PSL2023 1st Match-Lahore Qalandars won against Multan Sultan by 1 run
Lahore Qalandars start PSL 2023 campaign against Multan Sultans. In 1st match Lahore Qalandars got victory by margin of one run. In last overs Multan Sultan required 15 runs .Multan Sultan scored 13 runs and lost three wicket in 20th overs of innings.
Multan Sultan won the toss and decided to field. Lahore Qalandars playing first scored 175 runs in 20 overs.
Fakhar Zaman scored 66 runs off 42 balls. He hit 5 sixes and three fours.
Debutant Mirza Baig scored 32 off 26 balls with help of 5 fours.Fakhar and Mirza added 61 runs in 1st wicket partnership.Shai Hope scored 19 and Hussain Talat 20 runs. Sikandar Raza scored 19*.
Usama Mir took 2 for 25 in 4 overs. Ihsan Ullah took2 for 37 in 3 overs.Akeal Hussain took 1 for 31 in 4 overs.Shahnawaz Dhani took 1 for 40 in 4overs. Sumeen Gull was most expensive , he gave 41 runs in 4 overs without success.
Lahore Qalandars set target of 176 runs.
Multan Sultan added 100 runs in 1st wicket Partnership in 12.2 overs. Shan Masood scored 35 runs in 31 balls. Mohammad Rizwan was top scorer for Multan Sultans.He scored 75 runs off 50 balls with SR of 150.He hit 8 fours and one six.David Miller scored 25 off 20 balls.Kieron Pollard scored 20 off 12 balls .Khushdil Shah faces 6 balls and scored 12 runs And remained not out.
In Last over Zman Khan gave 14 runs and took one wicket .Two players Pollard and Usama Mir run out.
Shaheen Afridi lead from the front and took one wicket for 27 runs in 4 overs. Haris Rauf 1 for 37 in 4 overs.Zaman Khan 1 for 29 in three overs. Hussain Talat took 1 wicket for 16 runs in 2 overs.
Multan Sultan scored 174/6 in 20 overs and lost first match by 1 runs.Fakhar Zaman was player of the match for his 66 runs in 42 balls.