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End of PSL Career for few

PSL 5 is still in continuum but in my own person opinion, below are few of the International Players who might have played their penultimate PSL game.

Shane Watson

Shane Watson, the quintessential T20 batsman, became an instant success since the advent of PSL. He has shredded many bowling attacks insolently and used all his experience to great effect and without a doubt, Watson has remained indispensable to Quetta's phenomenal success over the years. 

Last season, he amassed 438 runs and scored these colossal number of runs at an average of 43 however in HBL PSL V, he couldn't really find his groove and there was a noticeable dip in form as he accumulated 247 runs in nine games and the average plummeted to 27. 

He scored a blistering 80-run knock albeit for a losing cause against Multan Sultans in match 12 of PSL V which emphatically shows he still got enough in his tank to deliver the goods and one mediocre season in no way effects his desirability in T20 leagues around the globe. That said, the major point is that he has already announced his retirement from professional cricket in Australia and made it clear that his season for his side Sydney Thunders in 2019 was his last.

He made his international debut for Australia way back in 2002 and retired after an illustrious international career in 2016. He has always been a most sought out player in Pakistan's premier T20 tournament and he was the first foreign player to be picked in the draft in the inaugural edition. 

Watson was appointed Australian Cricketers' Association president in November 2019 and with the focus shifting on the administrative side and dwindling fitness, it will be a challenge for him to stay on the field and turn up next season.

Watson has enjoyed his company with Quetta Gladiators family and on numerous occasion, he has expressed how he holds Nadeem Omer in high esteem and so it's safe to say that the cordial relations with the owner played a big role in Watson pursuing with PSL this year and so it remains to be seen if he would come again to join his favoured team in PSL VI.

Luke Ronchi

Born in New Zealand but raised mostly in Australia, Luke Ronchi became a cricketing rarity by representing both countries. His first international incarnation came for Australia in the West Indies in 2008 when he stood in for the injured Brad Haddin in four ODIs and a Twenty20 and he showed he was not out of his depth: his glovework was brilliant and at the tiny Warner Park in St Kitts he clubbed a 22-ball half-century, then the equal third-quickest ODI fifty scored by an Australia player. But his form fell away during the following domestic summer and he added only one more T20 international to his tally for Australia. By the end of 2008-09 his runs had dried up so severely that he had even been dropped by Western Australia and his future appeared bleak.

Over the next few seasons, Ronchi was there and thereabouts in state cricket but he was overtaken by Graham Manou, Tim Paine and Matthew Wade in the queue behind Haddin. At the end of 2011-12, he decided to try his luck in his country of birth and secured a contract with Wellington. His performances were strong enough to earn him a call-up to the New Zealand ODI side once he had qualified in 2013 and against England in May he debuted, becoming the first man since Kepler Wessels nearly 20 years earlier to represent two full ICC member nations.

As New Zealand rode an ODI wave that eventually culminated with defeat at the final of the 2015 World Cup, Ronchi made a decent case for himself as a lower-order batsman. He smashed 170 off 99 balls against Sri Lanka in Dunedin in 2014, then the highest score ever by a No. 7 batsman and, in May 2015, seven years after making his international debut, Ronchi earned his maiden Test cap. A half-century in the first innings at Headingley helped his side level a two-match series against England 1-1. Ronchi played three more Tests, two World T20s and two Champions Trophies before calling time on his international career in June 2017.

He had moved with his family to Perth at the age of seven and debuted for Western Australia in 2001-02. He established himself as a solid gloveman and clean striker of the ball and in 2006-07 he made his mark with the then fastest century in Australian domestic one-day history. His 56-ball ton against New South Wales featured a series of powerful pulls off Stuart Clark, and it eclipsed the 62-ball record set by Ronchi's team-mate Adam Voges two seasons earlier.

Another standout moment was when he struck 89 from 49 balls against an England XI in the Lilac Hill match the same summer. Perhaps his most remarkable display was in a 2007-08 Pura Cup match against Queensland when he scored a 51-ball century, with the second fifty coming in a scarcely believable 11 deliveries. At that stage Australia were keen to call Ronchi their own, but several years later New Zealand were equally pleased to claim his services.

