LAHORE: In the opening Match of HBL Pakistan Super league (PSL)9 Lahore Qalandars set Islamabad United a target of 196 runs to win
In the match being played at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Islamabad United captain Shadab Khan won the toss and invited Lahore Qalandars captain Shaheen Afridi to bat.
Playing first, Lahore Qalandars scored 195 runs for 5 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Sahibzada Farhan played an innings of 57 and Abdullah Shafique scored 28 runs, David Wesa scored 14 runs and Fakhzaman scored 13 runs. Van der Dusen remained unbeaten with 71 off 41 balls, Naseem Shah and Shadab Khan took one wicket each, Tymal Mills dismissed 2 players,
The 9th edition of Pakistan Super League started with a colorful ceremony, The opening ceremony of the Pakistan Super League was held at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, in which Ali Zafar, Arif Lohar and Natasha Baig among other artists performed their art. In PSL 9, 34 matches will be played between 6 teams in two phases while the final of the event will be played on March 18 in Karachi
