Lahore Qalandars were fantastic in the 10th match of the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2023 season. Qalandars beat Quetta Gladiators by 63 runs led by their captain Shaheen Afridi.
Batting first after losing the toss, the Lahore Qalandars put in d 198 runs on the board. Shai Hope scored 47 runs while there were valuable contributions from Mirza Baig, Fakhar Zaman, Kamran Ghulam, Hussain Talat and Sikandar Raza.
Chasing the total, the Quetta Gladiators could only reach 135 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Jason Roy was the top scorer for them with 48 runs from 30 balls while Hafeez also tried to stabilize the inning.
However, it was a mayhem by the Lahore bowlers, led by captain Shaheen Afridi, who took 3 wickets for 22 runs and David Wiese also took 3 wickets for 23 runs.
Shaheen was a fire with the ball and his brilliant dismissal of Abdul Bangalzai on his first ball is going viral on social media. See how the Twitterati reacted to the same.
Shaheen Shah Afridi at his devastating best 🔥 #PSL2023pic.twitter.com/LTrKU5f7YJ
— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) February 21, 2023Advertisement
Roy😂 pic.twitter.com/XXzOJQRPMK
— Farhan Raza🇵🇰🇵🇸 (@LitFarhan) February 21, 2023
Shaheen Afridi and wicket in a first over story continues.
— MrLoudMouth (@kashifzuzu) February 21, 2023
Be it Wasim, Boult, or Starch. That’s bowling of extreme quality. Goodness me, Roy is on floor. These are quality international batters, they know what’s coming yet can’t play it! #PSL2023 #ShaheenShahAfridi
— Ayesha (Follow Back Guranteed) (@Nd1691) February 21, 2023
That’s peak fast bowling. I repeat peak fast bowling, a scary view for batsman 🔥🦅
— Nazia Sheikh (@n_sheikh007) February 21, 2023
He’s one of the best wicket takers in the game in the first over. That ball requires serious skill to execute every time. Probably the best yorker in the game right now https://t.co/43E2IwNPKo
— Salman Mazhar (@SalmanM) February 21, 2023