Dale Steyn

Dale Steyn, who can rip through the stumps like he was born to do this, was inarguably the top-billing signing in the HBL PSL V and right through the players draft, he hogged the limelight and rightly so especially because Pakistanis adore fast bowlers a lot and the country has been a breeding ground for producing outstanding fast bowlers. 

It was a delight to watch Steyn return to the shores after more than a decade and inspire the next generation of fast bowlers. He got the ball to talk in four games in this unfinished PSL season while representing Islamabad United and he has surely got the firepower to continue haunting batsmen but it's a widely known fact that tearaway quicks often fell prey to lingering injuries especially in the late 30s and so how he feels about his body and fitness levels cannot be determined at the moment.

Steyn hasn't been included in the contracted players' list for 2020-2021 season which hints that the 36-year-old is not part of board's plans and this might as well kill the purpose for Dale to toil in competitive cricket. 

He had a good reason to partake in PSL V as it would have helped him prepare for T20 World Cup in Australia later this year but keeping himself fit and going through the drills and routine for T20 leagues around the world might not be his priority.

Possible ways of completing last three games of PSL V

We hope PCB can start discussing resumption scenarios soon and expect that COVID-19 cases will begin to plummet as it happened in China. 

The much-awaited Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020 season came to an abrupt halt after the global health crisis shook the world and culminated in the postponement of all major sporting events.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) tried to wrap up the season as quickly as possible by replacing playoffs with semifinals but even that move didn't help as the outbreak got severe with each passing day.

Before the England tour

Pakistan is set to tour Netherlands for three ODIs, Ireland for two T20Is and then tour England for the Test series. These aforementioned series will run from July till the end of August later this year. 

There will be a window if the Indian Premier League (IPL) goes as planned on April 15 - which seems unlikely - but even a delayed start could leave some time for the PCB to complete the unfinished business. 

After the T20 World Cup in Australia

The marquee event is six months away and there could be some time to complete the remaining season after the completion of the mega tournament.

However, the PSL would become a distant memory and might just lose its relevance since PSL 2021 would be around the corner and the players draft is usually held in November.

That said, taking the current season towards a logical conclusion is imperative which leaves PCB in a real quandary.

The owner of Karachi Kings, Salman Iqbal, reckons it might be feasible to get the league up and running again after the World T20 event. His side was set to lock horns with Lahore Qalandars in the second semifinal but that match never transpired.

“We are planning to do a seven-day event for the semi-finals and the final. We think there is a window of seven to eight days after the World Cup in Australia that might be possible," Salman was quoted as saying by the National

Ahead of PSL 2021

One can't say for sure the duration and far-reaching impacts of this horrific outbreak. The Olympics have been postponed for a year and so the post-pandemic era remains un-chartered territory. 

The pending bilateral tours and the plethora of T20 leagues might just not allow PCB to squeeze in the last few knockout games this year and perhaps a few weeks before the HBL PSL VI could be the only available window to host the remaining knockout fixtures. 

Hafeez's right

In my personal opinion, Hafeez is right in raising inclusion not of
Sharjeel Khan, but tainted players because it defies the integrity of the
country over the fan following, which in the long run would hamper
national integrity.

I found a comment of Muhammad Hafeez where he was having questions on inclusion of Sharjeel Khan into competitive cricket, this is not the first time Hafeez has questioned a player on his return from a ban. In December 2015, he and current Test captain Azhar Ali stayed away from a training camp ahead of a tour of New Zealand because Mohammad Amir, who was returning from a spot-fixing ban, was picked to be a part of it. Both of them eventually joined training after the PCB intervened and have since played several matches alongside Amir.

What repercussion would it impact in the longer run?

It would host a threat on the national integrity that everything is allowed in Pakistan, you do a crime and than deemed to return after sporting a successful social-media propagation, read Salman Butt.

Entitlement of PSL 5 champions

PSL 2020 champions if tilted in a pendulum, should go with the league games topper

The PSL missed the trick by not going for the same-day-winner approach instead of waiting for resumption cum redemption of physical cricket being played on Pakistan soil on a later time period, which is something astonished me as well because the fact is none would remember the scenario at that time, furthermore, whoever wins PSL at that time would only be champions for mere some months and after that 2021 edition of PSL would be on cards because of which it is unprecedented aspect of replaying the 3 games on installment basis, which is definitely going to incur more loses for the franchisee than any thing else.

