Lahore Qalandars finally registered their first win in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 's third edition by beating Multan Sultans by six wickets in Dubai on Friday.
After opting to bat first, Sultans faced a major batting collapse as they lost their last eight wickets for just 22 runs and were bowled out for just 114.
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The star of the show for the Qalandars was young pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi, who claimed figures of five for four.
For Sultans, opener Kumar Sangakkara finished the innings with the top score of 45.
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In reply, Qalandars chased down the target in 19th over at the loss of four wickets.
Captain Brendon McCullum finished the innings with the top score of unbeaten 35 off 35 with the help of two fours and one six.
And that's it from the first game. We will join you soon for the second match. Till then, its goodbye from Azeem Siddiqui.
LQ 115-4 (18.4 overs)
FOUR! And that's it. Finally a win for Lahore Qalandars.
Tanvir to start his new over.
LQ 109-4 (18 overs)
Eleven off the over.
SIX! Much-needed six for Qalandars.
Badar to continue.
LQ 98-4 (17 overs)
Four off the over.
Tanvir to start his new over.
LQ 94-4 (16 overs)
Four runs and a wicket off the over.
OUT! Sadaf departs after scoring 27. LQ 94-4 https://t.co/HSl7qIg0u9 #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/FXFvH04vRk
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Saif Badar to start his first over.
LQ 90-3 (15 overs)
Five off the over.
Junaid to continue.
LQ 85-3 (14 overs)
Six off the over.
Tahir to continue.
LQ 79-3 (13 overs)
Four off the over.
Junaid to continue.
LQ 75-3 (12 overs)
Seven off the over.
Tahir to continue.
LQ 68-3 (11 overs)
Just one run off the over.
Irfan to start his new over.
LQ 67-3 (10 overs)
Seven off the over.
Junaid to continue.
LQ 60-3 (9 overs)
Eight off the over.
Tanvir to start his new over.
LQ 52-3 (8 overs)
Three off the over.
Junaid Khan to start his new over.
LQ 49-3 (7 overs)
Just two off the over.
Irfan to start his new over.
LQ 47-3 (6 overs)
Six off the over.
Tahir to start his new over.
LQ 41-3 (5 overs)
Wicket maiden.
OUT! Another big one @MultanSultans . Are we in for ANOTHER @lahoreqalandars collapse? https://t.co/HSl7qIg0u9 #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/f6ivzrxIUh
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 9, 2018
Irfan to start his new over.
LQ 41-2 (4 overs)
Seven runs and a wicket off the over.
OUT! Tahir gets a big one as Zaman departs after scoring 16. LQ 41-2 https://t.co/HSl7qIg0u9 #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/agrygljO7E
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Tahir to start his first over.
LQ 34-1 (3 overs)
Six runs and a wicket off the over.
OUT! Captain @realshoaibmalik gets a big one as Devcich departs after scoring 22. https://t.co/HSl7qIg0u9 #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/tJ2XXhuq6m
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 9, 2018
Shoaib Malik to start his first over.
LQ 28-0 (2 overs)
Seventeen off the over.
FOURx2! Two more boundaries for @lahoreqalandars , this time from Devcich. https://t.co/HSl7qIg0u9 #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/umh3b3bW3Z
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 9, 2018
SIX! In his zone and Zaman hits one out of the park for his first maximum of the day https://t.co/HSl7qIg0u9 #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/erVrVIrPvB
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 9, 2018
Mohammad Irfan to start his first over.
LQ 11-0 (1 over)
Eleven off the over.
Sohail Tanvir to start his first over.
And that's it from the first-half. What an impressive performance from the young left-armer. We will join you for second-half very soon.
MS 114 (19.4 overs)
OUT! That's it. Five-for for the left-armer. What a brilliant spell of fast-bowling.
OUT! Another one for Shaheen Shah Afridi. @JunaidkhanREAL departs afters scoring just one. MS 114-9 https://t.co/HSl7qIg0u9 #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/IqQAAQYFKP
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 9, 2018
Shaheen to continue.
MS 113-8 (19 overs)
Four runs and a wicket off the over.
OUT! Another big one for @lahoreqalandars as Kieron Pollard departs after scoring nine. MS 111-8 https://t.co/HSl7qIg0u9 #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/FdX5HfTqTp
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 9, 2018
Sohail Khan to start his new over.
MS 109-7 (18 overs)
Just one run and a wicket off the over.
RUN OUT! @sohailmalik614 departs after scoring two. MS 108-7 https://t.co/HSl7qIg0u9 #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/aXEFECZSKz
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 9, 2018
Shaheen to continue.
MS 108-6 (17 overs)
Nine off the over.
