Lahore Qalandars triumphed over Multan Sultans by only one run to raise the Pakistan Tremendous League 2023 title for the second consecutive time. Captain Shaheen Shah Afridi led by instance, hammering 44* off 15 deliveries and selecting up 4 wickets within the remaining towards Multan Sultans, because the latter fell only a run brief whereas chasing a giant goal of 200 with commendable efforts.
Shaheen Afridi gained the toss for Lahore Qalandars and elected to bat first at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium. Each groups remained unchanged from their earlier matches, thus coming into the large match with examined gamers. For Lahore, Mirza Baig and Fakhar Zaman returned to type and put in an important 38-run stand for the opening wicket. Baig smashed 30 off simply 18 balls earlier than getting caught out on Ihsanullah’s supply within the fifth over.
Fakhar continued so as to add runs with a 57-run partnership with teenager Abdullah Shafique for the second wicket because the duo put the Qalandars on monitor for a giant whole. Usama Mir gave the Sultans the breakthrough they wanted by selecting up Zaman’s wicket within the twelfth over, after he had scored 39 off 34 deliveries.
Shafique, nonetheless, managed to provide a superb fifty from the opposite finish. He top-scored for Qalandars with 65 off 40 earlier than getting out on Anwar Ali’s supply within the nineteenth over. Usama Mir tried to include Qalandars from scoring a giant whole with two extra wickets however Shaheen performed a captain’s knock by smashing 44* off simply 15 balls with the assistance of two fours and 5 fifties to place a complete of 200/6 on the board.
Chasing a giant whole, Usman Khan and Mohammad Rizwan smashed three fours off Shaheen’s first over to provoke the proceedings for Multan. The duo added a fast 41-run stand for the opening wicket. The South Africa-born veteran David Wiese gave Qalandars their first breakthrough with Usman’s wicket within the fourth over.
Rizwaan and Rilee Rossouw then pulled off an admirable stand of 64 runs for the second wicket. Rossouw smashed 52 off 32 deliveries as Sultans crossed the 100-run mark in simply 10 overs. The highest-ranked Afghan spinner Rashid Khan then got here to the social gathering and shifted the momentum in direction of Qalandars by dismissing each Rossouw and Rizwan in back-to-back overs.
Shaheen additional put Qalandars in command with Kieron Pollard’s wicket within the sixteenth over and with three extra wickets within the 18th over. However Abbas Afridi and Khushdil Shah pulled 22 runs off Haris Rauf within the nineteenth over with two sixes and two fours. Lastly, Zaman Khan defended 13 runs within the final over as Multan Sultans fell one run in need of the goal to complete because the second greatest facet.
Right here is how Twitter reacted to Lahore Qalandars’ win over Multan Sultans:
One phrase for Shaheen Afridi’s harmful cameo🔥 #MSvLQ
09:45 PM Could 18, 2023
Mohammad Rizwan within the Pakistan Tremendous League this season: Runs 550 Inns 12 Ave 55.00 SR 142.85 HS 110* 50s 4 100 1 6s 14 #HBLPSL8
11:14 PM Could 18, 2023
Ihsanullah goes for twenty-four runs in an over so Mohammad Rizwan offers him a hug – Simon Doull “you’ll be able to’t let one over spoil it, that is actually good captaincy from Rizwan” #PSL8#LQvMS
09:22 PM Could 18, 2023
Rilee Rossouw is gone after a superb Fifty. He did not just like the send-off from Rashid Khan and LQ gamers. Nicely performed, Rossouw ♥️💯. #PSL8#HBLPSL8#PSL2023#PSL08
10:54 PM Could 18, 2023
@thePSLt20 Shaheen Afridi’s 1st 2 Overs 34 with out a wkt His final 2 Overs 17 runs 3 wkts. What a comeback 👏 👏👌🙌
11:42 PM Could 18, 2023
Shaheen Afridi main by an instance… 40+ with bat which sky rocketed the rating to 200 and 4 wickets with bowl when Sultans had been chasing it properly ! #PSL2023#PSL08#PSLFINAL#LQvMS#MSvLQ
11:45 PM Could 18, 2023
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