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Best performances - Batsmen

Mohammad Rizwan
Mohammad Rizwan
75(50) 8x4 - 1x6
Control %78%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 18 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
4 16 5 7 4 1 6 32
Fakhar Zaman
Fakhar Zaman
66(42) 3x4 - 5x6
Control %62%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 20 runs
  • 1x4 - 2x6
12 9 1 12 17 8 3 4

Best performances - Bowlers

Usama Mir
O4
M0
R25
W2
Eco6.25
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
Ihsanullah
O4
M0
R37
W2
Eco9.25
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Scorer: @Thilak_Rama | Commentator: Rvel Zahid

END OF OVER:
20 | 13 Runs 3 Wkts | MS: 174/6 (2 runs required, RR: 8.70)

  • Khushdil Shah12 (6b)
  • Akeal Hosein0 (0b)
  • Zaman Khan3-0-29-1
  • Haris Rauf4-0-37-1

Whoa! That was one heck of a game and the tournament couldn't have started any better. The exhilarating flows and twists of this tournament opener will remain in the memories of everyone who tuned in. Multan Sultans were in the driving seat for the most part of the chase until Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf bowled their heart out and it was probably one of the finest display of bowling, they nailed their yorkers and made life onerous for the batters. The floodgates were opened once Rizwan got dismissed and the asking rate kept creeping up. Afridi and Rauf joined forces just at the right time to choke the opposition and even the two of the best power hitters in the world David Miller and Kieron Pollard had to knuckle under. And what a fabulous last over from Zaman; he held his nerve in the final over and stuck to his guns. Thanks for joining us. It's time for me, Rvel Zahid, to say goodbye on behalf of Thilak Ramamurthy. We'll see you very soon. Remember, the second PSL game is tomorrow between Karachi Kings and Peshawar Zalmi.

Shaheen Afridi, Lahore Qalandars captain: We got off to a good start. We have many options with the ball. Credit to Zaman for the way he finished it off. The message to the team was that one wicket would bring us back. We didn't field well, will try to get better at it.

Mohammad Rizwan, Multan Sultans captain: The way we were going it looked like we would get there easily. But their bowling did exactly what it's known for. It's cricket, it happens. They had two top bowlers in their side, they open the bowling for Pakistan and credit to them for delivering at a crucial time.

Fakhar Zaman, Player of the Match: The pitch wasn't like we initially expected. We thought it would come on nicely, but it was helping pacers a bit. We left a few runs out there, but with our bowling 175 is good.

KLPR: "Dont know whether it over-confidence on his own ability, or want to consume the pressure, but K.Pollard's refusal to believe the non-strikers is not new, in the recently concluded UAE T20 leage, he refused to take single when Dwaye Bravo was non-strikers end. Today it was Khushdil Shah, where Pollard went for non-existent 2. These small mistakes will cost you games/"

Prasu: "Those 2 gun-point throws by H.Talat and L.Dawson must not get unrecognized for tonight's Lahore's win."

Mohi: "First PSL match seems the Final of PSL 8"

Sarath: "Why wasn't Akeal Hosein sent out, after K.Pollard got out ? Is it because, Multan management thought to have left-and-right hand composition ? A.Hosein is a clean striker of the ball. Small mistakes costed game for Multan today. "

Laks: "S.Raza made a mess on 18.6 for Lahore, Pollard went for non-existent 2 on 19.2, when Khushdil is at other end, may be he should have stayed for 1. Seems Multan's mistake costed them dearly than Lahore's"

ShahSafeer: "Pollard's lack of believe in Khushdil forced him to take the second run which wasn't there anyway. It costed MS the game. "

Zayd Amjad : "Usama Mir hesitated on the first run and came back slowly to get Khushdil on strike. Very imortant run that would have been!"

Husnaen Majeed : "PSL is really the best league in the world, in terms of the quality of cricket. What a game. "

Sania: "Omg what a match, what an over by zaman what a captaincy from shaheen what a fielding in last over especially,"

Shakaib: "After watching the first match, can't wait to see Babar vs Amir "

Sanyia: "OMG what a thrilling match it was but what a brilliant captaincy from Shaheen and what an outstanding last over by zaman "

MSRK: "May be M.Rizwan should have played with more intent ? With finishers like Pollard/Miller/Khushdil Shah (and not to forget pinch-hitter A.Hosein), may be bring one of those to up the batting order, after the fall of 1st wicket (or even promote A.Hosein as opener with Rizwan and ask him to do what S.Narine used to do)"

19.6
4
Zaman Khan to Khushdil Shah, FOUR, Let me catch my breath! This was a nerve-racking affair to start the tournament off, an absolute humdinger as Khushdil gets a thick outside edge on this length ball and it dribbles away past backward point for a boundary, they have lost by the barest of the margins and fans got their money's worth tonight, they had to wait for an eternity for the game to start but the tournament opener proved to be an exhilarating contest, entertainment galore!

Zain: "It might not show on the stats and figures of this opening fixture but that 20 run cameo from Talat, the first wicket of Masood and then that run out is a major contribution towards the win for the Qalandars. Not a bad start to PSL 8. What a game. "

Riasat Ali Asad: "What a fantastic start to PSL8!"

19.5
4
Zaman Khan to Khushdil Shah, FOUR, Hold on! Don't leave your seats, it's not over yet, Khushdil clobbers this over extra cover for a cracking boundary. Six required off the last ball. Can they do it?
19.4
W
Zaman Khan to Khushdil Shah, 1 run, OUT, Yorker that tails away late, squeezed out to the left of long-off, he can't make it back for the second run and is run out, Usama Mir gone for duck

Usama Mir run out 0 (3m 0b 0x4 0x6) SR: -

19.4
2w
Zaman Khan to Usama Mir, 2 wides, Length ball, just inside the tramlines and they scamper through a bye, Khushdil will be on strike and he has the ability to finish the game, he is a lion-hearted cricketer
19.3
W
Zaman Khan to Usman Khan, OUT, Hit him close to the unmentionables, full toss dipping as he went for the pull, hits him on the pad, impact in line, wickets hitting and ultra edge confirmed there was no bat involved and the on-field decision stands. Usman Khan goes without troubling the scorers. Multan had this game in their grasp, they would rue losing wickets at crucial juncture and the spell from Haris and Shaheen completely turned the tables on them

Usman Khan lbw b Zaman Khan 0 (3m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

19.2
W
Zaman Khan to Pollard, 1 run, OUT, Wide long on, long off, and deep extra cover on the fence and there are five fielders inside the circle...pitched up on off, forces it away to deep midwicket and Hussain Talat pings a sharp-throw, Pollard was struggling and the third umpire is taking a look. He is well short of his crease, was late to start and it's OUT on the big screen

KA Pollard run out 20 (26m 12b 1x4 1x6) SR: 166.66

Sultans 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st100Shan MasoodMohammad Rizwan
2nd31DA MillerMohammad Rizwan
3rd16KA PollardDA Miller
4th16KA PollardKhushdil Shah
5th0Khushdil ShahUsman Khan
6th3Usama MirKhushdil Shah
7th8AJ HoseinKhushdil Shah

Pakistan Super League

TeamMWLPTNRR
LQ1073140.915
MS1064120.5
IU106412-0.708
PZ105510-0.452
KK103760.756
QG10376-1.066