The proceeding season of the Pakistan Super League is gradually heading into the business. The month-long league stage of PSL 2023 will conclude this Sunday with the much-anticipated Lahore-Karachi clash. The playoffs will then begin on March 15 while the all-important Final is scheduled on March 19. Lahore and Islamabad are the only teams who have ensured their qualifications while fighting for the last two spots is in full swing.
The encounter between Lahore Qalandars and Islamabad United remained the most recent fixture in PSL 2023. The match ended up one-sided with table toppers Lahore Qalandars achieving a mammoth 119-run triumph. It was a clinical performance from the table toppers Lahore which helped them retain their position in the points tally. Fakhar Zaman, who scored a remarkable century, was named the player of the match.
“Fakhar played a brilliant inning, credit to him, whenever he scores big we win. We have belief in our bowling that we can defend. We were talking in the huddle before we went out, that we have 130 to defend and we went about with that mindset.” said Lahore captain Shaheen Afridi in the post-match presentation
She has won it. She has won a few hearts as well I believe. That is superb, absolutely stunning. And the victory: Simon Doull on Hasan Ali’s wife
Meanwhile, New Zealand commentator Simon Doull is facing a lot of criticism from fans after his cryptic comments about Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali’s wife. The episode occurred after Lahore’s win over Islamabad this Thursday when Doull was part of the live commentary. The New Zealander said ‘She has won a few hearts’ when the camera panned towards Ali’s wife while providing the match overview at the Rawalpindi Stadium.
Simon Doull about Hassan Ali's wife 😲#PSL8 pic.twitter.com/Hg4MWdCmza
— Cricket Pakistan (@cricketpakcompk) March 9, 2023
Hasan Ali, the renowned Pakistan pacer was part of the Islamabad-Lahore match. Spearheading Islamabad United’s fast bowling attack, Ali took 1 wicket in his 4-over spell. The 28-year-old further conceded 33 runs in the high-octane fixture. He has appeared in decent form so far in the ongoing competition, having 9 wickets to his name in 6 league matches.
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