Multan Sultans were off to a flying start against Karachi Kings in the third match of the ninth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Lahore: Multan Sultans off to flying start against Karachi Kings despite losing Mohammad Rizwan. After being put on the bat, Sultans were off to circumspect start. Mir Hamza trapped Mohammad Rizwan, who scored 12-ball 11. But Reeza Hendricks was looking to treat the Kings’ bowlers with utter contempt.
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Multan Sultans: Mohammad Rizwan (c), Dawid Malan, Reeza Hendricks, Yasir Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, David Willey, Usama Mir, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Ali, Shahnawaz Dahani.
Karachi Kings: James Vince, Shan Masood (c), Saad Baig, Mohammad Nawaz, Shoaib Malik, Kieron Pollard, Daniel Sams, Hasan Ali, Tabraiz Shamsi, Mir Hamza, and Mohammad Amir 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.
The Pakistan Super League (PSL) (also known as the HBL PSL for sponsorship reasons) is a men’s Twenty20 cricket league contested by six city-based franchise teams. The league was founded in 2015 by the Pakistan Cricket Board. Instead of operating as an association of independently owned teams, the league is a single entity in which each franchise is owned and controlled by the investors.
Each team plays the group stage matches in a double round robin format and the top four teams with the most points qualify for the playoffs, culminating in the final.
There have been eight seasons of the league. Islamabad United and Lahore Qalandars being the only teams to have won the title twice, are the most successful teams. The current champions Lahore Qalandars are the only team to successfully defend its title, after winning in the 2023 season.
Multan Sultans off to flying start against Karachi Kings despite losing Mohammad Rizwan
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