CoronaVirus, Pakistan and the Cricket

Pakistan, along with the global pandemic these days, have been infected these days with the COVID-19 a.k.a. the CoronaVirus, therefore we bankers especially in Karachi city, have been masked and furthermore we are not shaking hands with our fellows, colleagues, clients and acquaintances, but the fact it, this pandemic has let us being clean and sanitized all the time. This is a cricket blog otherwise I can write for hours and dozen of pages with no ending but I'd try my level best to categorize the catastrophe impacted by this virus.

Cricket in Pakistan

Cricket had initiated in Pakistan after proper 11 years, and just after its initiation, starting from Sri Lanka's tour of Pakistan in December 2019 the world is facing this global dilemma and because of which I fear cricket won't be returning to Pakistan at least for a year, or if possible after Asia Cup 2020 and World T20, if it returns quickly.

Cricket in Pakistan and Alex Hales

I fear (and I pray it not) if Alex Hales found positively
infected with COVID-19, will haunt Pakistan Cricket for long!

Currently there have been speculations, that Alex Hales who was part of Karachi Kings in current season of the HBL PSL, supposed to be infected with CoronaVirus, and God Forbid, if found positive, will definitely haunt Pakistan Cricket for ages, if not ages it would at least haunt for years to come, because no international cricketer till date when I am writing this post i.e. March 19th, 2020, has been infected, but if a cricketer gets infected after visiting Pakistan will definitely sport no goods for Pakistan Cricket for years' to come.

Last game for National Stadium Karachi at the HBL PSL V

Today is going to be one of those days when National Stadium of Karachi is going to host one last time for this season of the #HBLPSL 5. I personally didn't want it that way but being an optimistic person, there's PSL 6 when we can finally host more games at National Stadium Karachi.

Quetta Gladiators v Karachi Kings at Karachi

Definitely now under the current revised itinerary after rejig, the last game of PSL this season for National Stadium Karachi. Karachi Kings on one hand would want to start the semifinal on high and therefore would require a win. Quetta Gladiators on the other hand would like to be the dark horse and spoil the statistics game for Karachi Kings and definitely would want to score (if they bat first) and beating Karachi by margin of 100+ score (which is definitely a difficult task) only when there are slight chance Quetta could qualify by swapping places with Pdshawar but that is too difficult because under that scenario, game would be on NRR and situation is not good for Quetta because of two obstacles, one is obviously the NRR and second is number 7, under the scenario, Quetta and Peshawar are supposedly on 9 points each, so first Gladiators would have to first win and after that winning comprehensively with overs (not over) to spare or otherwise reducing Karachi under 100 runs mark. This is the only possible scenario where Quetta could swap places with Peshawar in the fifth season of the HBL PSL. 

Corona virus and the remainder of Bangladesh tour of Karachi? Is it on the cards?

We remember how much we pampered the Bangladeshis to visit Pakistan and now on the wake of recent outbreak of Corona Virus, would they be visiting Pakistan?

I don't think so... 

As they reluctantly agreed to visit Pakistan and hence now they have a genuine reason of not visiting as they have an argument that it is a risk of getting infected with the said virus. 

Which is ridiculous! 

As compared to other countries of the region, Pakistan still counts less than neighboring countries who're infected with this virus outbreak. Furthermore several South African Australian New Zealand and the West Indians are in Pakistan completing their remainder of the PSL. And the remainder players are no small names, Colin Ingram, Cameron Delport, Shane Watson, Phil Salt, etc are to name some, therefore it is ridiculous that they (the Bangladeshis) are producing such ridiculous excuses of not touring Pakistan. I am not going to go into history how Pakistan helped Bangladesh into cricket and supported them at every level and stage but regional countries are supposed to be helping each other instead of acting alienated 

Four times semi finalist Islamabad United out of PSL V

Now when Islamabad United out of the Semi Final spot, the battle of semi final is in between Lahore Qalandars and Peshawar Zalmi that which team is going to be the 3rd and 4th team in the semi finals.

Slowly and surely the dust has started to get settled and hence Multan and Karachi respectively are two teams qualified for the semi final spots and now from tomorrow it is the battle of which team going to face either Multan otherwise Karachi. Peshawar is just on the wall and is only dependent on the outcomes of others' games, i.e. tomorrow's game of Lahore, which can only decide the fate of Peshawar either are they going to be the third or the fourth team in the semi finals.

