PSL-8: Lahore Qalandars beat Multan Sultans in opening match

Multan: Lahore Qalandars Monday night defeated Multan Sultans by one run in the opening match of Pakistan Super League-8 (PSL), held in Multan Cricket Stadium.

Batting first, Lahore Qalandars set a victory target of 176 runs for Multan Sultans.

In reply, Multan Sultans scored 175 for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs.

Squads

Lahore Qalandars 

Shaheen Shah Afridi, Rashid Khan, Haris Rauf, David Wiese, Shai Hope, Sikandar Raza, Liam Dawson, Dilbar Hussain, Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam, Zaman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Hussain Talat, Mirza Tahir Baig, Ahmed Danlyal, Shawaiz Irfan, Jordan Cox, Jalat Khan, Ahsan Bhatti, Shane Dadswell, Sam Billings (Partial replacement for Rashid Khan).

Multan Sultan 

Mohammad Rizwan, Khushdil Shah, Rilee Rossouw, David Miller, Josh Little, Akeal Hosein, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Sarwar, Adil Rashid, Arafat Minhas, Kieron Pollard, Shan Masood, Shahnawaz Dahani, Tim David, Abbas Afridi, Ihsanullah,  Usama Mir, Usman Khan, Sameen Gul, Ammad Butt, Wayne Parnell (Partial replacement for Adil Rashid), Izharulhaq Naveed (Partial replacement for David Miller).