lot of effort into the Sultans’ cause, striking two boundaries off the final two balls to bring the chase even closer. In the final over, young Zaman Khan held off 14 runs to help his team win the match.
Sultans were in a dominant position thanks to Mohammad Rizwan and Shan Masood.
In the PSL, Rizwan hit his 13th fifty against the reigning champions.
Rizwan and Masood, the Sultans’ opening pair, put their team in a commanding position by putting together a 100-run partnership for the first wicket.
The two batters stayed at the crease for a considerable amount of time and didn’t allow the Qalandar bowlers to overwhelm them.
Hussain Talat, who scored 35 runs in 31 balls for the Qalandars and sent Masood back to the pavilion, provided the team with its breakthrough.
Later, Rizwan was bowled by Qalandars captain Shaheen Shah Afridi after scoring 75 runs in 50 balls, bringing the home team’s score to 131-2.
The Qalandars captain and his bowling partner Haris Rauf dragged their team back into the game after the two openers left.
The left-fourth armer’s over was fantastic.
Rauf cleaned up David Miller of South Africa, who is known for his powerful hitting, by bowling a blistering yorker to get rid of the left-handed batsman after he had amassed 25 runs.
Are you not entertained?! ๐คฉ
Death overs masterclass from @lahoreqalandars ends @MultanSultans unbeaten run at home ๐#HBLPSL8 | #SabSitarayHumaray | #MSvLQ pic.twitter.com/y5swZR3423
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 13, 2023
.@lahoreqalandars WIN A THRILLER! ๐#HBLPSL8 | #SabSitarayHumaray | #MSvLQ pic.twitter.com/QZDUOqs1YG
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 13, 2023
Bullet throw ๐ฅ@KieronPollard55 is found short of his crease โ๏ธ#HBLPSL8 | #SabSitarayHumaray | #MSvLQ pic.twitter.com/Io3iU6WzSy
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 13, 2023
BULLSEYE!@HarisRauf14 gets the wicket of the dangerous @DavidMillerSA12 ๐ฏ#HBLPSL8 | #SabSitarayHumaray | #MSvLQ pic.twitter.com/6mOp8kMylG
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 13, 2023
.@iShaheenAfridi ๐ค @HarisRauf14
Stumps wrecked! ๐ฅ#HBLPSL8 | #SabSitarayHumaray | #MSvLQ pic.twitter.com/nia0Kd8H3F
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 13, 2023
o/ ๐ฆ
ยฉ๏ธ dismisses ยฉ๏ธ#HBLPSL8 | #SabSitarayHumaray | #MSvLQ pic.twitter.com/CxRxp0CaAf
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 13, 2023
๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ!
This match is going right down to the wire ๐ฅ#HBLPSL8 | #SabSitarayHumaray | #MSvLQ pic.twitter.com/bFD1HKPSjB
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 13, 2023
Captain fantastic Muhammad Rizwan notches up another half-century
Captain fantastic @iMRizwanPak notches up another half-century ๐#HBLPSL8 | #SabSitarayHumaray | #MSvLQ pic.twitter.com/S4Z2p28wX3
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 13, 2023
Wonderful opening stand for Multan Sultans They are 84-0 at the halfway markย
.@shani_official ๐ค @iMRizwanPak
Wonderful opening stand for @MultanSultans. They are 84-0 at the halfway mark ๐#HBLPSL8 | #SabSitarayHumaray | #MSvLQ pic.twitter.com/GXuqCgn5DW
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 13, 2023
.@ShahnawazDahani with a wicket on the final ball of the innings โ๏ธ#HBLPSL8 | #SabSitarayHumaray | #MSvLQ pic.twitter.com/Hi9yLj0pLG
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 13, 2023
Inning Break: Lahore Qalanders set target of 176
.@lahoreqalandars set a target of 176 ๐
Will it be enough against the home side?#HBLPSL8 | #SabSitarayHumaray | #MSvLQ pic.twitter.com/YnD8upWg2o
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 13, 2023
What a #SultanSquad debut for @iamusamamir !
He took 2 wickets for 25 runs in his 4 overs and was also excellent in the field!#SultanAaGayya pic.twitter.com/VjmjNpgmVw— Multan Sultans (@MultanSultans) February 13, 2023
๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ! ๐#HBLPSL8 | #SabSitarayHumaray | #MSvLQ pic.twitter.com/c9kW00SaYp
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 13, 2023
๐#HBLPSL8 | #SabSitarayHumaray | #MSvLQ pic.twitter.com/fQ2F22uGbU
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 13, 2023
How about that for a celebration?! ๐น
Ihsanullah makes an impact โก#HBLPSL8 | #SabSitarayHumaray | #MSvLQ pic.twitter.com/idbcnoquzM
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 13, 2023
With his outstanding 66 today, @FakharZamanLive becomes only the second player after Babar Azam to complete 2๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ runs in HBL PSL ๐#HBLPSL8 | #SabSitarayHumaray | #MSvLQ pic.twitter.com/1s6HqERbtc
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 13, 2023
๐ธ๐ฏ#HBLPSL8 | #SabSitarayHumaray | #MSvLQ pic.twitter.com/2goa9wtUbZ
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 13, 2023
.@FakharZamanLive at his belligerent best ๐ฅ#HBLPSL8 | #SabSitarayHumaray | #MSvLQ pic.twitter.com/sxbmpjwCto
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 13, 2023
5๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ up ๐
Leading run-getter of the last season @FakharZamanLive begins #HBLPSL8 with a bang!#SabSitarayHumaray | #MSvLQ pic.twitter.com/LbOfH9lxn3
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 13, 2023
Mirza Tahir Baig impressed with his skillful strokeplay ๐#HBLPSL8 | #SabSitarayHumaray | #MSvLQ pic.twitter.com/YQCeBPaNPu
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 13, 2023
.@FakharZamanLive gets a lucky break ๐
We have the first six of #HBLPSL8!#SabSitarayHumaray | #MSvLQ pic.twitter.com/gLZbU5dRkD
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 13, 2023
Squads
Multan Sultansย โ David Miller (South Africa), Josh Little (Ireland), Mohammad Rizwan (all Platinum), Khushdil Shah, Rilee Rossouw (South Africa), Shan Masood (all Diamond), Akeal Hosein (West Indies), Shahnawaz Dahani, Tim David (Australia) (all Gold), Anwar Ali, Sameen Gul, Sarwar Afridi, Usama Mir, Usman Khan (both Silver), Abbas Afridi, Ihsanullah (both Emerging). Adil Rashid (England) and Arafat Minhas (Supplementary).
Lahore Qalandarsย โ Fakhar Zaman, Rashid Khan (Afghanistan), Shaheen Shah Afridi (all Platinum), Dawid Wiese (Namibia), Hussain Talat, Haris Rauf (all Diamond), Abdullah Shafique, Liam Dawson (England), Sikander Raza (Zimbabwe) (all Gold), Ahmad Daniyal, Dilbar Hussain, Harry Brook (England), Kamran Ghulam, Mirza Tahir Baig (all Silver), Shawaiz Irfan, Zaman Khan (both Emerging). Jalat Khan and Jordan Cox (England) (both