Islamabad United v Karachi Kings at Karachi

Unexpectedly, Karachi Kings performed really well in the first innings, keeping Islamabad United restricted well under 150 score which is generally par score on current Karachi deck, therefore kudos to the boys in Blue, otherwise the statistical view also shows pure-dominance of the Karachi bowlers especially the second half which is dedicated to them. Lets see how Karachi Kings batter chase this mild target

Pure dominance of Karachi Kings, restricting Islamabad United well under 150 score on an Awesome Karachi deck.

A bad day for PSL and the cricket

Yesterday it was Karachi but sorry to say today it is the whole of HBL PSL where several of foreign players featuring in current edition, have opted to flew back to home, and the PCB rightly so allowed them to do so, for which I am also in favour because this is epidemic and therefore we can't risk other players getting infected.

Sad Helm of Affairs, but this is reality

Seeing empty stadium at Karachi National Stadium, is something I do not want because I have been used to see empty stadium when Pakistan used to play its home games at UAE therefore I was one of those happy Pakistanis who were happy in cricket returning to Pakistan, but now cricket gone back from Pakistan because of a global scenario and not just something occurred in Pakistan only, but it is the main reason cricket again flew away from Pakistan.

Current PSL itinerary involves...

The PSL has scrapped its four-match play-off, turning the knockout stage into a two-day affair with semi-finals and a final, as the league copes with the impact of the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) outbreak. As many as ten overseas players and an overseas coach are also leaving because of the developments and fears over travel restrictions.

The rejig shaves four days off the schedule even though it reduces the total match count by just one.

 which means...

"The decision means the HBL Pakistan Super League 2020 will be reduced by four days and there will now be 33 matches as opposed to 34," a PCB statement said. "According to the revised schedule, the 17 March semi-finals will be double-headers and will be held at the Gaddafi Stadium with the table-toppers going head to head with the fourth-placed side at 2pm. This match will be followed by the second semi-final, which will begin at 7pm, between the second and third-placed sides.

Players who're opting out of the PSL

A large contingent of English players were among the most significant to pull out from from the PSL because of the pandemic. Peshawar Zalmi's Tom Banton, Liam Livingstone, Lewis Gregory and Carlos Brathwaite, as well as Multan Sultans' James Vince and Karachi Kings' Alex Hales, were among the first to confirm their departures, and the list has since expanded to include Peshawar's Liam Dawson and coach James Foster, Multan's Rilee Rossouw, and Jason Roy and Tymal Mills of Quetta Gladiators.

South Africa tour to India 2020

South Africa's tour to India was also postponed for indefinite period, because of the same corona virus threat.

IPL 2020

IPL 2020 was also postponed till April since they're expecting situation would get better by that time.

The decision to postpone the tournament, which was scheduled to start on March 29, was taken by the BCCI top brass led by its president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah and top management of the IPL in the wake of the advice given by various arms of the Indian government.

In its statement announcing the decision on Friday afternoon, the BCCI said it was "suspending" the IPL until April 15 as a "precautionary measure" against the coronavirus. "The BCCI is concerned and sensitive about all its stakeholders, and public health in general, and it is taking all necessary steps to ensure that, all people related to IPL including fans have a safe cricketing experience," the release said. "The BCCI will work closely with the Government of India along with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and all other relevant Central and State Government departments in this regard."

If I quote ESPNcricinfo,

ESPNcricinfo had earlier reported the possibility of the IPL being a severely restricted tournament - with at least some part of it being played to empty stands - because of the pandemic. While the central sports ministry had said it would not stop sporting events from taking place as long as they adhered strictly to government guidelines discouraging mass gatherings, the external affairs (foreign) ministry had said that its advice was to not go ahead with the tournament at this time, but left the decision to the organisers.

Before arriving at the decision to defer the tournament, the IPL is understood to have consulted at least some of the franchises for their views. As far as the franchises were concerned they wanted the tournament to go ahead in whatever form even if behind closed doors. One franchise chief executive said an option that was considered, and, which might still be in play if the tournament starts in April, is to allow no spectators during the first few weeks of the tournament and then upon review resume ticket sales. 

I personally feel...

