Lahore Qalandars captain Shaheen Shah Afridi had decided to bat first against the Multan Sultans in the ninth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) at Multan Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.
Lahore: Lahore Qalandars bat first against Multan Sultans. The two-time champions will be looking to bounce back following their successive defeats under the leadership of Shaheen Shah Afridi.
The Sultans, on the other hand, will be quite comfortable, as the home team has bagged two successful victories, spearheaded by Mohammad Rizwan.
Multan Sultans: Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Dawid Malan, Reeza Hendricks, Yasir Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, David Willey, Usama Mir, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ali, Shahnawaz Dahani.
Lahore Qalandars: Fakhar Zaman, Sahibzada Farhan (wk), Rassie van der Dussen, Abdullah Shafique, Sikandar Raza, George Linde, Carlos Brathwaite, Jahandad Khan, Shaheen Afridi (c), Haris Rauf, Zaman Khan.
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A men’s T-20 cricket league introduced by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in 2016, named as Pakistan Super League (PSL) that held every year normally in February and March. Pakistan Super League – HBL PSL 9 2024 has been sponsored by Habib Bank Limited (HBL) since its inauguration.
HBL PSL is one of the top cricket leagues in the world where cricketers from Pakistan and all over the world participate to showcase their talent. Initially, HBL PSL contested among five city-based franchise teams then turned into six teams from its 3rd edition in 2018 till now. Every HBL PSL team is owned and operated by investors separately.
