Lahore Qalandars won the final of HBL PSL 2023 by 1 run over Multan Sultan

HBL PSL successfully concluded in Lahore. Congratulations to Lahore Qalandars on winning the final HLB PSL 8.  Better luck next time to Multan Sultans. Played well throughout the PSL Season 8. Closely-fought nerve-shredding contest that went right down the wire!

Shaheen Afridi blasted off, and his counter-attacking approach yielded him 44 runs off a mere 15 deliveries, it was a good captain knock that gave Qalandars a standard total on this pitch. Mirza Baig and Fakhar Zaman both got starts but just when they tried to cut loose, they were dismissed by Ihsanullah – who wasn’t at his belligerent best tonight – and Usama Mir respectively.

Abdullah Shafique played a gem of innings on the big night, adding 65 runs, and thereon Multan Sultans roared their way back into the game by removing Sam Billings, Ahsan Hafeez, and Sikandar Raza in single figures.

Qalandars’ progress was beset by the loss of these wickets in quick succession but then Shaheen Afridi played an absolute blinder and galvanized the team. The skipper was the catalyst behind scripting the title win! Zaman showed heart, valor, skill, and composure when it mattered the most and choked Sultans.

Kashif Naqvi, Group Head Technology and Project Management, Jubilee Life Insurance presenting the Wicketkeeper of the Tournament Award to Muhammad Rizwan after HBL PSL 2023 final match between Lahore Qalandars and Multan Sultans.