The show must go on, because if there is risk there is cure, therefore when there would be activity, people would opt for its cure because it is the genetic nature of the human being that it can't be stagnant for long, therefore if sporting activities would carry on, the medics would definitely go for the cure. Furthermore, metabolism is the best cure for this as in-taking fresh water secrete as sweat is definitely going for no harm instead goods for the human body, as research has also proven 0.2 times it is lethal otherwise it would take its time and than banish, therefore I am in favour of continuing the activity with empty grounds and than afterwards slowly people would gather courage to fight it.

Suggestions for PSL management

Welcome back to Karachi

From the cold weather of Lahore, we are back here at the south in Karachi shores for crunch of a contest between Lahore and Karachi, furthermore Karachi is getting its remaining share of PSL games.

A Houseful Karachi

This is something worth appreciated is of the houseful crowd of Karachi where it is not generally expected but it is reality, which is worth mentioning here, although it is a shame that Karachi crowd won't be experiencing the further PSL games and surely acted as the 12th today

The PSL Itinerary

The PSL Management should make sure, equal number of games should be allocated for each venue(s) for having understanding and the meaning of a proper home-and-away contest, otherwise 3 games to Multan, 8 to Rawalpindi, 9 to Karachi and 14 to Lahore is something won't be creating interest in the masses nor would justify the requirement for staging particular games.

Peshawar Stadium

We require further upgrades to our cricket stadiums on modern scales so that unlike Karachi stadium where an electronic scoreboard covers space which could be utilized for sitting arrangements of the crowd. Next year we are expecting Peshawar to be one of the venues for PSL and the home venue for for Peshawar Zalmi. Furthermore more if Quetta ain't stage their home games at Quetta or somewhere in the province of Baluchistan, they can stage their games either at National Stadium, otherwise at Rafi Cricket Stadium, and hence Karachi Kings be staging their home games otherwise. This should be the plan for PSL Management to stage games accordingly, because such league based games require one team to be the home team for the venue the game is being played.

Points Table position - PSL

Points Table position of PSL after Conclusion of MSvQG

Situation at the points table is open for each and every team other than Multan Sultans which can further score maximum 16 points therefore they're already safe-and-secured for qualifying for eliminators, otherwise Peshawar Zalmi and Islamabad United both are on the verge of elimination from qualifying for the eliminators.

Chances for the teams which can take part in eliminators along with Multan

Karachi Kings

Three games remaining for them where they can score maximum 13 points but the chance is only when they win the remaining of the games, but even if they win at least 2 games which would enable them to gain 11 points but it is difficult ask as the last 3 games are tough games for Karachi Kings.

Lahore Qalandars

Two games remains for Lahore Qalandars therefore they can attain a maximum 10 points, but like as Karachi Kings prospects, they'd have to have maximum points in order to take part in the eliminator as their NRR is OK but their points gained off winning the games are the main problem. 

Peshawar Zalmi

Peshawar Zalmi can also take part in the eliminators because if they win their last game, they can score maximum 11 points and therefore chances are; these three teams according to me, are going to accompany Multan Sultans in the eliminators.

What about Quetta Gladiators and Islamabad United

They'd have to play extraordinarily where they'd have to win the games which larger margin along with winning because their NRR is in negative means runs scored against them is larger-than their runs scored ratio, therefore just like qualifying scenario for Pakistan in 2019 CWC in their game against Bangladesh. Same is the scenario for the subjected teams where they would have to cover the deficit in their NRR i.e. Runs Scored divided the number of overs minus by Runs scored against divided by number of overs, therefore they'd have to score less overs and in against they'd not have to allow opponents to score much and that too in more overs than number of over required to score runs. Therefore scenario is very tough for Quetta and Islamabad but this is the beauty of PSL that we're on verge of eliminators but still we're unconfirmed which 3 of 4 teams would cement their position.

Qalandars on the fast lane

Why I am saying this?

I am saying this because the way Lahore was down and out, and Pakistan's social media was trolling them hard and was not giving them a chance to reconcile themselves, they came hard and not just hard but instead comprehensively hard.

Blessing in disguise

During the second part of the tournament, it is unexpectedly the Lahore team which is slowly and surely gaining the momentum, and in franchise-based-league, most of the time those teams perform well which are underdogs and which gains momentum during the course of the tournament.

