Lahore Qalanders Win PSL 8 Opener – Shaheen & Haris Shine

Highlights:

• Lahore Qalanders win against Multan
• Multan won the toss and chose to bowl 
• The team won by 1 run
• Shaheen and Haris appreciated for great bowling 
• Fakhar Zaman reached 2k runs in PSL

Lahore Qalanders vs. Multan Sultans was a fun, one-run win for Lahore. The match took place in the Multan Cricket Stadium. 

Shaheen Shah Afridi’s Great Bowling 

In the last 5 overs, 49 runs were needed, and Mohammad Rizwan, alongside  David Miller, seemed like the right fit. 

Unfortunately, Shaheen Shah Afridi gave just 16 runs in 2 overs (16th and 18th) and bowled Rizwan with a slower one, seizing more runs. 

The Perfect Yorker By Haris

On your lucky day, if:

You get through Haris.
You get through Shaheen.
You get through Rashid.

You'll end up facing Zaman Khan deadly yorkers and they still walk away with the game.

LQ is operating at a different level 🔥❤️ pic.twitter.com/OxWbt2jXUJ

— M.Eجaz(🇵🇰) (@oye_amazing) February 13, 2023

Haris Rauf removed Miller with a pitch-perfect yorker at the start of the 19th over. He allowed just 4 runs in the 17th over. 

Fakhar Zaman Reached 2,000 

With his outstanding 66 today, @FakharZamanLive becomes only the second player after Babar Azam to complete 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ runs in HBL PSL 👏#HBLPSL8 | #SabSitarayHumaray | #MSvLQ pic.twitter.com/1s6HqERbtc

— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 13, 2023

Fakhar Zaman made 66 runs off 42 balls for Lahore. He became the only player after Babar Azam to make a total of 2,000 runs in PSL. 

Multan Had a Great Start

Chasing a 176-run target, Multan started off with Shan Masood (35 off 31) and Rizwan (75 off 50). Both of them put a 100-run partnership. 

Shan was knocked out by Hussain Talat, and that was the only wicket that fell before Rizwan. 

The match took a turn after 53 runs in the Powerplay, where Lahore Qalandars delivered an incredible bowling performance and secured victory.