Pakistan Super League (PSL) 11 has started. In the opening match, defending champions Lahore Qalandars defeated Hyderabad Kingsmen, who played the first match in the league, by 69 runs.
In this match played at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore, Lahore Qalandars won and decided to bat first and scored 199 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 allotted overs.
Qalender opener Fakhar Zaman played an impressive innings with 53 runs, supported by Muhammad Naeem with 30 runs.
Batting in the middle order, batsman Haseebullah scored an unbeaten 40 runs. Sikandar Raza 24 runs, Asif Ali 9 runs and Shaheen Afrini 12 runs were out.
For Kingsmen Hyderabad, Meredith and Hasan Khan took 2, 2 and Muhammad Ali took one wicket.
Chasing the target, Hyderabad Kingsman turned out to be Tarnwala and were bowled out for 130 runs in the allotted 20 overs against the devastating bowling of Lahore.
On behalf of Hyderabad, captain Marinus Labushin scored the maximum 26 runs. Saim Ayub was dismissed after scoring 17 goals. Hassan Khan played 14 runs and Hammad Azam played 10 runs and in the last moments Riley Meredith played 19 runs.
On behalf of Qalandaran, Obed Shah, Sikandar Raza and Haris Rauf each dismissed 2 players and Shahin Afrini and Mutafizur Rahman also took a wicket each.
Cricket fans are eager to watch their favorite event but this time the matches are only available on television and live streaming.
Pakistan Super League 11 matches are telecast live on Pakistan’s first sports channel Jio Super and Mico digital app.
Due to the ongoing crisis in the region, due to the government’s decision to avoid the energy crisis, the fans are on the ground.