Quetta

Quetta was  able to perform in the previous seasons of PSL because they were the underdogs and although they were performing, but literally they got into the radar when they won the PSL last year therefore this year teams are well prepared against them. Same is supposed to be the case with Lahore next year, in case they perform really well and storm into the eliminators with a comprehensive lead.

Lahore v Karachi at Karachi on March the 12th

Although Karachi is supposed to be performing really well against the visitors in their own den, but still looking into the recent upgrade into their recent performances, I am going to place my weight over the boys in green and they are going to start up as favourites to win this contest, although Karachi is surely going to exert performances, but till now Lahore is favourite to take on the contest... at least on the papers.

Position at the points table.

Karachi has slipped down to number 5 position whereas Lahore climbed to 3rd position that too because they are lower on the points with healthy NRR otherwise under the NRR filter, they are on the second number behind Multan Sultans which is high on both NRR and the points.

Karachi Kings being Qalandared

I'm actually laughing so hard at this! OMG 😂😂😂😂😂😂#KKvLQ pic.twitter.com/jCbdHSBEyd

— آم - کراچی (@AmnaKaSamnaa) March 8, 2020

https://twitter.com/faizanlakhani/status/1236693017085595649?s=19

Kieron Pollard out from HBL PSL 2020

Keiron Pollard out of HBL PSL, which is a blow as he was a continuous feature
of all previous editions.

The West Indies’ all-rounder Kieron Pollard has been ruled out of the Pakistan Super League 2020 even before he could join the Peshawar Zalmi squad.

Pollard led West Indies in their side’s two-match T20I series against Sri Lanka which they won 2-0. He was expected to fly for Pakistan soon after but complained of tightness in his right thigh. Fellow West Indian all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite will continue to play for Peshawar as Pollard’s replacement. Pollard has apologised to Zalmi fans for his absence but said that he is confident the team can hand Darren Sammy his first trophy as a head coach. Pollard had featured in all the previous three editions of the PSL. 

This has been one of the best innings Kieron Pollard featured in

This is something I would never forget because I remember I was wake up at 12 am in morning at Karachi just because it was Karachi-Lahore game and till last over I was sad that Karachi is going to lose but it was the matter of 3 balls where picture was turned on its head. Rest watch the video to understand the situation.

Lahore Qalandars v Karachi Kings - Crunch of a game awaits on Super-Sunday

Another Super-Sunday awaits at HBL PSL

Karachi v Lahore or Lahore v Karachi has just been hyped like India v Pakistan game wherever and whenever they are being played, therefore tomorrow is surely going to be a match-to-watch. 

Statistics

Overall statistics of both the teams in all seasons of HBL PSL

When it comes to head-to-head statistics, Karachi seems to have advantage but the fact is slowly Lahore is showing gradual improvement in their recent encounters against Karachi.

Hypothetically speaking

If Lahore Qalandars chase the target inside 10 overs mark, it's give them a head-start in HBL PSL group standings, although they are short on points but their NRR would be a crucial aspect in the deciding the qualifying teams for the Eliminators, which is definitely going to be something eveery franchise owner and its think-tank would be eying on definitely.

Clash of two Qalandars' - Quetta and Lahore Qalandars

Today's the clash between two Qalandars in the contest, Quetta and Lahore where the last time where these two sides met, the fortune went towards the initial Qalandars i.e. the Lahore Qalandars but Quetta too not far behind.

Jokes apart

This game is literally a serious concern for both the teams because both teams are lying on the bottom of the table therefore both teams would want to have upper hand on each other.

Head-to-head

Both teams have played a total of 9 matches where the margin of difference between both teams' are of one game, i.e. Lahore with 4 games whereas Quetta with 5. Therefore incentive for both teams as Lahore would want an equalizer against Quetta whereas Quetta would want to have another win under their belt.

Pink Day at Gaddafi

7 March

PSL 2020 is holding a breast cancer awareness day to help Pink Ribbon in the fight against Breast Cancer. According to a press release, as a part of its initiative to create awareness about breast cancer, the players featuring in the double-header of the HBL Pakistan Super League on Saturday, 7 March, will don pink caps, which is something Pakistan should have had initiated earlier during the series with Bangladesh before start of PSL.

Lahore Qalandars vs Quetta Gladiators