McClenaghan to continue.
MS 99-6 (16 overs)
Just two runs and a three wickets off the over.
OUT! Another one for Shaheen Shah Afridi. Finally some thing for @lahoreqalandars to cheer about. Saif Badar departs without scoring. MS 99-6 pic.twitter.com/49IAMlmt7k
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 9, 2018
OUT! Another one for young Shaheen Shah Afridi. He is on fire. MS 99-5 https://t.co/HSl7qIg0u9 #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/5eKTEMtuf0
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 9, 2018
OUT! Another one bites the dust. In-form @realshoaibmalik departs after scoring three. MS 99-4 https://t.co/HSl7qIg0u9 #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/zGkk4Y57K4
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 9, 2018
Shaheen Shah Afridi to start his new over.
MS 97-3 (15 overs)
Just two runs and wicket off the over.
OUT! Brilliant from Narine. He gets a big one as @sohaibcricketer departs after scoring 16. https://t.co/HSl7qIg0u9 #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/VGEQt2NeEa
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 9, 2018
Narine to start his new over.
MS 95-2 (14 overs)
Just two off the over.
Shaheen Shah Afridi to start his new over.
MS 93-2 (13 overs)
Seven runs and a wicket off the over.
OUT! @lahoreqalandars gets a big one as settled @iamAhmadshahzad departs after scoring 32. MS 92-2 https://t.co/HSl7qIg0u9 #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/G3SyolbtVh
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 9, 2018
FOUR! Top shot form Sohaib Maqsood. https://t.co/HSl7qIg0u9 #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/F05QM86hE7
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 9, 2018
McClenaghan to continue.
MS 86-1 (12 overs)
Ten off the over.
SIX! @iamAhmadshahzad comes down the track for a maximum https://t.co/HSl7qIg0u9 #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/VOasmUYUrv
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 9, 2018
Yasir to continue.
MS 76-1 (11 overs)
Three off the over.
McClenaghan to start his new over.
MS 73-1 (10 overs)
Five off the over.
Yasir to start his new over.
MS 68-1 (9 overs)
Seven off the over.
FOUR! @iamAhmadshahzad comes down the ground and hits a glorious boundary down the ground https://t.co/HSl7qIg0u9 #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/rKouXH0B2d
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 9, 2018
OUT! Narine gets a big one for @lahoreqalandars as good looking Sangakkara departs after scoring 45 off 30. MS 61-1 https://t.co/HSl7qIg0u9 #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/ZdGCi3kI8N
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 9, 2018
Narine to continue.
MS 61-0 (8 overs)
Two off the over.
Yasir to continue.
MS 59-0 (7 overs)
Five off the over.
Narine to continue.
MS 54-0 (6 overs)
Thirteen off the over.
FOURx2! Sangakkara is unstoppable form today. Are we in for a first score of 200 in PSL3? https://t.co/HSl7qIg0u9 #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/gK448SgRkd
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 9, 2018
Mitchell McClenaghan to start his first over.
MS 41-0 (5 overs)
Ten off the over.
FOURx2! Two glorious boundaries from the veteran left-hander. He is on fire for Sultans today https://t.co/HSl7qIg0u9 #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/ukRxgddVeW
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 9, 2018
Yasir Shah to start his first over.
MS 31-0 (4 overs)
Fifteen off the over.
FOUR! Sangakkara is one fire. Brilliant from the left-hander https://t.co/HSl7qIg0u9 #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/gSVf9FeDZO
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 9, 2018
SIX! Sangakkara comes down the track and hits one out of the park for a maximum https://t.co/HSl7qIg0u9 #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/evBMt3wcjE
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 9, 2018
Sohail to continue.
MS 16-0 (3 overs)
Two off the over.
Sunil Narine to start his first over.
MS 14-0 (2 overs)
Nine off the over.
FOUR! Short again, and same result. Sangakkara hits his second boundary of the day. https://t.co/HSl7qIg0u9 #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/RtXFp4Asjp
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 9, 2018
FOUR! Short and Sangakkara hits a glorious boundary to open his account https://t.co/HSl7qIg0u9 #PSL2018 pic.twitter.com/EHzmVIf0QM
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 9, 2018
Sohail Khan to start his new over.
MS 5-0 (1 over)
Five off the over.
FOUR! @iamAhmadshahzad earns his first boundary of the shot, courtesy beautiful sweep shot https://t.co/HSl7qIg0u9 #PSL3 pic.twitter.com/9ilMZK3xhE
— Tribune Sports (@ETribuneSports) March 9, 2018
Agha Salman to start his first over.
TOSS: The news from the centre is Multan have won the toss and opted to bat first.
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